Chile's central bank policy makers voted unanimously to increase interest rates at their last meeting by half a percentage point for the third straight month.
The owner and manager (father and son) of a Punta Arenas lodge were sentenced to seven years in prison plus 300.000 US dollars in compensation to the families of ten passengers who died trapped when the building caught fire in February 2007.
Unemployment in Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile remained virtually unchanged during the May-July quarter and the lowest in the country, 2.5%.
LAN Airlines, Chile's flag air carrier was once again named the best South American Company at the most recent World Airline Awards, given by the British market research company Sky Trax.
Uruguay will consider resorting to nuclear energy to meet the growing demand for electricity and cut dependency on fossil fuels, announced President Tabare Vazquez from Israel, the first leg of a tour which will also take him to Switzerland and South Korea.
Latin America and the Caribbean have posted positive economic gains for the sixth year in a row, despite the global downturn, with gross domestic product (GDP) rising nearly 5% this year, according to the most recent estimates of the United Nations office in the region.
A controversy over the presence of melophagus ovinus (*), or sheep ked in the Chilean Tierra del Fuego flock has broken out between Chilean animal health officials and farmers' organizations.
The first shipment of United States beef began to be sold last Friday by a chain of Santiago de Chile supermarkets, further diversifying the country origin of market suppliers.
Bolivian president Evo Morales has ordered the Army to protect oil and gas installations amid growing protests from gas producing provinces which are demanding the full return of oil taxes.
The guessing is over: Madonna will perform in Santiago de Chile on Wednesday December 10th according to the Sticky & Sweet tour official site www.madonna.com. A devoted fan club presale of tickets will start on midnight Wednesday 27 until September 5. Regular tickets sale goes on Wednesday September 10.