Tag Archives: bachelet

Congress Set to Repeal Chile’s Copper Reserve Law

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Daniel

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 →

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CHILE: BACHELET SIGNS NEW RETIREMENT BILL FOR STATE UNIVERSITIES

Posted on September 1, 2009 by Daniel

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 →

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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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CHILE’S FINANCE MINISTER PUMMELS PIÑERA

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Daniel

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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On Language, Esotericism, Salmon, and Latin American Health Care

Posted on July 19, 2009 by Daniel

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 →

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Class, Politics and the Beach

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Daniel

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 →

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