Peru Ombudsman urges new Minister of Interior to stamp out police bribery

Peru’s public ombudsman, Beatriz Merino, has called on the new minister of the Interior, Mercedes Cabanillas, to eliminate bribery at police stations and stamp out mistreatment of the public. Merino’s announcement was in response to Cabanillas’ request, made when she was sworn in as minister Thursday, that the Public Ombudsman office work jointly with the [...]

Peru Congress to probe Petrotech sale to Ecopetrol of Colombia & Korea National Oil Corp

Congress met this morning in an extraordinary session to vote on creating a commission to investigate the sale of Petrotech Peruana, the country’s third largest crude oil producer, to Ecopetrol of Colombia and Korea National Oil Corporation, Knoc. The motion passed by a 43-37 vote, with five abstentions. The measure was put forth at the [...]

Nobel Prize winner Mario Capecchi in Lima for seminar on stem cell research

Mario Capecchi, winner of the 2007 Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology, is in Lima to participate as keynote speaker on Feb. 10 and 11 at the Peruvian Medical College‘s seminar on “Stem Cell Research: achievements, controversies and prospects.” The international event includes a number of papers and workshops to discuss medical achievements and the [...]

Peru joins Ecuador and Colombia to negotiate free trade agreement with EU

Delegates from Peru, Ecuador and Colombia began meetings in Bogota on Monday in the first round of negotiations for a free trade agreement with the European Union. This round of negotiations, the first of four that the countries hope will conclude with an agreement by mid-year, comes after a series of postponements. The European Union’s [...]

Shougang Hierro Peru to invest $1 billion to expand production at Marcona

Bucking the current trend of most other mining companies, which have postponed expansion and exploration projects until mineral prices recover earlier levels, the Chinese state mining company Shougang is to invest $1 billion in its operations in Peru. Starting this year, Shougang Hierro Peru will begin to expand the production capacity of its iron ore [...]

Agriculture Ministry opens public debate on use of genetically modified seeds

The Ministry of Agriculture is calling for a public debate on the use in Peru of genetically modified seeds and crops. It has posted a draft on its website on regulations governing biotechnology and security. The document covers the procedures for importing, trading, producing and research of Genetically Modified Organisms, GMOs. Carlos Leyton, the minister [...]

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