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Peru wants Chile's formal commitment that "disastrous" acts such as the espionage conducted against Peru will never repeat, Peru's Foreign Affairs Minister Gonzalo Gutierrez announced on Sunday night. According to the Chancellor, the commitment is the "the next step" that Peru wants from Chile to resolve the incident. |
 Peruvian exports to the European Union doubled in the last 10 years, announced the Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Magali Silva. From US$ 3.126 billion in 2004 to US$ 6.295 billion in 2014, Peru's shipments to the European Union have doubled.
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 Peru's country risk indicator, measured by the EMBIG Peru spread, fell in average terms in March remaining below the regional average, reported Saturday the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).
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 The Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) released a report detailing that the month of January saw an increase in metal production,according to Gestion. The Directorate of Mining Promotion of the Mining Department of the MEM reported growth in metal production in all minerals, except for copper compared to last year.
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Anchovy catches in Peru, the world's top fishmeal exporter, will likely rise at least 30 percent in 2015 after the first industrial fishing season in nearly a year opens late this month, the government said on Friday. The cold-water anchovy, used to make fishmeal and fish oil, appears to have recovered from last year's moderate El Nino, which heats the Pacific, allowing the government to ease fishing restrictions, said Deputy Fishing Minister Juan Carlos Requejo. |
 Gilat Satellite Networks has won a $286 million contract for telecommunications infrastructure in remote areas of Peru. Gilat says that the contract with Fitel (Fondo de Inversion en Telecomunicaciones / Telecommunications Investment Fund) is the largest contract it has ever won.
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Within the walls of an elegant 15-storey tower in Peru's capital, dozens of young women zealously tap away at laptops, unmoved by the shimmer of the Pacific Ocean sifting through giant windows.
They're not here for sea views, but for a four-month primer in software development. Hailing from the underprivileged margins of Lima, the 35 students in the class - all female - are taught JavaScript, CSS, and English-language programming terminology for a fee of $16 a month.
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 A total of 410,570 tablets will be provided to 1,600 education centers in Lambayeque, Huancavelica, Apurimac and Ayacucho regions, announced the Minister of Transport and Communications, Jose Gallardo Ku.
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 Prime Minister, Ana Jara greeted today the 8 million students, who began today the "2015 School Year."
"Education and knowledge are the best weapons to succeed in life," the Prime Minister stated.
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A long-running Peruvian television show taken off the air last year following a recommendation by the UN for its racist and sexist stereotypes is back just months later, prompting the ire of activists.
La Paisana Jacinta revolves around the "peasant Jacinta" of the title - played by male comedian Jorge Benavides in the sterotypical garb of indigenous women, with blacked-out teeth and a prosthetic nose. Its jokes revolve around poor, indigenous Peruvian women.
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Men who hiss at women on the streets of Lima might soon find themselves whistling all the way to jail.
A new law passed last week in Peru calls for jail sentences of up to 12 years for men those who make lewd comments at women in public places. The catcall crackdown comes weeks after a Peruvian anti-street harassment video called "Silbale a tu madre" ("Catcall your mother") went viral, drawing men's attention to the situation women face on the streets of the Peruvian capital every day.
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Although Peru formally recalled its ambassador from Santiago this past weekend, Foreign Relations Minister Gonzalo Gutierrez ruled out that the government would consider cutting commercial ties with Chile in the wake of an alleged spying scandal. Gutierrez made the comments after prominent lawmaker Daniel Abugattas, of President Ollanta Humala's ruling Gana Peru party, called for Peru to retaliate against Chile by curbing trade and other investment agreements. |
The Government of Peru has shown a firm, consistent and legitimate attitude when temporarily withdrawing its Ambassador from Santiago after Chile's unsatisfactory response on the espionage case, said today former Foreign Minister Eduardo Ferrero.
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At Congress, Peru's Foreign Affairs Minister Gonzalo Gutierrez addresses the current status of diplomatic relations with Chile.
The official had been requested to attend a hearing organized by the Congress' Foreign Relations Commission. It is presided over by Congresswoman Lourdes Alcorta.
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"Taste of the World" with Elizabeth Carrion. In this recipe, we've incorporated a huancaina cheese sauce giving it a spicy Peruvian touch. Click on the image and watch the video. |
Once each month a train departs the coastal mega city of Lima, Peru, bound for the highlands. Along the way the railroad passes through numerous tunnels and over trestles, crowning out at nearly 16,000 feet elevation. Host Dave Yetman hops on the train to arrive at its destination, the indigenous city of Huancayo, high on the Altiplano of the Andes and as different from Lima as any two cities in the world.
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 Entrepreneurs of the Chamber of Comerse and Production of the Lambayeque region, through its institucional guild, will promote the new touristic routes of the Lambayeque region.
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Peru's Paloma Noceda is ranked among the 10 best Latin American athletes, who have displayed outstanding performances at a worldwide level, it was highlighted by the British network BBC. |
 Bolivian forces fly drones over Lake Titicaca in the latest shared initiative with Peru to crack down on drug trafficking and smuggling in the border region. Deborah Lutterbeck reports. Click on the image and watch the video.
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 The mother of jailed drugs mule Melissa Reid has flown to Peru in a desperate attempt to bring her daughter home. New "expulsion" laws in Peru mean Melissa could return home without a criminal record and without having to serve time behind bars. Mum Debbie is due to meet with layers in South America in the hope that new laws could see the 21-year-old released.
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