A new system of “stoplights” alerts consumers about the salt, sugar or fat in supermarket foods. 

Peru will lead growth in Latin America, according to the IMF, while Peruvian Energy says Peru has the resources to become a hub of energy integration in the region. 

The comments about “transitional justice” by former President César Gaviria in relation to the peace process have stirred debate and praise, even though many pundits say his proposals are “problematic and incomplete.” 

Enforced disappearances are often connected to police, but the government shrugs; NGOs say the government uses terror to curb social demands; and many observers say that in Mexico “impunity is the norm.” 

Mexicans need to highlight the positive, instead of forever focusing on the negative. 

France’s highest court struck down a decision that would extradite an Argentine ex-police officer accused of crimes against humanity four decades ago during that country’s “dirty war.” 

According to the blog of El Comercio, the debate team of Peruvian Universities (PU) won 11 awards at the prestigious Harvard National Model Competition United Nations (HNMUN), which positions it as the most successful Model debate team in the history of Peru UN and one of the most prestigious worldwide.

In the Dominican Republic the Deputy Minister of Small and Medium Enterprises of Industry and Trade received a grant of US $799.644 from the Taiwanese government.

Brazilian leftists are frustrated with President Rousseff’s orthodox turn on the economy; the anti-corruption law marks its first birthday without being used; and Lula looks to improve the PT’s image. 

A “silent march” took place a month after the mysterious death of special prosecutor Alberto Nisman that his ex-wife insisted was to honor his memory, but critics say was a demonstration against President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s government.   The ruling Frente para la Victoria passed a law dissolving the Intelligence Secretariat (SI) and creating the