Category Archives: Santiago Times

PIÑERA FACES FALLOUT AFTER BONUS PLEDGE

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Daniel

Tuesday, 25 August 2009 In a presidential race that is already testing the limits of campaign negativity, two of the leading candidates have found something new to criticize: Sebastián Piñera’s open “bribe” to the Chilean public, a promise to give … Continue reading →

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CHILE: MAPUCHE KILLING SPARKS RIOTS IN SANTIAGO

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Daniel

Monday, 17 August 2009 Victim’s Autopsy Report Casts Doubts On Police Self-Defence Claim Sirens and tear gas filled the air near Metro (subway) Los Heroes in central Santiago Friday night as police and protestors clashed over the recent death of … Continue reading →

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CHILE: PHOTOJOURNALIST’S ATTACKER IDENTIFIED BY INVESTIGATORS

Posted on August 19, 2009 by Daniel

Wednesday, 19 August 2009 Spanish Correspondent Lost Visions In His Eye After Attack By Mounted Police In 2008 The police officer responsible for the May 2008 attack on photojournalist Víctor Salas has been identified by the civilian investigators, prompting a … Continue reading →

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STEVE FORBES VISITS, PRAISES CHILE’S GOVERNMENT

Posted on August 13, 2009 by Daniel

Thursday, 13 August 2009 Steve Forbes, the editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine and two-time candidate for the Republican presidential primary election in the United States, spoke to an audience Monday in Santiago. On Tuesday he met with Chilean presidential candidate Sebastián … Continue reading →

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CHILE IN THE TIME OF SYPHILIS

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Daniel

Tuesday, 11 August 2009 Life Expectancy Way Up Since Two Centuries Ago Smallpox and syphilis were the leading causes of death in Chile in 1810 and 1910, respectively, according to a recent study comparing living and health conditions in the … Continue reading →

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AWARD-WINNING SWISS WINEMAKER TO MOVE TO CHILE FULL-TIME

Posted on August 11, 2009 by Daniel

Tuesday, 11 August 2009 Famed winemaker Mauro von Siebenthal, a Swiss lawyer who fell in love with Chile and opened a winery in the late 1990s, will move to Chile full-time in October. For more than a decade, von Siebenthal, … Continue reading →

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CHILE PREPS FOR CONTINUED SWINE FLU, AGREEES TO DONATE VACCINES TO COSTA RICA

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Daniel

Monday, 3 August 2009 Swine flu (AH1N1) continues to plague Latin America despite early hopes that the crisis had already peaked, the Ministry of Health (MINSAL) said last Tuesday. There are 11,860 confirmed cases of AH1N1 in Chile, including 1,022 … Continue reading →

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WINE EXPORTS SEE 22 PERCENT JUMP IN JUNE

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Daniel

Thursday, 06 August 2009 Chile’s wine exports rose over 22 percent in June, as compared to the previous year, a welcome spot of good news in a year that saw a slide in global demand, according to the industry group … Continue reading →

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CARDIOLOGISTS IN CHILE LAUNCH HEART DISEASE AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Daniel

Tuesday, 4 August 2009 Greater knowledge and information can be the key to reducing heart disease in Chile, doctors say, as they kick off a new program to promote good cardiovascular health. Corazón Día a Día 2009 (“Day-to-Day Heart”), produced … Continue reading →

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COPPER MINING TO INCREASE AS PRICES RISE

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Daniel

Thursday, 30 July 2009 The Chilean mining industry has regained more than half of the jobs lost in the recent recession and is anticipating further growth, spurred in large part by a growing value for copper, according to the latest … Continue reading →

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