Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Peruvian President Alan Garcia on Thursday blamed his country's recent rash of drug-related violence on powerful Mexican drug cartels that are making inroads and building criminal alliances in Peru.
Reuters (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian President Alan Garcia on Thursday blamed his country's recent rash of drug-related violence on powerful Mexican drug cartels that are making inroads and building criminal alliances in Peru.
inca kola news (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
Count 'em up ..........Alan García. Wow, what a surprise. LatAm's worst and most brazenly neocon bizrag chooses LatAm's worst and (this is official, don't take my word for it) most unpopular president as its poster boy. How cute. García gets the nod because he was lucky enough to be Prez while commodities were strong and wasn't moron enough to change Toledo's economic plan (though...
The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
* Argentina: First it was the “emos” in Mexico . Now it’s the “flogger” youth in Argentina who are being harassed and murdered for their lifestyle. * Peru: Good news - President Alan Garcia’s approval rating has hit a six-month high. Bad news – It’s at a paltry 25% . * Honduras: According to a U.N.-backed report drug violence has spiked in Honduras most likely due to spillover from Mexico...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 20/12/2008
Peruvian President Alan Garcia announced on Friday that 2009 would be called the "year of unity toward the external crisis" for the South American country. Garcia called all Peruvians to join efforts to tide over the repercussions of the difficult international context. "We are going to call 2009, the year of strong unity toward the external crisis... The businessmen, the government,...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 16/12/2008
All business sectors and governments of all levels across Peru must be united in 2009 to combat the international financial crisis, President Alan Garcia said Monday. "There is a war to fight," said Garcia. "We have to work ... against uncertainties and doubts" to avoid being hit hard by the crisis. He called on all Peruvians to "aim at the same target" of stopping the financial...
Liberalism-Capitalis (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
... characters are also larger than life, if they were fictional they wouldn´t be credible. President Alan Garcia governed as a bizarre leftist populist in the 1980s and oversaw a rise in politial violence, a drop in GDP of 20% and an inflation rate of more than 7,000%. He is now back, and having learned from his mistakes he wants to change his ways. Now he acts as a counterweight to...
The Mex Files (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
... (Bolivia), Rafael Correa (Ecuador), Hugo Chavez (Venezuela), Juanes, Alvaro Uribe (Colombia), Alan Garcia (Peru) and Lula de Silva (Brazil): Sombrero tip to Eddie (” Barrio Flores “, Cochibamba, Bolivia)
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
... presence here of presidents from poorer countries in Central America and the Caribbean.President Alan García of Peru and President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia were the only heads of state who did not attend. Vice President Francisco Santos of Colombia said Uribe, a staunch U.S. ally, stayed home to cope with the aftermath of deadly floods.The meeting drew together diverse coalitions...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
... presence here of presidents from poorer countries in Central America and the Caribbean. President Alan García of Peru and President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia were the only heads of state who did not attend. Vice President Francisco Santos of Colombia said that Uribe, a staunch American ally, stayed home to cope with the aftermath of deadly floods.The meeting drew together diverse coalitions...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 09/12/2008
President Alan Garcia announced Monday a series of measures, including more spending on infrastructure, to help the country fight the global economic downturn. The package is designed to increase spending on social works and infrastructure by 3.3 billion U.S. dollars and to finalize 3 billion dollars in previously signed loans, Garcia said in a televised speech. If necessary, another...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
President Alan Garcia said Thursday he supports making Ingrid Betancourt, a former Colombian rebel hostage, a candidate for the Noble Peace Prize. "We know (Betancourt) is for many people a symbol of hope and freedom. That is why I join the idea and proposal of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, " Garcia said during Betancourt's visit to Peru. Bachelet proposed on Wednesday that...
The Economist (Free subscription) | 04/12/2008
The politics of non-stop protest IN NAMING Yehude Simon, a moderate leftist, as his new prime minister in October, President Alan Garcia hoped to give new impetus to his unpopular government. Mr Simon duly presented an ambitious 64-page plan to protect South America’s fastest-growing economy from the credit crunch and clean up its corruption-plagued administration. Yet Mr Simon has quickly...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
President Alan Garcia on Monday called for "silence" on controversial remarks concerning Chile that were made by the general commander of the Peruvian army. Feneral Edwin Donayre had said that in case of an invasion, each "Chilean who enter will not exit, or exit inside a coffin" during a private meeting at the end of last year. "In Peru, we are ready to declare about anything, always,...
CNN (Free subscription) | 01/12/2008
LIMA, Peru (CNN) -- Tensions between Chile and Peru remained high Monday after last week's revelation that Peru's top army general said at a party that Chileans in Peru would be sent back in coffins or body bags.General Edwin Donayre, right, meets with Peruvian President Alan Garcia in Lima, Peru, last year.Chilean President Michelle Bachelet met Monday morning with her domestic advisers...
