Remembering Steve Anderson
BENJAMIN WITTE I was neither the first nor the last of the many interns and editors who peopled the office of the Santiago Times during…
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Chile to open borders for vaccinated nationals and foreign residents as of next week
The Government of Chile has announced it will open the country’s borders since July 26 for vaccinated nationals and foreign residents. The country completely closed…
Chile leads the region on its way to sustainable energy-powered cars
As the leading country in the region on the road to new sources of energy for vehicles, Chile last week added a new charging point…
Sputnik V vaccine cleared to land in Chile
Chile’s Public Security Institute (ISP) Wednesday authorized the emergency use of the Russian anticoronavirus Sputnik V vaccine by 5 votes in favour, two abstentions and…
Chile increases basic interest rate to 0,75%, working on a two year horizon
Chilean Central Bank board members decided unanimously to increase the reference inter-bank interest rate some 25 base points to 0.75%, which represents the first rise…
Underdogs emerge triumphant from Chile’s primary elections
Independent candidate Sebastián Sichel took most of the votes within the right-wing bloc, Chile Vamos, while Frente Amplio Deputy Gabriel Boric was chosen in the…
A remote surveillance project to be implemented by 66 communities
Ben Anson/ The Santiago Times Staff Sixty-six communities will install a remote surveillance project. The system will have 1,000 cameras throughout the country, which will…
Daza ensures that 70% of those over 80 have been vaccinated
Ben Anson / The Santiago Times Staff Undersecretary of Public Health Paula Daza called on all regions to prioritize the COVID-19 vaccinations of people over…
No (Facebook) news to read in Australia
As of midnight (Australia), Facebook has blocked many sources of news for their users. Several sites report “no posts” and thus no news feed. Although…
Teachers in Chile get vaccine
Ben Anson/ The Santiago Times Staff Vaccinations have started in Chile’s educational community. The first teacher to receive the vaccine was Gloria Alfaro Segovia, a…