Police in Peru seek two suspects in Comox Valley man’s death

WATCH: Peru’s attorney general has ordered the arrest of two suspects in 41-year-old Sabastian Woodroffe’s death. Police also investigating a link between his murder and the death of 81-year-old traditional healer who was also murdered. Please enable …

Claro Peru revenues dip on rate cuts, adds 116,000 mobile subs in Q1

Claro Peru’s revenues dipped 0.8 percent year-on-year to PEN 1.33 billion in the first quarter, attributed above all to a reduction in interconnection rates starting in January. However, America Movil’s Peruvian subsidiary reported a 12.6 percent …

Non-stop from Peru — flights between Lima and Montego Bay

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett says plans are far advanced to commence non-stop flights between Peru and Montego Bay, Jamaica. Bartlett, who recently met with senior executives of LATAM Airlines Group at their headquarters in Chile, described the …

Police in Peru search for two men in killing of Comox Valley man

Peru’s National Police force have located a motorcycle they believe belonged to the Comox Valley man who was killed by villagers who accused him of shooting a spiritual leader. Officers found the vehicle Tuesday morning about 50 metres from where …

Peru prosecutors suspect lynched Canadian in slaying of shaman

Peru prosecutors suspect lynched Canadian in slaying of shaman

LIMA (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Peru have uncovered new evidence that implicates a Canadian man, who was lynched in the Amazon last week, in the slaying of a revered indigenous medicine woman, a spokesman for the attorney general’s office said on Tuesday. …

Jamaica to sign multi-destination MoU with Peru

LIMA, Peru — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett will in October sign a multi-destination marketing memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Peru to strengthen tourism in both countries. Bartlett said that the MoU, which aims to strengthen partnership and …

Peru prosecutors suspect lynched Canadian in slaying of...

By Reuters Published: 18:17 EDT, 24 April 2018 | Updated: 18:17 EDT, 24 April 2018 LIMA, April 24 (Reuters) - Prosecutors in Peru suspect that a Canadian man murdered a revered indigenous medicine woman in an Amazonian village last week before being …

British 'drug mule' arrested with £4.5m worth of cocaine in Peru

Sean Woods, from Liverpool, is said to fear reprisal from South American cartels Pictures show the 24-year-old in handcuffs after he was held at a shopping mall Peruvian authorities have alleged he was carrying cocaine in a drug mule deal  By Tim …

Doctor sees healing power in psychedelic plant as Peru investigates deaths

VANCOUVER — A retired doctor who spent years treating drug addiction says he has seen the healing powers of a psychedelic plant that a Vancouver Island man was studying in Peru before he was killed by a mob that blamed him for a shaman's death. Dr. …