Tag: Chile

Saturday, December 29th 2018 - 07:36 UTC
HMS Montrose en route to Bahrain calls at Easter Island

The crew of HMS Montrose have spent the end of Christmas week on the remote Pacific Easter Island – famous for its huge stone statues. It’s thought to be the first time this century a British warship has visited the Chilean territory, which is about the size of Sheffield – but home to fewer than 8,000 people.
Friday, December 28th 2018 - 08:40 UTC
Chile, “darling” of foreign investors has seen number of slums double since 2011

The number of slums in Chile, one of Latin America’s most prosperous and stable economies, has nearly doubled since 2011, the government said, as an influx of migrants increasingly faces a lack of low-income housing and rising rents.
Thursday, December 27th 2018 - 14:28 UTC
Chile's development comes paired with that of blighted areas

Despute being one the most stable economies in the region, shanty town developments are also on the rise in Chile. Immigration and other factors have contributed to the downside of prosperity.
Wednesday, December 26th 2018 - 22:44 UTC
Chile: Piñera needs constitutional reforms to change procedure for removal of Carabineros chief

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera Wednesday morning announced he would seek a constitutional reform before Congress to bring to an end the “founded decree” mechanism to remove Carabineros' director generals after last week's dismussal of General Hermes Soto.
Monday, December 24th 2018 - 12:31 UTC
Chilean lawmakers to parley with Mapuche leaders in January

Chile's Speaker of the House of Deputies Maya Fernández-Allende has agreed to hold a special session during the second week of January with Mapuche leaders to discuss as violence in La Araucanía and the murder of Camilo Catrillanca, it was announced.
Saturday, December 22nd 2018 - 09:24 UTC
Mapuche rebel Jones-Huala gets 9 years in Chilean prison

Argentine Mapuche leader Facundo Jones Huala was sentenced Friday to nine years and one day in jail by a Chilean court in Valdivia. Jones-Huala received a six-year sentence for arson plus three years and one day for illegal possession of a firearm in the context of the 2013 attack at the Pisu Pisué farm in Río Bueno.
Thursday, December 20th 2018 - 08:11 UTC
Earthquake rocks Chile's Easter Island, but no tsunami

An earthquake measuring 6.2 degrees on the Richter scale struck Chile's Easter Islands in the South Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, US and Chilean seismic centres reported, while an ensuing tsunami was ruled out.
Wednesday, December 19th 2018 - 09:15 UTC
GREAT Maritime law professionals visit Chile

The United Kingdom Ministry of Justice, the British-Chilean Chamber of Commerce and the British Embassy in Santiago organized a visit to Chile of UK legal professionals. The delegation of experts in maritime law visited Chile in late November to join HRH Princess Anne, who travelled to the country to join the celebrations of the Chilean Navy’s 200th anniversary.
Thursday, December 13th 2018 - 12:32 UTC
Former carabineros Sgt admits he was ordered to lie in Catrillanca case probe

Former Carabineros Sergeant Carlos Alarcón told prosecutors that he and his fellow servicemen were coached to hide the truth from investigators in the death of Mapuche leader Camilo Catrillanca Marín on November 14 in La Araucania, it was reported Tuesday.
Monday, December 10th 2018 - 10:21 UTC
Chilean President Piñera pulls Jungle Commando out of Araucania

Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Saturday announced the Carabineros' élite GOPE squad, commonly referred to as “Jungle Commando,” will be withdrawn from the Araucania region, but warned that security in the area will be reinforced nonetheless.