Tag: Chile

• Wednesday, January 26th 2011 - 17:27 UTC

  Palestinians condemn US plan to Settle Refugees in South America

  

  Suggestion revealed in Palestine papers clashes with refugees' fundamental right to go home, say Palestinian groups according to The Guardian newspaper.

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 20:16 UTC

  Pacific Ring Countries to Make Energy Sharing Plans

  

  Future cooperative agreements among the countries of the Pacific Ring could reduce electricity costs in Chile’s far north by up to 25 percent. Chile’s energy costs are currently the highest in the region.

• Monday, January 24th 2011 - 19:10 UTC

  President Piñera Forced Helicopter Landing?

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Pinera was reportedly forced to make an emergency landing on route to his holiday home in southern Chile on Sunday, due to technical problems, Chilean radio reported.However, the president soon thereafter denied the report.

• Sunday, January 23rd 2011 - 23:38 UTC

  Atacama “Is and Will Be Chilean”

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera has responded to Bolivian President Evo Morales who said Saturday that “Atacama, used to be Bolivian and we hope to recover it soon, although a presidential spokesmen later said “it was a joke.”

• Thursday, January 20th 2011 - 23:52 UTC

  Sixty Percent of Visits Cancelled to Southern Chile

  

  Seven days of protests and demonstrations, widespread international coverage, and dramatic warnings of violence in the Magallanes Region took their toll on the tourism industry in southern Chile’s Punta Arenas.

• Thursday, January 20th 2011 - 23:35 UTC

  Chilean Commission Finds Mines Owners Responsible for Collapse

  

  The Chilean commission investigating the mining disaster in the Atacama desert last year, has found the owners of the San Jose mine and the National Service of Geology and Mines responsible for the accident and the Chilean government free of any blame.

• Thursday, January 20th 2011 - 18:35 UTC

  Chile and Peru Best Time in Bilateral Relations

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera and Peru’s Alan Garcia agreed on Wednesday to downplay Lima’s suit against Santiago over maritime boundaries in favor of economic integration to combat poverty and underdevelopment. They instead outlined that bilateral relations are going through the best ever time, in term of relations.

• Wednesday, January 19th 2011 - 20:42 UTC

  Chile to Increase Smoking Ban

  

  Chile’s Health Minister Jaime Mañalich announced his support this week for a more strict smoking ban.

• Wednesday, January 19th 2011 - 00:43 UTC

  Chile: After Seven Days of Manifestation Agreement Puts End to Gas Crisis

  

  Chilean officials reached agreement Tuesday with the Citizens Assembly of Magallanes over an increase in natural gas prices that sparked a week-long general strike in the remote southern region, sources involved in the talks said.

• Tuesday, January 18th 2011 - 17:52 UTC

  Controversial Body Scanner to be Used Shortly at Ezeiza and Santiago Airports

  

  The Body scanner will soon be used by the Airport Security Police (PSA) at Argentina’s main airport.