8:00 am tomorrow morning marks the start of the 48 hour strike that employees of the Ministry of Education have announced to protest what they describe as mass layoffs and irregular Ministry policies. According to the Association for Employees of the Ministry of Education–Andime– some 5,000 Ministry employees will participate in the protest, in an [...]
Unemployment figures drop in last quarter despite earthquake The unemployment rate of 8.6% in the period from February-April reflected a decrease of 0.4 of a percentage point from the previous quarter according to INE, the National Statistic Institute. Despite the overall improvement recorded, in two areas of the country which were badly affected by the [...]
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Noche de AyudArte - Is a two-night gala event that joins Arte and Ayudar (help) reflecting both the spirit and intent of the event. Over the past 26 years Noche de AyudArte (formerly known as Noche de Arte) has directly benefited a number of worthy charities and homes in Santiago, a list of which is linked on the previous page. The event [...]
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Ok close your eyes, centre your thoughts and breath deeply, in and out three times… Ooommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Yes, it may be obvious that last week Santiago Street Eyes left the city for the long weekend to attend the ‘Oneness Awakening DEEKSHA Youth Festival’! POW! ‘Street Eyes’ in the form of ‘Gino and Tito’ (alter ego [...]
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Chile participated in its debut meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) yesterday, in which the Meeting’s chair, Prime Minister of Italy, Silivio Berlusconi, praised the country’s reconstruction efforts. The organization is reported to support President Piñera’s ambitious plans to increase development and social well-being in Chile, and, as such, has been [...]
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Latest Opinion Poll results announced According to the latest survey published by the company Adimark, President Sebastián Piñera’s opinion poll rating has increased. The survey, released yesterday afternoon, shows 53% of those surveyed in support of the president and 30% against him. Conducted between 7th and 26th May to 1116 people, the poll also showed [...]
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Last night’s monthly International Professional Woman’s Association meeting saw British Ambassador Jon Benjamin conclude that the answer to this question is not entirely clear, but it is a heck of an interesting and varied profession. Having worked in the Foreign service since 1986 with postings in Indonesia, Central Asia, Turkey and New York to name [...]
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The price of Copper rose by 2.25% last month– to a US $3.10076/pound– on the London Metal Exchange, according to the Chilean Copper Commission (Cochelco). This is just slightly above the average price for the month,– $3.09816/ pound– and slightly below the average for the entire year, which stands at $3.29920/pound. Although the economic [...]
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OECD predicts 4.1% growth in Chilean Economy for 2010 and 5.3% growth for 2011. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development predicts a strong growth of 4.1% in the Chilean economy for 2010, and an even stronger growth of 5.1% for 2011. Most of the economic growth in 2010 should take place in the second [...]
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Daniel BrewingtonFounder & Chief Executive Officer of I Love Chile news, Daniel loves Chile. Living here since 2002, Daniel, his wife and 3 children made Chile their home. I Love Chile promotes English in Chile and Chile in English. We reinvent traditional media tools in non traditional ways to reduce the language barriers and connect [...]
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