Tag: Chile

Thursday, April 25th 2013 - 02:09 UTC
Bolivia takes Chile to the International Court of Justice to reclaim sea outlet

Landlocked Bolivia sued neighboring Chile on Wednesday in the Hague before the International Court of Justice as it pressed a longstanding claim to recover land lost in a 19th century war and thus regain access to the sea.<br />
Chile quickly responded that the issue was not negotiable.
Wednesday, April 24th 2013 - 01:06 UTC
Chile’s growing concern with soaring Peso and plummeting dollar in local market

Chilean authorities are feeling “calmer” with the exchange rate nearing 480 pesos per US dollar, Finance Minister Felipe Larrain said on Tuesday, as the currency retreated from the year-and-a-half highs it reached earlier this month.
Wednesday, April 24th 2013 - 01:02 UTC
Battered Piñera sends a lady to prop his administration and challenge Michele

Chilean president Sebastian Piñera on Monday named the head of a government agency that promotes gender equality to be the new education minister. Carolina Schmidt replaces Harald Beyer, who was impeached by Congress last week.
Monday, April 22nd 2013 - 08:54 UTC
Antarctica tour operators hold four-day annual meeting in Punta Arenas

Punta Arenas in the extreme south of Chile will be hosting until next Thursday the four-day annual meeting of the International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators, IAATO which has a confirmed attendance of over a hundred representatives from the industry.
Monday, April 15th 2013 - 03:05 UTC
Bachelet proclaimed pre-candidate promises tax and education reforms

Former Chilean president Michelle Bachelet was proclaimed as pre-candidate for the coming presidential elections next November 17 during a political rally in Santiago organized by the Socialists and the Party for Democracy (PPD).
Friday, April 12th 2013 - 06:15 UTC
Students take to the streets of Santiago to demand education reform

Chile’s student movement on Thursday offered another demonstration of its clout, bringing tens of thousands onto the streets of the capital Santiago to demand the overhaul of an educational model that dates from the Pinochet dictatorship.
Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 07:22 UTC
Chilean court suspends construction of world’s biggest gold mine in the Andes

A Chilean court has suspended construction of what would be one of the world's biggest gold mines on Wednesday, accepting a complaint filed by indigenous groups on environmental grounds.
Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 07:12 UTC
Margaret Thatcher, an Iron legacy for Latin America

By Rafael Rincon - The following piece tries to explain how Lady Thatcher was seen in Latin America and the reactions her death has triggered in the region. ‘An Iron legacy’ was written by Chilean commentator Rafael Rincon, an expert in international relations and strategy and also linked to the oil industry.
Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 07:04 UTC
Pinochet followers call Lady Thatcher an “extraordinary world stateswoman”

Followers of the late Chilean dictator Augusto Pinocher published two obituaries in the country’s leading newspaper expressing their condolences on the death of the former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, whom they describe as “an extraordinary stateswoman” and friend of Chile “in very difficult moments in recent history”
Monday, April 8th 2013 - 19:39 UTC
Chilean president describes Thatcher as a ‘brave woman’ and ‘a great loss for the world’

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera said that the death of Margaret Thatcher “is a great loss for the world”, while relatives and followers of Augusto Pinochet recalled how close the two leaders were and the support extended to the military regime.