Chile

• Saturday, April 2nd 2022 - 07:47 UTC

  Former Chilean Army Chief under preventive arrest

  

  Former Chilean Army Chief Ricardo Martínez-Menanteau has been placed under preventive arrest for five days, following his appearance before Martial Court Visiting Justice Romy Rutherford to testify in the so-called Milicogate case.

• Friday, April 1st 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Argentine FM meets with Chilean ambassador ahead of Boric's trip

  

  Argentina's Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero met Thursday with Chile's new Ambassador to Buenos Aires, ahead of President Gabriel Boric's visit next Sunday in his first trip abroad since taking office.

• Friday, April 1st 2022 - 09:55 UTC

  Road assailants burn trucks in Chile's Araucanía

  

  A group of masked assailants burned three lorries in Chile's Araucanía region four days after the government of President Gabriel Boric decided not to extend the state of emergency on that area some 670 kilometers south of Santiago.

• Wednesday, March 30th 2022 - 09:25 UTC

  LATAM resumes flights to Auckland and Sydney

  

  LATAM Airlines has resumed services to Auckland and Sydney following a 24-month interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chilean carrier serves the route from Santiago's Arturo Merino Benítez international airport using Boeing 787-900 aircraft three times a week.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Several Chilean salmon farming companies reported for contamination

  

  The Chilean Fisheries Department, Sernapesca has confirmed the appearance of garbage on the beaches of Riesco Island, which have been identified as belonging to nearby salmon farms. The companies reported are, Austral S.A, Australis; Blumar; and Magallanes SpA, and have been notified and have ten days to clear the beaches.

• Tuesday, March 29th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Chile extends agriculture emergency three months because of lack of rain

  

  Chile has decided to extend for three months the agriculture emergency decree to 231 farming communities in the central part of the country because of the lack of rainfall and severe drought.

• Saturday, March 26th 2022 - 09:00 UTC

  KLM to resume route between Buenos Aires and Santiago de Chile

  

  Effective March 27, Dutch carrier KLM will drop its nonstop route between Amsterdam and Santiago de Chile but will continue to serve that destination from Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, March 24th 2022 - 09:22 UTC

  Chile's to become “plurinational” state under new Constitution?

  

  Chile's Constitutional Convention has agreed to redefine the country as a “Plurinational State” which will also recognize the self-government of native peoples, it was announced Wednesday in Santiago.

• Wednesday, March 23rd 2022 - 20:17 UTC

  Restoring diplomatic ties with Chile hinges on maritime issue, Bolivian gov't says

  

  Bolivian President Luis Arce Catacora Wednesday urged the new Chilean Government to discuss the maritime dispute between the two countries, on which the future of ties necessarily hinges.

• Tuesday, March 22nd 2022 - 22:02 UTC

  Chilean gov't to push for pardons regarding Oct. 2019 protests

  

  After its first week in office with acceptable ratings of approval, the Chilean government of President Gabriel Boric Font is eager to speed the passing of an amnesty bill to favor those who were arrested during the Oct. 2019 protests, it was reported in Santiago.