Tag: Santiago

Monday, April 27th 2020 - 07:18 UTC
Chile preparing investments ”on Rails” for the day after COVID-19

Chile has approved US$ 1.9bn worth of railway investment between 2020 and 2022, including the US$ 1.3bn link planned between the capital, Santiago, and Melipilla, a city some 70km to the southwest.
Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 08:48 UTC
Chilean bishops appeal for calm and recall what happens when the breakdown of institutions

In an appeal to the politicians and people of Chile, the Bishops’ Conference reminds them of what history teaches about the breakdown of institutions, urging all men and women of goodwill to put an end to the violence of every kind.
Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 10:50 UTC
Huge peaceful demonstration in Santiago, but radicals loot a church and university

Around 75,000 people took to the streets in Santiago on Friday as part of ongoing anti-government protests in Chile. Local press reported the mostly peaceful demonstration as the second-largest since the protests broke out three weeks ago.
Saturday, November 9th 2019 - 10:40 UTC
“Street” doctors and nurses assist hundreds of injured in Santiago de Chile

Someone hundred Chilean doctors and nurses hit the streets shortly after riots broke out in Chile weeks ago, diving into the fray amid clouds of tear gas and volleys of rubber bullets behind just simple white shields.
Thursday, November 7th 2019 - 07:56 UTC
Copa Libertadores final moved to Lima from Santiago because of the social unrest in Chile

The Copa Libertadores final between Flamengo and River Plate has been moved to Lima in Peru from Santiago due to the continuing unrest in the Chilean capital, the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) announced.
Tuesday, November 5th 2019 - 09:47 UTC
Three weeks of protests and looting in Chile: demands for a new constitution and a change in the political system

Protesters in Chile clashed with police, looted stores and endured a strong earthquake at the close of a huge rally kicking off the third week of anti-government demonstrations that have sparked deadly unrest. In effect as protestors promised it was a “super Monday”, rather a heck of a Monday.
Saturday, October 26th 2019 - 09:54 UTC
A million Chileans march peacefully in Santiago to protest inequality

As many as a million Chileans protested peacefully late into the evening on Friday in the capital Santiago in the biggest rallies yet since violence broke out a week ago over entrenched inequality in the South American nation.
Tuesday, October 22nd 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Piñera down tones language and invites opposition leaders to forge a new social contract: death toll of 12

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera said on Monday evening he would meet opposition leaders to forge a “new social contract” to alleviate inequality as thousands of Chileans defied a military curfew in protest marches around the capital Santiago and several other main cities.
Saturday, August 18th 2012 - 06:24 UTC
Protesting Chilean students occupy main Santiago university despite arrests

Following over a hundred arrests made on Thursday and clashes with police, students in Santiago occupied on Friday the central building of the University of Chile, the country’s most important higher education facility, as the demands to the government over education reform ensue.
Thursday, August 16th 2012 - 19:52 UTC
Struggle for education reform in Chile: police arrest 70 students occupying schools

Chilean police stormed on Thursday three schools in the centre of Santiago, overtaken by students for the past week, and arrested 70 young people who were involved in the protests demanding education reform.