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Lima, Peru, 5 May 2021. Peruvian presidential candidate Pedro Castillo (L) hands a document to former presidential candidate Veronika Mendoza, for her to sign pledging her support for Castillo in the 6 June election runoff, GIAN MASKO/AFP via Getty Images April 2021 in the Americas: A free expression round up produced by IFEXs Regional Editor Paula Martins, based on IFEX member reports and news from the region. No truth, no justice, no reparation Three years ago, in April 20...

Apr 30 2021, 10:16 PM April 30 2021, 2:24 AM April 30 2021, 10:16 PM (Bloomberg) -- Peru’s leftist presidential front-runner Pedro Castillo says he’ll resume his campaign on Friday after a throat infection forced him to cancel a rally in in Lima. (Bloomberg) -- Peru’s leftist presidential front-runner Pedro Castillo says he’ll resume his campaign on Friday after a throat infection forced him to cancel a rally in in Lima. Castillo pulled out of the event on Thursday, and chec...

Goalkeeper Joaquin Pucheta sent off for urinating on turf On Kindly Share This Story: Goalkeeper Joaquin Pucheta was shown a red card in Ecuador’s Serie A for urinating behind his goal as his team Macara beat last-place Orense, 1-0, according to local media. “Joaquin Pucheta went behind the advertising boards and urinated while the ball was in the opposition half. At that point, Orense players and management complained to referee Roberto Sanchez, who ended up giving the goalkeeper a straig...

Only one in four deaths labeled as of covid-19 in the first quarter of 2021 were ratified as having been caused by the pandemic. Perus Health Ministry has recorded 433 covid-19 related deaths, bringing the total toll to 57,230 in 13 months, it was announced Monday. Also, 7,131 new infections were detected Sunday, bringing the total to 1,704,757. The steep increase comes days after the countrys general elections. However, Limas El Comercio daily has stated that the National ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Published 3:22 pm Goalkeeper Joaquin Pucheta was shown a red card in Ecuador’s Serie A for urinating behind his goal as his team Macara beat last-place Orense, 1-0, according to local media. “Joaquin Pucheta, went behind the advertising boards and urinated while the ball was in the opposition half. At that point, Orense players and management complained to referee Roberto Sanchez, who ended up giving the goalkeeper a straight red card,” online newspaper Primicia...

  Goalkeeper Joaquin Pucheta was shown a red card in Ecuador’s Serie A for urinating behind his goal as his team Macara beat last-place Orense, 1-0, according to local media. “Joaquin Pucheta, went behind the advertising boards and urinated while the ball was in the opposition half. At that point, Orense players and management complained to referee Roberto Sanchez, who ended up giving the goalkeeper a straight red card,” online newspaper Primicias reported. Television footage captured o...

El terremoto del 16 de abril de 2016 demostró el grado de vulnerabilidad y marginalidad a la que se enfrentaron y sufren los distintos sectores que fueron afectados.

Lasso triumphs in Ecuador; Peru prepares for a left-right showdown April 16, 2021 Click to read this article in English Illustration Credit: Arcabuz, El Comercio Elections held in two Andean nations this past weekend garnered surprising results for both sides of the political spectrum. In Ecuador, conservative banker Guillermo Lasso prevailed over former President Rafael Correa’s would-be successor Andrés Arauz, in a runoff victory that dealt a temporary, albeit significant, blow to hopes of...

14 Apr 2021 Far-left vice presidential candidate Dina Boluarte vowed to voters in Peru this week that Lima’s middle class would “cease to be” following her running mate Pedro Castillo’s win in the first round of that country’s presidential election. Castillo, which few polls identified as a serious contender before his victory Sunday, received about 19 percent of the vote, more than any other candidate. When no candidate attracts 51 percent of the vote in the first round of Peru’s e...

Could it be that there will finally be political stability in Peru? This is the question that many Peruvians and international experts ask themselves before a new presidential election in the Inca country, after last year President Martín Vizcarra (who came to power after the resignation of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski) was vetoed by Congress and after a brief mandate from Manuel Merino, Francisco Sagasti held power and left a slight feeling of stability while the elections were being hel...