Tag: Michelle Bachelet

• Friday, September 25th 2015 - 05:15 UTC

  UN highest court agrees to take the Chile/Bolivia dispute over a sea outlet

  

  The UN's highest court on Thursday agreed to take up a century-old dispute between Chile and Bolivia, saying it could rule in the case as La Paz seeks to regain access to the Pacific. The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), which oversees disputes between countries, said it “has jurisdiction... to entertain the application filed by Bolivia.”

• Friday, September 18th 2015 - 08:25 UTC

  Quake in Chile leaves twelve dead; a million evacuated to escape high scale tsunami

  

  Coastal cities in north-central Chile suffered extensive damage from the powerful earthquake that struck the region on Wednesday night, according to aerial images released on Thursday by the police.

• Thursday, September 17th 2015 - 07:56 UTC

  Major offshore earthquake hits Chile; felt in Argentina, Peru and Brazil

  

  A major earthquake just offshore rattled Chileans, killing at least five people and shaking the earth so strongly the tremor was felt in Argentina, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay and even Brazil. Authorities worked into the early hours on Thursday assessing damage in several coastal towns that saw flooding from small tsunami waves set off by the quake.

• Saturday, September 12th 2015 - 11:56 UTC

  Chile marks 9/11 bloody coup and Bachelet calls for truth and justice

  

  Speaking at a ceremony marking the 42nd anniversary of Chile's military coup, President Michelle Bachelet said on Friday that the truth must still be told and justice still needs to be served for the thousands of victims of the country's dictatorship.

• Tuesday, August 11th 2015 - 07:18 UTC

  State of emergency in north of Chile because of torrential rain and floods

  

  A state of emergency has been declared by the Chilean government in the northern cities of Antofagasta and Tocopilla due to the strong winds, heavy rains, flashfloods and mudslides. President Michelle Bachelet visited the north on Monday to observe first-hand the damage caused by a storm that left six people dead nationwide.

• Friday, August 7th 2015 - 06:19 UTC

  Falklands' claim and sea access for Bolivia in the same package for Evo Morales

  

  The Argentine government should support with 'determination' Bolivia's sea outlet claim to Chile, because if successful it will be so much easier for Argentina to recover the Falklands/Malvinas Islands, said Bolivian president Evo Morales in an interview.

• Wednesday, July 22nd 2015 - 06:20 UTC

  Chilean congress makes unprecedented mea culpa on several corruption cases

  

  The Chilean Congress made an unprecedented mea culpa on Tuesday for a series of corruption cases involving lawmakers that have eroded public confidence in the institution. In the first review of the state of the Congress in its 204-year history, lawmakers acknowledged the damage caused by corruption, including accusations of tax fraud leveled against four opposition figures, two of them members of Congress.

• Thursday, July 2nd 2015 - 06:37 UTC

  Pacific Alliance summit takes off in Peru with business conferences

  

  The Xth summit of the Pacific Alliance took off on Wednesday with the attendance of presidents from Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru at the Peruvian sea-side resort of Paracas.

• Thursday, July 2nd 2015 - 06:24 UTC

  Chile insists with Pacific Alliance/Mercosur intelligent convergence

  

  Chile will insist at the two-day Pacific Alliance summit which took off on Wednesday in Paracas, Peru, that a convergence with Mercosur is needed to ensure the integration of Latina America, and this is more evident now that both groupings face similar challenges such as falling prices for commodities, normalization of US monetary policy and an international context of slow growth.

• Saturday, June 27th 2015 - 03:40 UTC

  “CFK, a very intelligent political animal, whether you like it or not”

  

  The world is watching closely Argentina’s political scenario with the general elections just around the corner next October and the BBC has published an article on President Cristina Fernández highlighting the leader’s popularity as she readies to leave office in December.