CHILE

Chilean teachers to strike for better working conditions

Published on: May 15, 2025
09:04

Santiago, Chile, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Teachers' Association called for a 24-hour national strike to demand improvements in teachers' working conditions and in public education.

Chile continues to show its condolences for the death of José Mujica

Published on: May 14, 2025
09:39

Santiago de Chile, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Chilean political organizations, authorities and personalities today expressed their sorrow for the death of former Uruguayan President José Pepe Mujica, of whom they highlighted his simplicity, honesty and fight for justice.

Chilean Socialist Party repudiates desecration of Allende’s mausoleum

Published on: May 14, 2025
09:31

Santiago de Chile, May 14 (Prensa Latina) In a statement published today on social networks, the Socialist Party (PS), of Chile, expressed its strongest repudiation of the desecration of several mausoleums, including that of former President Salvador Allende, in the General Cemetery.

Colombia and Chile advocate expansion of ties with China

Published on: May 13, 2025
07:56

Beijing, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Presidents of Latin America and the Caribbean emphasized their commitment to multilateralism, rejected protectionism, and advocated for deepening economic ties with China, as well as mutual understanding.

Gabriel Boric to travel to Japan and China

Published on: May 9, 2025
11:06

Santiago, Chile, May 9 (Prensa Latina) Chile's President Gabriel Boric will travel to Japan on Friday, as part of a tour that also includes China, to participate in a forum of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC).

Former Chilean officers sentenced for kidnappings during dictatorship

Published on: May 7, 2025
07:40

Santiago de Chile, May 7 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean court sentenced seven retired military officers for their responsibility in the kidnapping of 10 people in the city of Copiapó in 1975, during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.

Solution to Mapuche conflict in Chile shows an uncertain future

Published on: May 5, 2025
08:51

Santiago, Chile, May 5 (Prensa Latina) The Peace Commission, which seeks a solution to the conflict between the Chilean state and the Mapuche people, will submit its report to the government this week.

Chile mourns death of Allende’s government minister

Published on: May 4, 2025
14:27

Santiago de Chile, May 4 (Prensa Latina) Chilean President Gabriel Boric, members of his cabinet and political organizations today mourned the death of Pedro Hidalgo, who was Minister of Agriculture during Salvador Allende's administration (1970-1973).

Chileans march for better wages and more formal jobs

Published on: May 1, 2025
08:15

Santiago, Chile, May 1 (Prensa Latina) Advancing towards a living wage, establishing collective bargaining by branches, and more formal jobs are Chileans' main demands in the May Day marches.

ECLAC to update GDP forecasts amidst complex current context

Published on: April 29, 2025
08:22

Santiago de Chile, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) will release new projections for the regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the current context, marked by the trade war launched by the United States.

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