Chile opens public consultation period for two marine parks
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Sub-secretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture (Subpesca) is carrying out a public consultation on the general management plans designed for the Nazcas-Desventuradas and…
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ENAP: Chile’s oil company faces sanctions for hydro-fracking in Tierra del Fuego
SANTIAGO – Chile’s environmental regulator on Monday charged state oil company ENAP with improper fracking in Tierra del Fuego, a wild, largely unpopulated region at…
Human bodies spotted around area where Chilean Hercules went missing en route to Antarctica
SANTIAGO – The Chilean Air Force contacted relatives of the 38 people aboard its Lockheed Hercules C-130 transport aircraft which went missing Monday afternoon en…
Argentina needs to get back on its feet first, says new President
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina’s new president Alberto Fernández has said his country needs to get back on its feet before anything else after four years…
Mexico pulls ambassador from Buenos Aires over ‘book store shoplifting’
MEXICO CITY – This week Mexico’s Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard ordered the prompt return of Ambassador Oscar Ricardo Valero Recio Becerra from his Argentina commission…
Chilean Air Force C-130 Hercules feared crashed near Drake Passage
SANTIAGO – A Chilean Air Force (FACh) Hercules C130 aircraft is feared to have crashed near Drake Passage, located between the Southern tip of South…
Chile’s GDP expands 3.3% in 3Q, but prospects for 4Q are discouraging
Chile’s gross domestic product grew 3.3 percent in the third quarter of 2019 compared with a year earlier, the central bank said on Monday. The…
Walmart seeks police protection after 120 supermarkets burnt and looted in Chile
SANTIAGO – American retail giant Walmart has sought court orders for police protection in protest-hit Chile after more than 120 of its supermarkets were looted…
Piñera agrees to amend Pinochet-era Constitution after deadly Chile protests
SANTIAGO – A long meeting of almost three hours was held on Sunday between President Sebastián Piñera and the leaders of Chile Vamos parties, which…
Evo Morales steps down as Bolivian president following ‘electoral fraud’
LA PAZ – Bolivian President Evo Morales, the first indigenous ruler of the country, announced his resignation in a televised address on Sunday after weeks…