AYSÉN - It’s difficult to define exactly what’s going on in and around the region through the national and international media. However, living in La Junta in the north of Aysén I can certainly say that there are still no buses running and barriers remain across the Carretera Austral, the only highway through the region. Much has [...]
SANTIAGO – “More information, better decisions” was the motto that the Minister of Economy, Pablo Longueira and the SERNAC Director, Juan Antonio Peribonio, used for this campaign. It will inform consumers about the new rights they will have after March 5th. During the launch, authorities showed two TV spots which will soon be appearing on [...]
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AYSÉN – As of noon today the bridge over the Rio Rosselot that connects La Junta with the rest of Northern Patagonia has been closed by La Juntan’s in soldiarity with the “Tu Problem Es Mi Problema” Aysén civil movement. Around fifty villagers, men women and children from all backgrounds marched to the bridge and closed [...]
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SANTIAGO – A meeting between Undersecretary of the Interior, Rodrigo Ubilla, and the leaders of the protests in Aysén that began earlier this week has ended without the two sides reaching an agreement. The meeting, which lasted around five hours, brought the two sides very little closer to a compromise. Only two out of the [...]
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AYSÉN – Government officials have decided to open negotiations with the leaders of the protests in Aysén, and have sent the Undersecretary of the Interior, Rodrigo Ubilla, to be their spokesman. He will meet with representatives from the Aysén Region Social Movement (Moviemento Social for la Región de Aysén) today. Today began a new phase [...]
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SANTIAGO- Ministers Harald Beyer (Education) and Jaime Mañalich (Health) marked the International Day of Childhood Cancer at the Fundación Nuestros Hijos (Our Children Foundation) in San Miguel. The foundation runs two hospital schools, which allow children living with cancer the chance to continue with their studies while they are in hospital. The schools are located in [...]
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SANTIAGO – The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, gave Chilean President Sebastian Piñera a surprise phone call yesterday afternoon at his house in Bahía Coique. Cameron wanted to take the opportunity to personally articulate his position on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) issue to the President. According to Chilean newspaper El Mercurio, the [...]
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WASHINGTON DC- Peru’s ambassador to the US, Harold Forsyth, sat down to an interview with US Journalist Eddie Walsh to discuss Diplomatic issues in Latin America for the Al-Jazeera website. Walsh questioned Forsyth on the warming relations between Peru and Chile, citing the recent cases of alleged espionage and issues relating to Chilean military exercises. [...]
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SAN JOSÉ DE MAIPO – The small company Chile Rafting was the chosen venue yesterday for the Minister of Economy, Development and Tourism, Pablo Longueira, to get to know the variety of tourist destinations along the Región Metropolitana mountain range, which is located only an hour from the capital and, according to municipal statistics, may [...]
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SANTIAGO – Argentina’s ambassador to Chile, Ginés González García, has skipped his summer vacation this year in order to stay in Santiago and complete his single objective: to reschedule, as soon as possible, the cancelled visit to Chile of the president of his country, Cristina Fernández. In December, his government confirmed her trip to Chile for [...]
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