Petrobras begins development of massive offshore field as Brazil targets 7.5m bpd in a decade
BRASILIA – Petrobras has put the finishing touches on the first wave of development at the massive offshore Brazil Lula Field, pumping first oil from…
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Chile reduces mobile termination rates by 80%
SANTIAGO – President Sebastián Piñera yesterday announced an average reduction of 80% in the tariffs for interconnection services or access charges paid by all mobile…
Chile receives ambassador of interim Venezuelan president
SANTIAGO – The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Roberto Ampuero, recently met with Guarequena Gutiérrez, diplomatic representative of Venezuela in Chile, appointed by the…
Venezuela: Guaidó invites Russia and China to change sides
CARACAS – Global jostling intensified this week between countries that want Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in power and those trying to force him to resign,…
UK and Chile sign new trade continuity agreement with post Brexit in mind
SANTIAGO – The United Kingdom and Chile signed on Wednesday in Santiago a trade continuity agreement that will see British businesses and consumers benefiting from…
Chile jails six for murder of ex-president Eduardo Frei Montalva
SANTIAGO – Six people were sentenced to up to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for the 1982 death of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva,…
Top Venezuelan court bars Guaidó from leaving country, freezes his bank accounts
CARACAS – Venezuela’s Supreme Court has banned opposition leader Juan Guaidó from leaving the Latin American country and frozen his bank accounts. The move comes…
Chile creates new 150,000 sq km marine protected area
SANTIAGO –Chile has announced the creation of its newest marine protected area, the Diego Ramírez-Drake Passage Marine Park. Located in the Magallanes region, it is…
Rockódromo 2019: More than 64 bands and soloists set to perform in Chile
SANTIAGO – The Rockódromo festival 2019, produced by the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, through its Rock Schools and Popular Music programs, will gather…
Thousands of dancers, musicians to be part of largest multicultural party in northern Chile
SANTIAGO – Yesterday they arrived at the Palacio de La Moneda to launch the Inti Ch’Amampi Andean Carnival with the authorities, today they took Paseo…