Chile

Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:20 UTC
Blinken discusses bilateral issues with Boric in Santiago

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday at the Palacio de la Moneda, in Santiago, to discuss further investments in the South American country, it was reported.
Friday, September 30th 2022 - 18:55 UTC
Chilean President a “lapdog” of the US for Nicaragua's Ortega

Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega Wednesday dubbed Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font a “lapdog” of the US administration and insisted it had become fashionable to request the release of political prisoners in his country.
Wednesday, September 28th 2022 - 10:30 UTC
Brazilian president confident he will be reelected Sunday with no runoff

Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday insisted he would be reelected in next Sunday's first round despite all credible polls forecasting that he would be lucky if he can make it through to a runoff against the former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.
Monday, September 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Chile appoints interim Joint Chief of Staff

Chile's Defense Minister Maya Fernández is to appear before Congress Tuesday to brief lawmakers on the scandal involving the leak of confidential emails among high-ranking military officers.
Saturday, September 24th 2022 - 07:43 UTC
Royal Caribbean and DAP plan to promote Antarctica cruises from Puerto Williams in the Navarino island

A large boost for the cruise industry in Chile, according to the leading newspaper of the country, El Mercurio. Royal Caribbean and Punta Arenas airline DAP are planning to invest some 18 million dollars in the construction of a five-star hotel in Puerto Williams, a small town on Chilean territory, Navarino island, across from Argentina's Ushuaia.
Friday, September 23rd 2022 - 19:13 UTC
Chile's top general resigns over intel leak

Chilean General Guillermo Paiva Hernández has resigned as head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (EMCO) following the leaking of classified information to the press which went viral Thursday
Friday, September 23rd 2022 - 10:22 UTC
Chilean police launch major search for British astrophysicist disappeared in the Atacama Desert

Chilean police have launched a major search for a British scientist who has gone missing in the north of the country. Thomas Richard Marsh, an astrophysicist at University of Warwick, was last seen a week ago near the astronomical observatory La Silla on the outskirts of the Atacama Desert where he is understood to have been working.
Friday, September 23rd 2022 - 10:14 UTC
Leak from military brass shows Chile's concerns over current issues

Chile's Defense Minister Maya Fernandez was summoned back to Santiago at the earliest time possible after classified documents involving the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the relationship between President Gabriel Boric Font and his Argentine colleague Alberto Fernández went public.
Thursday, September 22nd 2022 - 10:05 UTC
US Secretary of State to visit Chile in early October and meet with president Boric

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be visiting Chile on 4/5 October as part of a tour of South American Pacific countries including Peru and Colombia, according to Chilean foreign ministry sources. The purpose is to continue working on the agenda addressed last June by presidents, Gabriel Boric and Joe Biden.
Thursday, September 22nd 2022 - 09:51 UTC
Chilean forestry companies planning a class action lawsuit against government because of arson attacks

Some forty-five forestry companies have joined to start a class action lawsuit against the Chilean government, demanding compensation for the losses, constant arson attacks, and wood robberies of which they have been victims since 2017.