A tale of two Chiles; referendum on constitutional reform
While Chile’s rich and corporations enjoy low taxes, its poor and elderly struggle with nearly no social safety net.
2020
Chile celebrates breeding of endangered Loa water frogs
SANTIAGO — A clutch of critically-endangered water frogs rescued from a muddy puddle in Chile’s driest desert has birthed 200 offspring at the country’s national…
Bolivian president-elect: “no role” for the winning party leader Evo Morales currently exiled in Argentina
Bolivia’s president-elect Luis Arce said on Tuesday that there was “no role” in his government for socialist party leader Evo Morales, who governed for almost…
Chileans mark anniversary of mass protests with peaceful rallies in the morning and riots and looting at night
Tens of thousands of Chileans gathered in the central square of Santiago, Plaza Italia, renamed Plaza Dignidad, to mark the one-year anniversary of mass protests…
Chile records 1,752 fresh Covid-19 cases, death toll climbs to 11,289
SANTIAGO – The Chilean Ministry of Health on Monday reported 1,752 new coronavirus infections in the South American country. Of the 411,726 infections, a total…
LATAM: Falklands-Chile link remains suspended until January 2021
SANTIAGO – LATAM Airlines have confirmed to the Falkland Islands government that the Punta Arenas-Santiago route will remain suspended until at least 2 January 2021,…
Chilean referendum campaign to amend Pinochet constitution takes off
SANTIAGO – Braving the pandemic, Chileans begin campaigning on Wednesday for a referendum on amending their dictatorship-era constitution — for many a symbol of entrenched…
Magallanes’s Chief Medical Officer resigns amid Covid-19 controversy
PUNTA ARENAS – The Chief Medical Officer from Magallanes Region, extreme south of Chile, resigned following an outbreak of Covid-19 cases in Punta Arenas and…
Chile slaps record fine on Norwegian company over environmental offense
SANTIAGO – Last week, Chile’s environmental protection service said it had slapped a record US$ 6.6 million fine on a Norwegian salmon producer for the…
Chile and Ecuador sign new free trade agreement
SANTIAGO – Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera and and his Ecuadorian counterpart Lenin Moreno have signed a new Free Trade Agreement, which provides significant benefits for…