Tag: Sebastián Piñera

Wednesday, February 15th 2012 - 05:42 UTC
Cameron rings Chilean president to discuss Falklands and self determination

Chilean president Sebastián Piñera received a surprise phone call at his summer residence on Tuesday afternoon from PM David Cameron who referred to the current Falklands dispute.
Monday, February 13th 2012 - 21:05 UTC
Chilean community in Falklands plan to write a letter to President Piñera

After a successful turnout and demonstration last week, the Chilean community in the Falkland Islands will be deciding this week on addressing letters to President Sebastian Piñera and President of the Senate, Guillermo Guiralde to tell them that in the Islands there is also a piece of Chile.
Monday, February 13th 2012 - 05:39 UTC
Chile denies ‘media rumours’ of Argentine sea and air blockade to the Falklands

Chilean Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno denied rumours that Argentina had requested Chile to join a blockade of the Falklands Islands and also reassured that the government of President Cristina Fernandez has not questioned the commercial air link between Santiago and the Islands.
Thursday, February 9th 2012 - 07:47 UTC
Trade restrictions, main point of agenda when Cristina Fernandez visits Chile

Santiago media reports increasing disappointment in the Chilean government and private sector with the latest batch of Argentine measures to restrict imports and want the issue ‘top of the agenda’ when President Cristina Fernandez visits Chile at the end of the month.
Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 00:03 UTC
Malvinas dispute anticipates visits of Cristina Fernandez and Hague to Chile

British Foreign Secretary William Hague and Argentine president Cristina Fernandez are expected to visit Chile in the near future as pressure mounts on the conservative government of President Sebastian Piñera because of the ongoing UK/Argentina diplomatic dispute over the Faklands/Malvinas issue.
Thursday, February 2nd 2012 - 05:40 UTC
UK convinced Argentina plotting to blockade the Falklands: LAN airlink next target

British diplomats have accused Argentina of plotting an economic blockade of the Falkland Islands amid fears Buenos Aires is attempting to block all flights from Chile to the Islands, reports the guardian.co.uk in a piece by Rory Carroll, Jonathan Franklin and Uki Goñi.
Wednesday, January 25th 2012 - 21:21 UTC
Automatic registration in Chile incorporates 4.5 million new, mostly young voters

With President Sebastián Piñera signature at a ceremony in the Presidential Palace, Chile joined a community of nations in which all eligible voters are automatically registered to vote.
Monday, January 16th 2012 - 18:30 UTC
Chile with 50% hydro power by 2034, but serious energy shortages in 2015

President Sebastián Piñera announced a 20-year plan for Chile’s energy needs at the annual energy dinner in front of the country’s top executives in the electricity sector. The president said the plan aims to create “a cleaner energy, that is safer, more economical and that agrees with the energy requirements of our country.”
Saturday, January 14th 2012 - 06:28 UTC
Piñera and Mujica committed to expand their countries Antarctic efforts

Uruguayan president Jose Mujica and his host and peer Sebastián Piñera said they are committed to expand and intensify the presence of their countries in Antarctica which they described as a “continent of peace and of the future”.
Friday, January 6th 2012 - 07:05 UTC
Chile’s forest regions on fire; six fire fighters killed; Piñera to apply anti terror legislation

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera invoked anti-terror legislation after at least six fire-fighters died in a wildfire he believes was started deliberately.