Tag: Sebastián Piñera

• Tuesday, August 25th 2020 - 09:00 UTC

  Chilean truck drivers threaten with a countrywide strike unless government stops attacks in Araucania

  

  Truck drivers in Chile late on Sunday called for a countrywide strike to begin Thursday if President Sebastian Piñera and Congress do not act immediately to stem a rising tide of attacks against their number in Chile´s Araucania region.

• Monday, August 24th 2020 - 08:58 UTC

  Mapuche conflict in south Chile becomes more fierce as stray bullet injures 9 year old girl in the head

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera highlighted an attack in the country´s Araucania region that resulted in the injury of a 9-year-old girl, saying it was a reason to crack down on violent unrest in Chile's south.

• Saturday, August 15th 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  Chile: some 14 million have received some form of social support

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said on Friday that more than one million people had received the government's US$ 626 spot payment aimed at staving off the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic and it had approved more than 550,000 requests for soft loans of up to US$ 815.

• Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 09:54 UTC

  Chilean private pensions' funds divestment anticipates major political challenge for the Piñera administration

  

  Chilean senators on Wednesday voted to approve a controversial bill that allows citizens to withdraw 10% of their pension savings to help ease the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.

• Monday, July 20th 2020 - 09:45 UTC

  Chile presents new plan “Step by Step” to relax the lockdown in twelve regions; no mention to the mining area

  

  Chilean government officials presented a plan on Sunday to gradually relax lockdown restrictions after the coronavirus infection rate improved in some regions of the country. The plan, called “Step by Step,” includes five stages that range from total quarantine to advanced opening and will be applied according to epidemiological criteria, the capacity of the healthcare system and the ability to trace cases, officials said.

• Tuesday, July 7th 2020 - 10:00 UTC

  Chilean aid package to help keep the ailing middle class afloat

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera announced on Sunday a new US$ 1.5 billion package of measures to help keep the country´s ailing middle class afloat as the coronavirus pandemic continues to ravage the economy of the world´s top copper producer.

• Wednesday, June 17th 2020 - 08:35 UTC

  Chile's government agrees with opposition US$ 12bn stimulus package

  

  Chile’s government reached a deal with opposition lawmakers for a US$ 12 billion stimulus package over the weekend as infections hit a record and the health minister quit.

• Monday, June 15th 2020 - 07:20 UTC

  New coronavirus victim in Chile: the Health minister over difference in death toll numbers

  

  Chile's health minister resigned on Saturday amid controversy over the country's official coronavirus death toll, as the pandemic hits the nation hard despite quarantine measures in the capital for more than a month. The departure of Jaime Mañalich was announced by President Sebastian Piñera.

• Monday, May 25th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Piñera admits Chile's health system in close to the very limit

  

  Chile's healthcare system is under strain and “very close to the limit,” President Sebastian Piñera admitted on Sunday, as the number of confirmed novel coronavirus infections approaches 70,000 after a rapid increase in recent days.

• Wednesday, May 13th 2020 - 07:59 UTC

  Chile yet to face the worst of the coronavirus outbreak, Piñera warns; Santiago health facilities on the verge of collapse

  

  Chile is set to face the worst of the novel coronavirus outbreak in the coming weeks, President Sebastian Piñera said on Tuesday, as a sharp spike in cases and the southern hemisphere winter push its healthcare system to the limit.