US Congressmen Criticize Doe-Run Peruvian Smelting Facility
Photo: peruencontacto.com Eighteen congressional representatives from the U.S. sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of the Treasury Timothy F. Geithner, to criticize the dealings of Doe Run in Peru. According to El Comercio, the letter requested the U.S take action in solving the problem of lead contamination affecting the city [...]
Peru revokes British ship’s permission to dock
LIMA - On Monday Peru’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Rafael Roncagliolo said the government had revoked permission for the British ship HMS Montrose to dock at the Callao Naval base. According to Andina, Roncagliolo said the decision reflects the country’s support of Argentina in the Falkland Islands dispute. This decision has been taken in the spirit [...]
Mining protest leaves three dead, many injured
LIMA - On Wednesday morning a clash between police and protestors in Madre de Dios left three people dead and 29 injured when around 500 protestors clashed with police, and tried to take over the Continental bridge. The protest is led by illegal miners, who are trying to repeal a new legislative decree stating that mining [...]
Peru’s President Humala: ‘my political party is not an employment agency’
President Ollanta Humala in Pallasca, Ancash – Photo: Andina LIMA – During a speech in the town of Pallasca in Ancash, on Saturday, President Ollanta Humala said political jobs should not be based on party affiliations. According to Peru21, Humala came under criticism after naming his sister in law Isabel Paiva Zarate as supervisor of [...]
Lima commuters spend a quarter of their lives on public transportation
LIMA – Lima residents spend a quarter of their lives traveling by public transport with a large number of vehicles both old and new traversing an inadequate road infrastructure. Lima is in need of a large and efficient subway system, according to a study by the Engineers Association of Peru ( CIP ). The [...]
President Humala and His Wife in Spain
LIMA – Peru’s President Ollanta Humala arrived in Madrid today, where he plans to meet with President Mariano Rajoy, King Juan Carlos and international entrepreneurs. On the eve of his trip, Humala gave an interview to the newspaper “El Mundo” in Lima where he expressed interest in presenting Peru’s standpoint to the authorities and companies in Spain. [...]
Peru to Attract Private Investment to Mining Sector
LIMA - Peru’s new minister of mining and energy, Jorge Merino, is committed to bringing in foreign investment while at the same time promoting investment in the development of social programs, according to REUTERS. Merino’s job is to decide how the country can bring investment that also helps fund and develop social programs, he said. New Prime Minister Oscar Valdes, [...]
Peru Headlines: $1.6 Billion Scheduled to be Spent on Cajamarca’s Poor
In response to local protesters who have brought Newmont Mining’s $4.8 billion Conga project to a halt over environmental concerns, Peru announced a $1.6 billion investment strategy designed to improve the social infrastructure of the region. The term social infrastructure generally refers to public health facilities, hospitals, health insurance and schools. Protestors, led by Cajamarca’s governor [...]
Calm returns to Cajamarca as “state of emergency” is declared
CAJAMARCA – Peru’s government has declared a state of emergency in four provinces around Cajamarca for the next 60 days as a transitory measure to re-establish peace and order in the region which has seen violent anti-mining protests. President Ollanta Humala made the announcement late on Sunday. The state of emergency has been declared for [...]
Violent protests in Cajamarca suspend gold mining project
CAJAMARCA – Newmont’s US$4.8 billion Minas Conga Gold mining project has been suspended due to increasingly violent protests by residents of the local communities who are concerned about their water resources. Several people have been injured in the clashes between protesters and police. Eight have been reported injured with gunshot wounds. The environmental plan aims [...]