The Chilean government’s rejection of the controversial Dominga megaproject has unleashed a wave of applause and celebrations on social media by ruling party parliamentarians, while only a few opposition voices have expressed their criticism publicly. “Dominga is rejected and one of the richest marine ecosystems in the world is protected. The project symbol of environmental […]
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Chile opens another process to leave behind the Pinochet Constitution
Chile began this Wednesday a new process to replace the Constitution drafted during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1973-1990); the third effort in five years to leave behind one of the main legacies of that period whose wounds are still open. The law that enables the constitutional change was approved by the Chilean Congress this […]
Boric describes the number of deaths from protests in Peru as “unacceptable and painful”
Chilean President Gabriel Boric described as “unacceptable and painful” the balance of deaths that has been registered during the anti-government demonstrations in Peru, focused in recent days in the southern region of Puno. “It is unacceptable and painful to see the number of people who have died in clashes with the police in southern Peru. […]
Economic keys that will mark the last week of the year in America
This week, the last of the year, will be marked economically by the publication of employment data in large Latin American economies, such as Brazil and Mexico. These are the economic keys that will mark the week in America: Wednesday 28 Mexico publishes the unemployment rate for the month of November after staying at 3.3% […]
Chile a month after deciding its destiny with a new Constitution
Chileans will vote in a month to decide whether to approve a new Constitution that establishes a welfare state or reject it, leaving the current one in force, inherited from the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship, an option that for now leads the preferences. The final stretch of the electoral campaign is approaching with a proposal on […]
European Union will accelerate conversion to green energy
Lima, 04/27/2022 07:29 pm The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the European Commission, Josep Borrell, said on Wednesday from Chili that the decision of Russia to cut gas supply to Poland Y Bulgaria will accelerate Europe’s decision to convert to green energy. Borrell began […]
Hundreds of migrants have crossed irregularly into Chile in the last few hours
Hundreds of migrants entered Chile irregularly in the last few hours across the border with Bolivia days after a new immigration law came into force that has sparked controversy in the country and some confusion among the security forces that monitor the highland roads. Witnesses in the border town of Colchane assured that the passage […]
Peru displaces Chile as the most stable economy in Latin America
Agencies After its recent update of the country risk indicators in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Bloomberg agency determined that Peru now has the most solid and stable economy in the region. Our country closed the fourth quarter of 2021 with a rating of 56.28 points and displaced Chile from the top (52.79 points), […]
Bloomberg: Peru displaces Chile as the most stable economy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Peru is now the most solid and stable economy in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the update of the country risk indicators of Bloomberg. In this sense, our country reached 56.28 points and displaced Chile from this title (52.79 points). According to the international agency, the southern country did not worsen, but was […]
Chile begins military deployment to control irregular migration on the borders with Peru and Bolivia
Updated on 02/16/2022 03:57 pm More than 600 soldiers were deployed this Wednesday to collaborate with the police in controlling irregular migration in four provinces in northern Chile, bordering Bolivia and Peru, within the framework of a state of emergency decreed by the government. The state of emergency contemplates the deployment of 672 soldiers and […]