Chilean Central Bank board members decided unanimously to increase the reference inter-bank interest rate some 25 base points to 0.75%, which represents the first rise in over two and a half years, given the improved […]
Independent candidate Sebastián Sichel took most of the votes within the right-wing bloc, Chile Vamos, while Frente Amplio Deputy Gabriel Boric was chosen in the left-wing Apruebo coalition after Chile’s primary elections held Sunday. Neither […]
Ben Anson/ The Santiago Times Staff Sixty-six communities will install a remote surveillance project. The system will have 1,000 cameras throughout the country, which will be installed throughout the year. They are currently operating in […]
Ben Anson / The Santiago Times Staff Undersecretary of Public Health Paula Daza called on all regions to prioritize the COVID-19 vaccinations of people over 65 to reach 80% of the target population. “We have […]
As of midnight (Australia), Facebook has blocked many sources of news for their users. Several sites report “no posts” and thus no news feed. Although the actual newspapers have their areas still available and will […]
Ben Anson/ The Santiago Times Staff Vaccinations have started in Chile’s educational community. The first teacher to receive the vaccine was Gloria Alfaro Segovia, a kindergarten teacher at the Escuela República de Alemania. Her 106-year-old […]
By Ben Anson / The Santiago Times The Investigative Police (PDI) report that a 52-year-old woman residing in the Puente Alto community was attacked by her violent partner: a 51-year-old man with whom she maintained […]
Chilean women, union and social leaders called a Feminist Strike on March 8 to denounce the inequalities and patriarchal violence that prevail in the country. The March 8 Women’s Coordinating Committee, the December 19 Coordinating […]
Chilean Health Minister Enrique Paris said on Sunday that despite the success of the vaccination program, through which 1.8 million people have received the first dose of the vaccine against COVID-19, citizens must continue to […]
By Veronica Diaz-Cerda At first glance, it may seem that the race to acquire COVID-19 vaccines has been won by western nations. But alongside the UK, Canada, USA and EU, another country has also secured a […]
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