Chile

Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 14:49 UTC
Punta Arenas optimistic about the 2023/24 cruise season

Port authorities from Punta Arenas in the extreme south Chile, have revealed what they are expecting for the coming cruise season, following a 2022/23 season considered acceptable, although with a lesser number of passengers.
Thursday, June 8th 2023 - 09:52 UTC
Chile's Constitutional Council instated

Chile's Constitutional Council, a body of 50 people that will pen a new Constitution, was instated Wednesday in Santiago in a new attempt to change the 1980 Magna Carta inherited from Augusto Pinochet's military regime. The first try succumbed in a plebiscite in September of 2022.
Monday, June 5th 2023 - 13:15 UTC
Haitian-Chilean national gets life sentence for President Moïse's murder

Haitian-Chilean businessman Rodolphe Jaar was sentenced to life in prison by a Miami court for his role in the July 7, 2021, murder of President Jovenel Moïse in Port au Prince when a group of armed men - mostly Colombian mercenaries - stormed his home.
Friday, June 2nd 2023 - 10:45 UTC
Chilean Foreign Trade in first quarter drops some 8,4%, Port Chamber report

Comparing analysis of foreign trade by sea in the first quarter of 2023, reveals that this year there has been a drop of 8.4% in tons handled and an 8.1% decrease in cargo value, according to the Maritime and Port Chamber of Chile, Camport.
Thursday, June 1st 2023 - 10:33 UTC
One-third of Chileans okay with Pinochet overthrowing Allende

Over 30 % of Chile's population still approves of General Augusto Pinochet staging a military coup d'état nearly half a century ago to topple Socialist President Salvador Allende, according to a study by Market Opinion Research International (MORI) released in Santiago this week.
Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 12:12 UTC
Lula rebuts comments from Boric and Lacalle

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva stated on Tuesday that the meeting of 11 South American presidents at the Itamaraty Palace was not a group of friends, but of presidents seeking regional coordination, reported Agência Brasil.
Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 11:27 UTC
Magallanes Region to the rescue of farmers given the persistent drought

Systems to collect and accumulate water, plus troughs, were some of the implements that were distributed among farmers in the Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile, to combat the hydric scarcity which affects the whole region.
Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 10:50 UTC
South American Presidents sign Brasilia Consensus

After the Summit of South American leaders in Brasilia, the 11 attending presidents reached a consensus on cooperation and integration in the region.
Wednesday, May 31st 2023 - 10:16 UTC
Argentina forecasted to become 2nd world lithium producer by 2035

Argentina will overtake Chile as the world's second-largest lithium producer by 2035, according to the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochilco), it was reported in Santiago.
Tuesday, May 30th 2023 - 22:11 UTC
Presidents Boric and Lacalle Pou criticize Lula da Silva's defense of Maduro's Regime in Brasilia

Chilean President Gabriel Boric expressed his strong disagreement on Tuesday with the statements made by his Brazilian counterpart, Lula da Silva, who had claimed on Monday that the notion of authoritarianism in Venezuela was a “constructed narrative.” Boric emphasized the seriousness of the situation in Venezuela and distanced himself from Lula's defense of Nicolás Maduro and his regime.