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Mariella Balbi - El Comercio
Translation: Vanessa Castro Chesterton - Living in Peru

Why does the government vehemently support the minister of home affairs when he is questioned by all other political sectors?

The Pomac episode is not a mistake of the minister’s. We must try and understand that there are 500 hectares at Pomac; people who live in the big city can’t begin to comprehend the situation. That area was inhabited by 200 families spread out over the territory. It isn’t like the eviction of the Santa Anita Market.

Mariella Balbi - El Comercio
Translation: Vanessa Castro Chesterton - Living in Peru

Do you really think the government’s plan to face the financial crisis is deficient?

The problem is that it is not really a plan but more a list of public works which will cost 10 thousand million Soles. That is why last week we suggested 12 proposals. Prime Minister Simon and Lucho Valdivieso were kind enough to come to my house to discuss the situation. I then got the impression that the plan had not been thought through and that matters had been rushed into hastily. I would have preferred it be the Minister of Finances who presented the plan seeing as he is the one behind it all. 

We have had a Minister of Finances which told jokes without ever laughing and another which rarely made them. Luis Valdivieso goes from a furrowed brow to a smile every time he manages a “touché”. In this interview he responds to several of his critics and explains his plans for the year which has just begun.

Allison Garrett

For North Americans of all political preferences the campaign of Barack Obama has been historic. From winning the Democratic Party nomination over Hillary Clinton, to his current competition with John McCain, Obama has been the center of frenzied media coverage. His face is everywhere, making him the conversation topic for countless political pundits as well as average families sitting at their kitchen tables. What is it about this young Senator from Illinois that captivates multitudes all around the world?

Living in Peru
Vanessa Castro Chesterton

The resignation of Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo in the midst of the corruption scandal dubbed “Petrogate” left many wondering who would be called to take his place. There was talk of former Prime Minister and economist Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, being asked to step in as well as APRA legislator Luis Gonzales Posada. In the end it was Yehude Simon Munaro Regional Governor of Lambayeque who was asked to take over the position. Many went on to ask the question, who is Yehude Simon Munaro? Here are a few answers as to the identity of the new man in power.

Peru’s new American Ambassador had a shaky start. Peter Michael McKinley arrived for his term as U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Peru and was welcomed by the country’s most devastating earthquake. Still, the diplomat took it in stride and presented his credentials before President Alan Garcia Perez on August 23rd. This new representation brings a new era in Peruvian and American relations, which have had a long-standing reputation of cooperation and mutual aid.

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Alan Garcia's Presidential speech

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