The Navy of Peru has received three Agusta Bell AB-412 helicopters from the Royal Dutch Navy, the Peru Ministry of Defence announced on 14 April.

The three helicopters are outfitted for medical evacuation and search and rescue operations, and will be used for humanitarian assistance and in missions during natural disasters and emergencies. They complement the navy's BAP Tacna logistical ship.

Last week a standard on limiting junk food products was published by the Ministry of Health. The standard is a reminder of the Junk Food law that Peru passed two years ago but still lacks another law to further implement its restrictions.

The law would restrict the sale of up to 95% of the industrial products sold in schools, according to Gestion.

Peruvian Kar�n Sierralta will take on the presidency of the Pan American Surf Association (PASA) looking to achieve a new union of Surfing countries in the Americas. 

British singer Ed Sheeran was amazed by Peruvian gastronomy and revealed how happy he is to be in Peru. "The food was amazing and THE culture was fantastic. I love you very much, guys!", he twitted.

Digital music sales almost doubled in Peru last year compared to 2013 reports the Federation of Phonographic Industry (IFPI) according to El Comercio.

The Association of Music Producers of Spain (Promusicae) released the data on digital sales for the year of 2014 and found that Peru took second place in Latin America with the highest growth of digital music sales.

Alejandro Toledo, the author of "The Shared Society," was president of Peru from 2001 to 2006. He wrote yesterday an article in The New York Times, saying that "The reality is that fighting against inequality and fighting for democracy go hand in hand. When gains are more widely shared, the economy isn't the only beneficiary: Democracy gets a boost, too. Democratic societies that are more economically equal tend to be notably deeper democracies, with broader participation and more widely shared power and decision making."

"Improvements in one area can have salutary effects in another. As people feel that their labor is being rewarded, and that the fruits of success are more widely shared, they are more inclined to view themselves as citizens, with rights and responsibilities. Similarly, when people feel that the rule of law is strong, and that democracy is sound, they are more likely to make the investments of both capital and labor that are the foundations of long-term economic growth."

A Peruvian court has sentenced a top executive in the country's construction sector to five years in prison for tax fraud, business daily Gestion reported.

Lelio Balarezo, the president of the Peruvian Chamber of Construction, Capeco and the second vice president of business umbrella organization Confiep, has been found guilty of defrauding state tax agency Sunat in the 1990s for eight million soles (approximately US$2.6 million), through his company Balarezo Contratistas.