CHILE

Chilean Congress to decide fate of private health insurers

Published on: May 13, 2024
07:50

Santiago de Chile, May 13 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Congress will vote on a controversial project on Pension Health Institutions (ISAPRES) that increases the time for private insurers to pay multi-million dollar debts to users.

PAHO calls to prioritize expenditures for primary care at ECLAC forum

Published on: May 8, 2024
10:19

Santiago, Chile, May 8 (Prensa Latina) The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) called on the countries of the region to increase expenditures on primary care on Wednesday, at the 36th Fiscal Policy Seminar being held in Chile.

Cuban singer Liuba María Hevia to perform in Chile

Published on: May 8, 2024
00:15

Santiago, Chile, May 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban singer songwriter Liuba María Hevia will perform at the Radio Universidad de Chile's concert hall on June 18, more than three decades after her first visit to this country.

Chile: Mapuche leader Héctor Llaitul sentenced to 23 years in prison

Published on: May 7, 2024
18:40

Santiago de Chile, May 7 (Prensa Latina) A Chilean court on Tuesday sentenced Mapuche leader Héctor Llaitul to 23 years behind bars for committing several crimes, in a sentence his defense attorneys considered as racist and politically driven.

Chile condemns Israel’s military offensive in Rafah

Published on: May 7, 2024
15:27

Santiago de Chile, May 7 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean government on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel's military offensive over the city of Rafah and expressed its deep concern for consequences for more than one million Palestinians, including 600,000 children.

ECLAC holds regional seminar on fiscal policy in Chile

Published on: May 6, 2024
08:58

Santiago, Chile, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of the Ministries of Finance of 13 countries are attending the 36th Seminar on Fiscal Policy at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)'s headquarters in Chile on Monday.

UNESCO condemns in Chile violence against environmental journalists

Published on: May 3, 2024
16:03

Santiago de Chile, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Opening the 31st World Press Freedom Day Conference, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay on Friday strongly condemned in Chile the violence against journalists covering environmental issues.

Solidarity campaign with Cuba advances in Chile

Published on: May 3, 2024
08:29

Santiago de Chile, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Chilean graduates from the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) and the Gladys Marín Foundation organized a new solidarity campaign with Cuba to raise funds.

Chile requests international help to clarify triple crime

Published on: April 30, 2024
11:07

Santiago, Chile, Apr 30 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Government requested international help to clarify the murder of three Carabineros (Chilean Police officers), a fact that shocked the country and is the worst attack on the institution since the return to democracy in 1990.

Chilean Prosecutor’s Office asks to postpone process against general

Published on: April 29, 2024
09:16

Santiago de Chile, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean Prosecutor's Office requested to postpone an investigative process against the Director General of Carabineros, General Ricardo Yáñez, who was on the verge of being accused of human rights violations during the 2019 social protests.

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