SANTIAGO — Once again, Chilean students have taken to the streets to protest the…
Time to change the clocks in Chile
SANTIAGO – Remember this Saturday to put your clocks back for the winter time. Many electronic devices including phones and computers automatically set their clocks back earlier in the year, however the Chilean government had pushed back the end of summer time. On 11:59:59pm on Saturday April 28th, the clocks will need to be set [...]
U.S. Defense Secretary Seeks to Strengthen Partnership with Chile
SANTIAGO – As the United States defense budget continues to tighten, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta seeks to strengthen partnerships with South American alliances. Before his arrival in Chile, Panetta met with counterparts and military officials in Colombia and Brazil to discuss an expansion of defense and security cooperation. At a press conference yesterday [...]
Court Rejects Codelco Request to Freeze Anglo Dividends
SANTIAGO – The 14th Civil Justice Court of Santiago has rejected Codelco’s bid to appoint an auditor and freeze Anglo American Sur’s dividends in the latest development of the ongoing feud between the two mining companies. Specifically, Codelco had wanted Chilean courts to recognize their right to 49 per cent of Anglo’s shares, in accordance with their [...]
Students March for Education Rights
PLAZA ITALIA – Thousands of university students participated in a protest march this morning and afternoon, the first of its kind for the year 2012. It continued the tradition that began last year, with students demanding better access to higher education, higher standards of quality, and improved financing in order to emerge from the great [...]
Chilean Universities Receive Top Rankings in “Iberaoamérica” Investigation
SANTIAGO – According to the SCImago Ranking of worldwide universities and research institutions, considered one of the most reliable ratings organizations in this subject, Universidad de Chile, Universidad Católica, and Universidad de Concepción have all been listed in the top 100 among the rankings for “Iberoamérican” institutions. These refer to schools and universities throughout Latin [...]
First Lady Cecilia Morel Visits Rapa Nui
Chile’s first lady, Cecilia Morel, is on a state visit to Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, in which she is promoting the reforestation of 40,000 native trees, offering computers to the island’s two biggest schools, and announcing the removal of half a ton of electronic waste from the island. Morel’s visit began in [...]
Chilean Antipoet Awarded Cervantes Prize
ALCALÁ DE HENARES, SPAIN. – The Spanish Prince of Asturias yesterday awarded the prestigious Miguel de Cervantes prize to Nicanor Parra, who sent his grandson, Cristóbal Ugarte Parra, to pick up the prize due to his health problems impeding him from doing so. Upon awarding the prize, the prince praised the Chilean pioneer of antipoetry, calling [...]
Blackout Affects Seven Regions
SANTIAGO. – 20,000 families in the Región de Los Ríos were left in darkness in the early hours of this morning, due to an interruption in energy supply whose effects spread from the Región Metropolitana to the Región de Los Lagos. The blackout occured at 01:37 on Monday morning as a result of a fault [...]
US Secretary of Defense Tours South America
U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta has begun his tour of South America, in an effort to expand defense and security cooperation with Chile, Brazil and Colombia. The five-day visit started in Bogotá, Colombia. Panetta will then travel to Brazil, visiting the cities of Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro. The trip finishes in Santiago on [...]
Valparaíso Region Prepares for Evacuation Exercise
SANTIAGO – Last Friday the Governor of the region Valparaíso, Raúl Celis, met with local authorities and mayors from coastal provinces, in which they confirmed the carrying out of an extensive earthquake and tsunami exercise in May, in which they expect to evacuate about 600,000 people. Raúl Celis informed that the exercise request 20 cities [...]