Chile

Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:41 UTC
Ushuaia and Punta Arenas consider the 2021/2022 cruise season over

Two companies that were still organizing Antarctic cruises, over the weekend and almost coincidentally announced that the current trips would be the last, in effect putting an end to a short season.
Wednesday, March 16th 2022 - 09:38 UTC
Falklands celebrated its fantastic diversity on the Multicultural Day Festival

The Falkland Islands celebrated last Saturday, March 12th, Multicultural Day, with massive participation from the different communities who participated in the event with a display of dance, music, food.
Tuesday, March 15th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Mercosur and associate members want fertilizers off Russia's sanctions list

Mercosur country members plus associate Chile and Bolivia (in the process of joining the block) want fertilizers excluded from the list of sanctions on Russia, according to Brazilian Agriculture minister Tereza Cristina da Costa Dias.
Monday, March 14th 2022 - 20:19 UTC
Boric would like Chile to resume full ties with Bolivia

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Monday urged his Bolivian counterpart Luis Arce Catacora to resume diplomatic ties, which were severed in the 1970s.
Monday, March 14th 2022 - 09:21 UTC
Presidents of Bolivia, Peru discuss bilateral issues while in Chile

The Presidents of Peru -Pedro Castillo Terrones- and Bolivia -Luis Arce Catacora- held a private meeting in Santigo de Chile on the sides of Gabriel Boric Font's inauguration to discuss the possibility of supplying Peru with LPG, among other issues.
Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 10:43 UTC
Boric sworn in as Chile's youngest-ever President: “Violation of Human Rights will never happen again”

Quoting Salvador Allende and with a message for Latin American leaders to work together, Gabriel Boric Font addressed the people in his first speech as head of state from the iconic balcony of the Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago, Chile. At age 36, Boric was sworn in Friday as Chile's youngest ever President during e ceremony many regarded as the beginning of a new era.
Saturday, March 12th 2022 - 06:36 UTC
Chilean president Boric makes strong call for unity and anticipates his four years “won't be easy”

Chilean president Gabriel Boric on Friday evening stepped out to the balcony of Government House (La Moneda) to address the thousands of people cheering him in the ample plaza. It was his first speech as president to the people, and he made a strong call to unity, acknowledging that his job in the coming four years “would not be easy”.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Jeremy Corbyn and Dilma Rousseff, special guests to Chilean president Boric inauguration Friday

The office of Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boric, who this Friday takes office as the successor of Sebastian Piñera, released the names of a list of special guests to the inauguration ceremony which includes well-known political leaders and social activists.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 23:55 UTC
With approval ratings below Pinochet's, Piñera welcomes foreign dignitaries

Chile's outgoing and incoming Presidents Sebastián Piñera and Gabriel Boric Thursday had a large series of engagements with foreign dignitaries who are in the country to attend Friday's inauguration.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 19:51 UTC
February inflation in Chile moderates but still high; beware of consequences of the Russia/Ukraine war

Inflation in Chile during February climbed 0,3%, well below market expectations, but still 7,8% in the last twelve months, the highest recorded since November 2008. The release was done by the country's stats institute, INE, and was indeed a positive announcement given the private estimates (0,6% and 0,7%) and the fact that inflation was effectively surging, 1,2% in January.