Chile

• Tuesday, January 29th 2019 - 21:40 UTC

  Chile Announces New Marine Protected Area

  

  Today Chile announced the creation of its newest marine protected area, the Diego Ramírez-Drake Passage Marine Park. Located in the Magallanes region, it is the southernmost park in the Americas and one of the last pristine areas in the world.

• Monday, January 21st 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Banning trawling for cuttlefish catching triggers the “large squid war” in Chile

  

  Chile is in the midst of what has become to be known as the “cuttlefish or large squid war”, between industry and artisanal fishermen and the government's intention of protection and conservation of the species. The Chilean Congress recently passed a bill regulating the catch of the giant squid and specifically banning trawling, with perpetrators facing fines of some US$ 38.000.

• Wednesday, January 16th 2019 - 09:35 UTC

  Cruise vessels allowed to operate along the Chilean coast smaller ports

  

  Chilean cruise operators and travel agencies have praised a bill approved by Congress, the Coastal traffic law, which allows cruise vessels with a 400 passenger capacity or more, and even smaller if there are no Chilean similar vessels, to sail along the country's ports.

• Friday, January 11th 2019 - 21:10 UTC

  UK Transport minister in Chile to boost bilateral trade relations

  

  Jesse Norman MP, the UK Minister of State for Transport, visited Chile last week focusing on strengthening the UK-Chile relations in areas of mutual interest including: Urban transport, ground and underground interconnectivity and electro-mobility.

• Saturday, January 5th 2019 - 10:02 UTC

  Bomb blast in downtown Santiago de Chile injures five people

  

  A blast at a bus stop that wounded five people in the centre of the Chilean capital on Friday was described as a “terrorist act” by the government. A Venezuelan couple was hospitalized with facial and leg injuries after handling a package containing the device at the bus stop on the busy Vicuna Mackenna Avenue, authorities said.

• Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 08:36 UTC

  Another outbreak of ISA in Chilean Patagonia salmon farms

  

  Chile's National Fisheries and Aquaculture Service (SERNAPESCA) has established zoning areas following the detection and outbreak of the ISA virus, Infectious Salmon Anemia at Rowlett 749 center in the Patagonia Aysén Region.

• Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 08:25 UTC

  Bill only allowing jigging to capture giant squid triggers controversy in Chile

  

  The Chilean Association of Fishing Industry (ASIPES) has expressed its “absolute concern” following the approval of a bill modifying the General Fisheries and Aquaculture Act, limiting the capture of the giant squid (Dossidicus gigas) to jigging or hand lining.

• Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 07:36 UTC

  HMS Montrose en route to Bahrain calls at Easter Island

  

  The crew of HMS Montrose have spent the end of Christmas week on the remote Pacific Easter Island – famous for its huge stone statues. It’s thought to be the first time this century a British warship has visited the Chilean territory, which is about the size of Sheffield – but home to fewer than 8,000 people.

• Friday, December 28th 2018 - 08:40 UTC

  Chile, “darling” of foreign investors has seen number of slums double since 2011

  

  The number of slums in Chile, one of Latin America’s most prosperous and stable economies, has nearly doubled since 2011, the government said, as an influx of migrants increasingly faces a lack of low-income housing and rising rents.

• Thursday, December 27th 2018 - 14:28 UTC

  Chile's development comes paired with that of blighted areas

  

  Despute being one the most stable economies in the region, shanty town developments are also on the rise in Chile. Immigration and other factors have contributed to the downside of prosperity.