Last Monday (the 30th of August) marked the 50-day anniversary of a hunger strike initiated by 32 Mapuches, who were convicted and jailed under Chile’s anti-terrorist law, a left-over from the dictatorship that haunted Chile between 1973-1990. For years, activists and Mapuche communities have been pushing to change the law, that has been consistently used against [...]
Colonel Ricardo Cartagena, head of the Prefecture of Traffic, Roads & Radio Patrol today filed with Metropolitan Mayor, Fernando Echeverria, the security measures that will be undertaken in September during the Fiestas Patrias, or Bicentennial to be celebrated September 17-20. Cartagena announced that there will be “zero tolerance” during the four day long weekend, which [...]
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The international media circus surrounding the rescue of the 33 trapped miners at San Jose has undoubtedly turned the disaster into one of the most trying psychological trials in history. Experts have been called in from all over the world to collaborate on a rescue effort expected to take up to four months, and that [...]
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Miners begin receiving vaccines The 33 miners trapped underground in the San Jose mine have begun receiving vaccines aimed at keeping them healthy while they wait the 4 months expected to take rescuers to free them. Johnny Barrios (50), self-taught in first aid, has taken the role of ‘doctor’ down the mine. According to Raul [...]
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Yesterday I played in the snow at La Parva with a lively group from the Hellen Keller School for the Blind. This was the fourth and final week of the Case Ronde adaptive ski program, started three years ago by a dedicated group of people who wanted to give some Hellen Keller kids the chance [...]
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For the Chilean mining industry, the disaster at San Jose may be the bearer of bad news. The National Service for Mining and Geology- SERNAGEOMIN– is set to close 18 mines in the wake of the accident, and calculates that of the 300 small and medium sized mines in Chile’s Region II, only 23 operate [...]
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President rejects location of thermoelectric plant President Sebastián Piñera announced yesterday that after discussions with Suez Energy, the company responsible for the thermoelectric plant that was to be built in Punta de Choros, Suez Energy has agreed to change the location of the plant. The decision is keeping true to the election promise he made, [...]
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With their back against the wall, Colo Colo stepped onto the pitch on Wednesday evening, in this first stage of the South American Cup. EL Cacique received the Bolivian club, Univeristario de Sucre, at the Monumental Stadium after falling 2-0 in the first leg in Bolivia. Only once in history was Colo Colo able to make [...]
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by Pascal Mathieu of The Sports Zone La U comes back from 0-2 down to draw with Oriente Petrolero in their debut at the South American Cup. Just like Colo Colo last week, La U de Chile got their South American Cup underway last night in El Teniente of Rancagua against Oriente Petrolero. The Bolivian [...]
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In honor of Chile’s bicentenary celebration, Chile’s first Southeast Asian film festival has been organized by the embassies representing Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam. The purpose of the film festival is to express appreciation to the people of Chile and to promote cultural sharing and awareness between Chile and the countries of Southeast Asia. Preparations [...]
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