CAF Applauds Peru’s Path Towards Sustainable Development

The Andean Development Corporation, CAF, said Tuesday that Peru is on the right path to sustainable development in the long term, according to the country’s state news agency Andina. Jose Carrera, the vice president of social development at CAF, said that Peru has experienced important growth with equity, which has improved the lives of the country’s [...]

Peru’s Environmental Health Office issues Precautions in Wake of Dying Pelicans and Dolphins

No beaches and no raw fish is the Environmental Health office’s precautionary warning this week, following the death of hundreds of pelicans and dolphins along the 1,000-kilometer stretch between Piura and Lima.   Although specialists say there is no risk involved to humans, either by going to the beach or eating fish, the warning is to prevent any [...]

Opposition Lawmakers To Support No Confidence Vote For Ministers

Opposition lawmakers say they will support a vote of no confidence for Interior Minister Daniel Lozada and Defense Minister Alberto Otarola, due to their handling of the incidents involving Shining Path remnants in the Apurimac and Ene River Valley, or VRAE, daily El Comercio reported. Spokespersons for the Alianza por el Gran Cambio, Solidaridad Nacional [...]

Humala Travels To Japan, South Korea To Boost Ties

President Ollanta Humala left for Asia over the weekend as part of a tour aimed at boosting political and economic ties. Humala left Sunday for Japan, accompanied by Foreign Relations Minister Rafael Roncagliolo and Finance Minister Luis Miguel Castilla. Humala and the other high-level government officials are scheduled to meet with the Peruvian Japanese Business [...]

Prime Minister Rejects Calls To Remove Ministers Over VRAE Strategy

Prime Minister Oscar Valdes rejected Friday that Peru’s Interior and Defense ministers could be removed from their posts for their handling of a conflict with Shining Path remnants in the coca-growing Apurimac and Ene river valleys, or VRAE. Valdes said that removing Defense Minister Alberto Otarola or Interior Minister Daniel Lozada would not be favorable [...]

Sunat Chief Says Gov’t To Implement Mechanisms In June To Combat Illegal Mining

The head of Peru’s tax agency Sunat, Tania Quispe, said the government plans to establish by June mechanisms to halt the supply of chemical inputs and machinery that are used by illegal gold miners, state news agency Andina reported. “We are talking about May or June at the latest,” Quispe said. “We plan to pull out [...]

Heavy Rains Cause More Than 50 Deaths Since November

Flooding and landslides caused by heavy rains in Peru have caused the deaths of 53 people over the past six months, according to the country’s National Civil Defense Institute, Indeci. Since November, some 267,000 people have been affected by the rains, daily El Comercio reported. The rains have affected all of Peru’s 25 regions, according to the [...]

Peru’s Exports Rise 5% In March To $3.91 Billion

Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Jose Luis Silva said Thursday that Peru’s exports totaled $3.91 billion in March, which is 5 percent higher than the same month last year. The increase in exports was thanks largely to a 14 percent rise in non-traditional exports, which includes non-metallic minerals, steel, metal-mechanics, and textiles. Traditional exports, which [...]

Poll: Support Grows For Newmont’s Minas Conga Gold Project

A new poll by company GFK has found that national support for Newmont Mining’s massive Minas Conga gold project, located in Peru’s Cajamarca region, is increasing, daily El Comercio reported. The poll of 1,400 people, conducted between April 19 and April 21, shows that 54 percent support the project, which is up 6 percent from March. [...]

Humala Gives Approval To Raise Minimum Wage

President Ollanta Humala has authorized officials from Peru’s Labor Ministry to start procedures to increase the minimum wage to 750 soles (approximately $285) a month, from the current rate of 675 soles. The increase is part of a two-stage hike, for a total of 150 soles, that Humala promised during last year’s presidential campaign. The [...]

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