Category Archives: Santiago Times

Presidential hopeful Marco Enríquez-Ominami is taking steps to distance himself from a former advisor, Edgardo Lepe, who last month was found guilty for misuse of state funds to finance campaign activities. Lepe was found guilty of fraud by Valparaíso Judge … Continue reading →

Sen. Eduardo Frei is seeing his second-place standing falter in the country’s biggest cities, according to a poll to determine expected voter behavior in the upcoming presidential election. The most recent poll by conservative daily newspaper El Mercurio and a … Continue reading →

SANTIAGO – Workers at the world’s largest copper mine made landmark progress in their ongoing labor dispute, winning thousands of dollars in bonuses and higher wages for unionized members. The Escondida mine, located in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile, … Continue reading →

DC Elders Denounce Frei “Fear Tactic” (Oct. 8, 2009) Presidential candidate Sen. Eduardo Frei was subject of another round of criticism this week, this time from leadership within his own party. Former President Patricio Aylwin and former Senator and Ambassador … Continue reading →

Regional Independent Party President And MEO Reached Mutual Support Agreement Independent presidential candidate Marco Enríquez-Ominami (MEO) added to his growing list of supporters the president of the leftist Regional Independent Party (PRI), Jaime Mulet. The independent presidential candidate, a former … Continue reading →

Report By Argentine Press Is Untruthful, Says Independent Presidential Candidate A week after Chile’s presidential candidates traded blows in the first televised debate, independent candidate Marco Enríquez-Ominami (MEO) finds himself in another game of ‘he-said, she-said.’ As part of a … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →