Tag: Sebastián Piñera

Saturday, December 22nd 2018 - 15:39 UTC
General Rozas becomes new director of Carabineros as Hermes Soto is sacked

Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Friday appointed General Mario Rozas as the new director of Carabineros following the dismissal of General Hermes Soto on Thursday after three vídeos of the force's unproper handling of the Catrillanca case were released.
Friday, December 14th 2018 - 07:01 UTC
HMS Montrose enjoys warm welcome in Chile

HMS Montrose joined Chile’s party of the year as the country celebrated the 200th birthday of its Navy. The frigate was invited to join old friends – former British warships HMS Grafton, Sheffield and Marlborough, now serving under the Chilean flag – and make new friends in the port of Valparaiso where a series of high-profile anniversary events were staged over nine days.
Monday, December 10th 2018 - 10:21 UTC
Chilean President Piñera pulls Jungle Commando out of Araucania

Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Saturday announced the Carabineros' élite GOPE squad, commonly referred to as “Jungle Commando,” will be withdrawn from the Araucania region, but warned that security in the area will be reinforced nonetheless.
Monday, December 10th 2018 - 05:05 UTC
Chile pulls out of controversial UN migration pact

Chile has become the latest country to pull out of a controversial United Nations migration pact, its interior ministry indicated, provoking fury among opposition parties who accused Sebastian Piñera's government of “shameful and authoritarian” behavior.
Thursday, November 22nd 2018 - 09:10 UTC
Chile and Brazil sign free trade agreement in Santiago

Chile and Brazil signed a free trade agreement on Wednesday that scraps red tape and tariffs between the two South American economies, in a move both governments said would give a boost to regional integration.
Monday, November 12th 2018 - 12:08 UTC
Mapuche leader predicts conflict will increase with Chile's government

Mapuche Council of All Lands spokesman Aucán Huilcamán Sunday anticipated conflict and tension will increase between his community and the government of President Sebastián Piñera since there was no dialogue between them and each one sticked to their separate agendas.
Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:26 UTC
Chile will reward families to have more children to counter falling birthrate and the aging population

In an attempt to tackle the country's decreasing birthrate, President Sebastián Piñera has announced a new law designed to motivate Chileans to have more children. In recent years, Chile has witnessed a fall in the number of newborns arriving each year.
Wednesday, October 31st 2018 - 08:23 UTC
Argentina resumes natural gas export to Chile after twelve years

Argentina has begun exporting natural gas to Chile after a 12 year interlude, Chilean President Sebastian Piñera said on Tuesday, as the two neighboring countries seek to increasingly integrate their energy supply and electricity grids.
Friday, October 19th 2018 - 11:20 UTC
Chile: eighth consecutive increase in price of fuel finally draws Piñera's attention

President Sebastián Piñera Thursday ordered his cabinet to seek ways to stop the trend, following the eighth increase in the price of petrol in as many weeks
Monday, October 15th 2018 - 04:42 UTC
Two Chilean bishops no longer priests due to their involvement in cases of sexual abuse

Pope Francis Saturday stripped two Chilean bishops of their priesthood after having been found to be involved in the country's widening sexual abuse crisis, the Vatican said on Saturday. A Vatican statement in Spanish said the pope's decision was definitive and not open to appeal.