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Monthly Archives: September 2009
CHILE: STRIKING FORESTRY SUBCONTRACTORS CAUSE PRODUCTION HALT
Forestry Giant Arauco Has Stopped Its Production Nationwide As Strikers Block Site Entrances (Ed. Note: Since this article went to press, Arauco has struck a deal with the strikers until Oct. 6.) Forestry production has been shut down throughout the … Continue reading
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Questions For Deborah Solomon
Hey. Hi. What’s up? Not too much, you? Not a lot, kinda full from lunch. Do you like lunch? Lunch is good. How ’bout them Niners? I know! Damn. Yeah, really. INTERVIEW HAS BEEN CONDENSED AND EDITED.
CANDIDATES LAY OUT CAMPAIGN PLATFORMS
Trade Blows In First Debate With an audience more suited to a soccer game than civil discourse, the first televised presidential debate kicked off at the TVN television studio Wednesday night. The crowd, made up of supporters and invited guests … Continue reading
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Guinea Pig Roulette, New Articles
Just posted: PUBLIC HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ATTRACTS MORE HIGH-INCOME CLIENTS CODELCO WORKERS TEAM WITH PRIVATE COPPER MINERS FOR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING CONGRESS SET TO REPEAL CHILE’S COPPER RESERVE LAW PRESIDENT BACHELET’S POPULARITY SOARS; NOT SO FOR CONCERTACIÓN CHILE’S RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION … Continue reading
Back in Santiago, the Jewel of the Chilean Metropolitan District (except for all that other stuff)
So here I am, back from my seven-day foray in Peru, a whirlwind trip around the country. It was amazing, and I’ll be updating about that soon, when I have the willpower and time to sit and describe it for … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Exploration
Tagged drink, fiestas patrias, fondas, food, military, santiago
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CHILE’S RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION EDGES UP
Wind Energy Is Emerging As Top Energy Prospect, Says Tokman The quantity of renewable energy in Chile’s electric grid has more than doubled since the beginning of President Michelle Bachelet’s term, the state-run daily La Nación reported Monday. The country’s … Continue reading
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CHILE: LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS MEET WITH WORLD LEADERS AT BUSINESS FORUM IN SANTIAGO
Guatemalan President And U.S. Commerce Secretary Among Attendants Small-business owners met for a panel discussion with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke on Monday as part of the Americas Competitiveness Forum, held in Santiago Sept. 27 – 29. Locke was one … Continue reading
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PRESIDENT BACHELET’S POPULARITY SOARS; NOT SO FOR CONCERTACIÓN
With just three months left before leaving office, President Michelle Bachelet continues to set new records for job approval and support. But coalition’s replacement hopeful, Sen. Eduardo Frei, isn’t so fortunate. A poll by the Center for Public Studies (CEP) … Continue reading
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I’m going to Peru!
Machu Picchu between Sept. 11 and 18th. See you when I get back!
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Congress Set to Repeal Chile’s Copper Reserve Law
President Michelle Bachelet gave her support Tuesday to a bill that would repeal the Copper Reserve Law. The Copper Reserve Law, a relic of the Pinochet dictatorship, guaranteed that 10 percent of all sales made by the state-owned CODELCO copper … Continue reading
Posted in Santiago Times
Tagged bachelet, Chile, CODELCO, Congress, copper, pinochet, Reserve Law
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