Chile remains divided over its role in Falklands conflict
Dictatorship-era minister claims collaboration was
self-defense against revanchist Argentina while others lament Chile’s
participation in ‘colonial’ war.
Chilean politicians More...Ex-president Piñera and government ministers trade blows over legacy
Favored 2018 candidate Piñera draws condemnation from the
left for likening Bachelet’s legislative agenda to controversial
reforms preceding the 1973 coup.
Former President More...Senator calls for regulation of polling practices
A leading polling company comes after fire for
‘abandoning objectivity’ and pursuing ‘revenge’ on behalf of ousted
minister-turned director of the CEP.
A leading polling More...
Market Wrap: Currency movements dominate market, retail giant stumbles
Aug. 18-22: Movements of the peso and dollar help boost the share prices of some companies while some announce or finagle mergers. New developments related to proposed mergers More...This Week in Business: Reactions to GDP print, peso plummets
Major stories from the world of trade finance and economics: Senators propose ways to help small businesses, banks revise outlooks and AFP profits increase. The peso has fallen More...Prominent activist launches universally accessible human rights course
Chilean initiative hopes to galvanize new generation of activists with human rights course ‘available to anyone with an More...Chile announces new prisons to reduce rampant overcrowding
US$420 million government investment will build four new prisons to combat overpopulation which affects more than More...
50,000 evacuated from Santiago metro in latest transport meltdown
Deputy accuses Bachelet of ‘politicizing’ transport and calls for the heads of metro bosses while company...
How can Santiago avoid future metro meltdowns?
Experts say expanded metro lines, better bus service and bike lanes needed to avoid overcrowding and...
Contingency plan announced as metro disruption continues
Tranport Minister says there are ‘lessons to be learned’ from metro disruption which has affected tens...
Soccer Roundup: Canales firing on all cylinders, Colo Colo rampant
Back to business for Universidad de Chile as Lasarte’s men More...Chile warns Peru to stop nationalists’ from entering disputed territory
Foreign Affairs Minister Muñoz asks Peruvian authorities to avert ‘provocative’ hardliners’ attempts More...Santiago rated one of best cities to live in South America
As safest South American city, Santiago rates as one of two best cities on Latin continent in which to live, according..Bachelet draws parallels between apartheid and Chilean dictatorship
While visiting South Africa, the Chilean president said that modern societies are demanding ever more from the political class. During the..Thousands march for changes in landmark education reform bill
Nearly 80,000 take to the city’s streets for greater changes in Chile’s education system, continuing a series More...Students occupy six buildings to protest exclusion from reform process
Controversial education reform bill passes first stages, students respond with sit-ins demanding they be allowed to participate in drafting process. Following the..Court stands up to student sit-ins at prestigious Santiago school
Students condemn historic court decision to ban school occupations, blame the right for standing in way of educational reform. Following Monday’s..Conservationists launch initiative to save Chile’s bees
A declining bee population is set to sting the country’s
biodiversity and the key agriculture industry, according to
conservationists. Chile’s biodiversity..
‘The Postman’ author wins Chile’s top literature award
Antonio Skármeta wins nation’s most important literary
honor, claims books are more important than ever to Chile’s
communication-saturated youth. Chilean novelist..
Political courage at La Moneda palace
Opinion: Bachelet must keep her election promise to bring about social equality and the return of long-seized ancestral lands to the..
Persecution, protest and piety: Palestinian refugees’ escape to Chile
The Santiago Times heard the story of two brothers’ move to Chile, believed to have the largest Palestinian diaspora outside the..
Rescue Valparaíso as an act of national catharsis
“Valparaíso… Anchors resisting the waves of the earth” -From Ode to Valparaíso by Pablo Neruda Burned land, Alimapu, was Valparaíso’s original..
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