Chile

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Chile's future constitution makes room for indigenous ancestral land rights

  

  Chile's Constituent Assembly Wednesday approved in a Plenary Session the right of indigenous peoples and nations to their lands, territories, and resources by 106 votes in favor, 37 against, and 10 abstentions.

• Thursday, May 5th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Lord Mayor of the City of London on official visit to Chile

  

  As the highest representative of London’s financial district, Lord Mayor of the City of London Vincent Keaveny spent two days this week in Santiago, where he met with government officials, financial associations and representatives of the Chilean business world, with the aim of strengthening trade links between the City of London and Chile.

• Wednesday, May 4th 2022 - 09:58 UTC

  Chilean president rejects a chronic dole claimers system; mentions the Argentine example

  

  Chilean president Gabriel Boric did not have kind words for Argentina's social relief policy when explaining how his administration was going to address support policies in the post-pandemic period and current global war situation, propping the economy and creating jobs.

• Monday, May 2nd 2022 - 09:34 UTC

  Reporter among those wounded during demonstrations in Chile

  

  A TV reporter was among the three people wounded in Santiago during incidents involving law enforcement officers (Carabineros), armed street merchants, and hooded looters during a Labor Day demonstration by unionist groups.

• Monday, May 2nd 2022 - 09:15 UTC

  Chilean Gov't finally agrees to reopen land borders after 2 years

  

  Chilean authorities Sunday reopened 22 land border crossings with Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru, The passages had been reshaped since March 17, 2020, so that only cargo was let through but no travelers, amid restrictive sanitary measures to avoid the spread of COVID-19 into the country.

• Friday, April 29th 2022 - 23:06 UTC

  Uruguayan President was invited by Boris Johnson and will travel to the UK

  

  The President of Uruguay, Luis Lacalle Pou, was invited by the government of the United Kingdom to meet with the Prime Minister of that country, Boris Johnson. He will travel to that country at the end of May or the beginning of June, as reported by Montevideo Portal and later confirmed by sources from the president's office.

• Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 10:01 UTC

  Johnson thanks Chile for supporting UK access to the Trans Pacific trade partnership

  

  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke this week to the Chilean President Gabriel Boric and both leaders reaffirmed trade relations and the long standing defense relationship.

• Thursday, April 28th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  Chile's domestic built icebreaker is 59% completed, Navy reports

  

  Chile's first domestic built icebreaker, as part of the “Antarctica Project I”, will enable the country's navy to fulfill multiple logistic tasks, research operations, supply Antarctic bases and stations, having the capacity to sail in one-meter thick ice.

• Tuesday, April 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Chilean president pledges food subsidies for vulnerable families; inflation the highest in three decades

  

  Chilean president Gabriel Boric said his government was preparing a mechanism to help vulnerable families pay for their basic food basket, which is to be financed with subsidies.

• Monday, April 25th 2022 - 09:30 UTC

  China's Zero-COVID policy hits Chilean fruit exports

  

  Sanitary measures by Chinese health authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19, which include port closures, are taking a toll on Chile's fruit exports, it was reported Sunday.