Tag: Sebastián Piñera

Saturday, February 19th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Interior Minister wants Chile's northern borders fully closed

Chile's Interior Minister Rodrigo Delgado wants to close the country's northern border as a new stage of the “state of exception” already in force in four provinces where the migration crisis is escalating.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 21:08 UTC
State of Emergency decreed in northern Chile to deal with irregular migration

Chile's government has decreed a State of Exception in the country's northern region to address the migration crisis, which has resulted in both an increase in crime and in acts of xenophobia, it was announced.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 09:56 UTC
Chile starts applying 4th dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Chile Monday began applying the fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to its population after Jan. 10 additional boosters were injected to people with comorbidities, health care staff and those over 55 years of age as infections due to the Omicron variant was on the rise.
Monday, February 7th 2022 - 09:20 UTC
Chile's FM resigns with new Spanish job in mind

The Chilean Government Sunday announced the resignation of Foreign Minister Andrés Allamand had been accepted and that Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs Carolina Valdivia Torres would become acting minister effective immediately.
Friday, January 14th 2022 - 09:25 UTC
Chilean President signs into law Arms Control Bill

Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Thursday signed into law the Arms Control Bill after nearly 14 years of Parliamentary debate. The new norm regulates the possession, trafficking, and use of firearms in a more strict manner.
Wednesday, December 29th 2021 - 09:57 UTC
Former Deputy Health Minister to handle Chile's sanitary transition

The Chilean Government of President Sebastián Piñera Tuesday announced the return to active duty of former Deputy Health Minister Paula Daza, who will now be in charge of handling the transition to the new administration of President-elect Gabriel Boric from a sanitary point of view focused mainly on COVID-19.
Tuesday, December 28th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Boric will not travel to Colombia with Piñera: priority is “organizing my administration's team”

Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boris announced he contacted president Sebastián Piñera to thank him for the invitation to attend the January 26/27 Prosur and Pacific Alliance summits in Colombia, --the current head of government last overseas trip--, but will not join him.
Wednesday, December 1st 2021 - 09:26 UTC
“Chile Day” in UK, British ministers and president Piñera will be attending

Wednesday and Thursday, December first and second, are “Chile Day” in UK, Corporation CEOs, investors, financial institutions, politicians, officials, country experts, diplomats, journalists get together for an annual two-day event with the purpose of promoting the Chilean brand, business opportunities, tourism and export goods.
Wednesday, November 17th 2021 - 09:42 UTC
Chile's President survives new impeachment attempt

Chile's President Sebastián Piñera will be allowed to stay in office until March 11, 2022, after an attempt to impeach him Tuesday failed to be endorsed by the Senate.
Tuesday, November 9th 2021 - 20:55 UTC
Chilean Deputies agree Piñera needs to go through impeachment before the Senate

Chile's Lower House Tuesday passed a motion to impeach President Sebastián Piñera for his involvement in the Dominga mining company affair, which was included in the Pandora Papers report.