Chilean court signs agreement to publish the Constitution in English
Gonzalo Díaz SANTIAGO – María Luisa Brahm, president of the constitutional court, this week signed a convention with the Comparative Constitutions Project for the Chilean…
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‘All steps being taken to guarantee vote of all Chileans abroad,’ says Chancellor Allamand
Marcelo Montecinos SANTIAGO – Andres Allamand, the Minister of Foreign Relations, announced that 113 voting stations have been set up in 65 countries in order…
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…
AFPs – Chile’s lower house approves withdrawal from pensions
SANTIAGO – Lawmakers in Chile’s lower house have approved a bill to allow citizens to withdraw up to 10% from private pension funds, dealing a…
Chilean House of Representatives approves withdrawal of 10% from retirement funds
Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – After a tense 10-hour debate as to whether Chileans could withdraw, as a personal, temporary loan, part of…