All posts tagged Chile
Economy: Foreign direct investment reaches record high
Foreign direct investment reaches record high; trade deficit of Central American nations grew by 11.6 percent between 2011 and 2012; Andean countries to grow between 4 and 6 percent in 2013 Foreign direct investment reaches record high In 2012, Latin America [...]
Chile: Santiago smog reaches 16-year low
Santiago smog reaches 16-year low; Golborne announces break from politics; terror suspect Berkhoff apprehended one month after escape
Arts: Roberto Aizemberg exhibited in Buenos Aires
Aizemberg’s surrealist works exhibited in Buenos Aires;Chile celebrates Theatre Day with 44 performances; Jaime Chabaud wins Juan Ruiz Alarcón Theatre Prize; Brazil’s FLIST literary festival enters fifth year Works by Argentine surrealist Roberto Aizemberg are exhibited in Buenos Aires 65 [...]
Economy: Regional youth unemployment remains stable despite global economic crisis
Youth unemployment stable in Latin America despite continued global economic crisis; Latinvex releases data on wealth of Latin American nations; Inflation continues to rise in Venezuela Regional youth unemployment remains stable in face of global economic crisis The youth unemployment [...]
Chile: Laurence Golborne drops out of presidential race
Laurence Golborne drops out of presidential race; Mixed Commission rejects government’s minimum wage proposal; Peruvian police find body of fugitive Chilean cult leader
Arts: Peruvian named Photographer of the Year
Peruvian named Photographer of the Year; Chilean films selected for Cannes 2013; the complete poems of Gonzalo Rojas’ are launched; Eduardo Sacheri wins Clarín Fiction Prize Peruvian named Photographer of the Year Peruvian photographer Vanessa Colareta has been named Photographer of the Year [...]
Chile: Police hunt cult leader accused of burning baby
Police Hunt Cult leader accused of burning baby; social and environmental groups mark earth day with water rights demonstration; President appoints Carolina Schmidt to replace impeached Education Minister
Economy: Merkel and Correa express support for Ecuador-EU trade agreement
Merkel and Correa advocate increased Ecuador-EU trade relations; Chile and Panama named Latin America’s most competitive economies; Mexico and Peru look to increase commercial ties Merkel and Correa advocate increased Ecuador-EU trade relations This Wednesday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Ecuadorian President [...]
Chile: Education Minister Beyer impeached
Education Minister Beyer impeached; Police use of paintball guns under fire; Aguas Andinas to compensate clients
Indigenous Issues: Peru to conduct a National Census of Indigenous People
Peru to conduct a National Census of Indigenous People; 104 indigenous people died and more than 12,000 were displaced in Colombia in 2012; Mining project halted after causing environmental damage in Chile Peru to conduct a National Census of Indigenous People On [...]
Chile: 150,000 join first organized education protest of 2013
150,000 join first organized education protest of 2013; Bachelet receives official party nomination; World Health Organization places Chile in top 10 most obese nations
Chile: Education Minister Harald Beyer suspended pending Senate vote
Education Minister suspended pending Senate vote; Exhumation of Pablo Neruda’s body begins; Terror suspect now a fugitive from the law
Economy: Pacific Alliance to liberalise 90 percent of trade
Pacific Alliance to liberalise 90 percent of trade; Argentine Central Bank will not devalue currency; Cubans encouraged to increase productivity for May Day; Andean immigrants receive significant unemployment assistance from Spain Pacific Alliance to liberalise 90 percent of trade Chile, [...]
Human Rights: UN calls for expanded abortion rights in Peru
UN asks Peru to extend abortions rights to rape and incest victims; Chile hosts first march for disability rights; UNASUR begins creation of regional human rights observatory
Chile: Bachelet announces run for presidency
Bachelet announces run for presidency; nation marks anniversary of anti-gay hate crime with ‘March for Justice’; 54 arrested after ‘Day of the Young Combatant’ demonstrations