Chile

• Friday, February 7th 2025 - 06:44 UTC

  Punta Arenas expects some 76 cruise calls from February to the end of the season

  

  Magallanes Region extreme south of Chile is expecting the call of some 76 cruise vessels from this month until the end of the season in April. According to the the Austral Ports Enterprise, (EPA), of the 76, 49 are scheduled to dock at Punta Arenas, 14 at Puerto Williams, 7 in Puerto Natales and 3 in Puerto Eden. Of the total number, 58 belong to international cruise companies while the rest are Chilean.

• Tuesday, February 4th 2025 - 10:02 UTC

  Boric meets in Montevideo with Lacalle Pou, Orsi, Mujica, and Topolansky

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font landed in Montevideo Monday in what is his first visit to Uruguay since taking office. He held meetings with like-minded President-elect Yamandú Orsi and former head of State José Pepe Mujica, among other local leaders to discuss how to further strengthen regional integration.

• Monday, February 3rd 2025 - 10:50 UTC

  Baroness Chapman at RUSI, UK committed to defend Falkland Islanders right to self-determination

  

  “Only the Falkland Islanders can and should decide their own future. Our position regarding the Falkland Islands is steadfast, and our commitment to defending the Falkland Islanders right to self-determination will not waiver.”

• Saturday, February 1st 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Chile's participation in US visa waiver program might soon be over

  

  Less than a fortnight into Donald Trump's second term as president of the United States, Chilean nationals having access to the Visa Waiver program would have its days numbered. On Friday, 11 Republican lawmakers signed a document favoring their removal from the list. This initiative adds to a previous request from Orange County (California) District Attorney Todd Spitzer.

• Thursday, January 30th 2025 - 08:26 UTC

  Lula and Boric discuss regional integration

  

  Leftwing Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Gabriel Boric Font of Chile Wednesday discussed regional integration during a telephone conversation amid Donald Trump's return to the White House and his spree of deporting illegal migrants.

• Wednesday, January 29th 2025 - 09:56 UTC

  Chile's Central Bank keeps benchmark interest rate at 5%

  

  Chile's Central Bank Council unanimously voted Tuesday in favor of keeping the monetary policy interest rate (TPM) at 5% for the second month in a row amid high volatility in global financial markets after the recent change of government in the United States. Tuesday's decision halted a downward trend that had been going on for months.

• Monday, January 20th 2025 - 05:38 UTC

  Royal Navy paid tribute to its Chilean counterpart bravery and expertise

  

  The Royal Navy paid homage to the bravery and expertise of its Chilean counterpart during a ceremony in Punta Arenas. The commander of the ship which rescued sailors from Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance has been recognized by the UK during icebreaker HMS Protector’s port stop in Chile.

• Thursday, January 16th 2025 - 14:10 UTC

  Baroness Chapman in Santiago and Punta Arenas strengthens links with Chile and partnership in Antarctica

  

  Economic growth, trade, climate, science and gender equality were high on the agenda in Santiago and Punta Arenas last week, as UK Minister for Latin America, Baroness Jenny Chapman visited Chile for the first time.

• Thursday, January 16th 2025 - 10:03 UTC

  Pizza Hut bids farewell to Chilean operations branch

  

  Despite its iconic background worldwide, Pizza Hut will no longer be operating in Chile, Food Delivery Brands, the company handling it as well as Telepizza, announced Wednesday in Santiago. The group insisted it had made “all possible efforts” to keep the business afloat.

• Wednesday, January 15th 2025 - 21:09 UTC

  Chile's ENAP announces diesel production from used cooking oil

  

  Chile's state-run oil company ENAP (Empresa Nacional del Petróleo) announced Wednesday that the South American country has proven able to produce renewable diesel out of used cooking oil. “A new step towards a greener Chile! ENAP presents its new renewable diesel, made from used cooking oil,” a statement read.