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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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CHILE: BACHELET SIGNS NEW RETIREMENT BILL FOR STATE UNIVERSITIES
Tuesday, 01 September 2009 Backed by Finance Minister Andrés Velasco and Education Minister Mónica Jiménez, President Michelle Bachelet signed a new law Monday to provide retirement incentives for workers at public universities. The new legislation looks to “renew†up to … Continue reading
CHILE PREPS FOR CONTINUED SWINE FLU, AGREEES TO DONATE VACCINES TO COSTA RICA
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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Tagged bachelet, Chile, costa rica, MINSAL, swine flu, The Lancet, vaccine
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CHILE’S FINANCE MINISTER PUMMELS PIÑERA
Thursday, 23 July 2009 Conservative presidential candidate Sebastián Piñera’s economic proposals range from misguided to erroneous, Finance Minister Andrés Velasco said in an interview published Wednesday in the daily El Mercurio. Velasco, one of President Michelle Bachelet’s few ministers to … Continue reading
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Tagged andrés velasco, bachelet, CODELCO, copper, finance, Piñera, presidential election
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On Language, Esotericism, Salmon, and Latin American Health Care
So a few things, and the first and probably most important content of this post are the results of my trip to the doc. Details to come, but the crux of it is: I do not have pneumonia, I do … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Exploration, Intensive Language Program, Random
Tagged asthma, bachelet, doctor, empanada, health care, ILP, La Católica, medicine, mushroom, pharmacy, salmon, swine flu
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Class, Politics and the Beach
Hey all, I’m a little sick, and I’ve taken the last couple of days off from school, so I figure I may as well try to do something productive while I’m laid up and update this thing. Luz and Andrea … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Exploration, Intensive Language Program, Travel
Tagged allende, bachelet, CIA, concertación, elections, ILP, Internet, Lésmer, Papudo, pinochet, resfriado, sick, WiFi
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