All posts tagged Piñera
Chile: Bachelet pledges free public higher education within six years if elected
Bachelet pledges free public higher education within six years if elected; Tensions rise between Chile and Bolivia over Morales’ comments; Smog alert for Metropolitan Region
Economy: Brazilian industry condemns Mercosur
Brazilian industry says country needs to open trade; Brazilian President would welcome Ecuador as Mercosur member; Obama and Piñera meet to discuss trade, TPP Brazilian industry says country needs to open trade The National Confederation of Industry in Brazil (CNI) asserts that the [...]
Chile: Increased security after two assaults on presidential candidates
Increased security after two assaults on presidential candidates; Evacuations begin near Copahue volcano; Piñera sends ‘Carabinero Law’ to Congress
Chile: President Piñera delivers final State of the Union address
President Piñera delivers final State of the Union address; General Pinochet’s widow hospitalized; Chileans living abroad demand absentee vote
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
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
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
Chile’s eye on the sky opens a doorway to development
Ever since the excellent conditions for stargazing in Northern Chile attracted its first international observatory in the 1960s, the region´s reputation as an astronomical hotspot has been growing more solid by the day. Inaugurated this month, Earth´s largest telescope adds [...]
Chile: Government seeks to criminalize verbal abuse of police officers
Government seeks to criminalize verbal abuse of police officers; Chile marks Earth Hour; Chilean Senate elects new president; Bolivia to sue Chile for access to the sea
Chile: Bachelet leaves UN to return to Chile
Former President Bachelet leaves the UN to return to Chile; Chile inaugurates world’s most expensive astronomycentre; two killed in Air Force plane crash
Chile: Ministry of Education launches plan for early childhood education
Ministry of Education launches plan for early childhood education; Firefighters attacked in La Araucanía; Government marks International Women’s Day
Chile: Bolivian soldiers return home
Bolivian soldiers detained in Chile return home; Chile commemorates 2010 tsunami; Santiago prepares for post-vacation traffic jam Bolivian soldiers detained in Chile return home On Monday the three Bolivian soldiers detained for illegally crossing the Chilean border on 25 January, [...]
Chile: Tensions mount over detained Bolivian soldiers
Tensions mount between Chile and Bolivia over detained soldiers; Piñera announces aid for victims of Valparaíso fire; terror suspect Berkhoff begins hunger strike for political prisoner status.
Chile: Fires rage in Valparaíso
Fires rage in Valparaíso; Government announces lawsuit against Aguas Andinas; Appeals Court revokes bail for terror-suspect Berkhoff; Bolivia to confront Chile in international forums over detained soldiers.