CHILE

Chile’s Unitary Central of Workers ratifies call for strike

Published on: February 2, 2024
07:58

Santiago de Chile, February 2 (Prensa Latina) The Unitary Central of Workers (CUT), Chile's main union organization, maintains its call for a national strike on April 11th in demand of more jobs, social security and increased pensions.

Chilean President to summon Security Council due to violence

Published on: February 1, 2024
13:24

Santiago de Chile, Feb 1 (Prensa Latina) Chilean President Gabriel Boric on Thursday announced his decision to summon the National Security Council (Cosena) amid the growing wave of violence, a call observed with caution by the Human Rights Institute.

Chilean politician highlighted the importance of Operation Truth

Published on: January 31, 2024
09:45

Havana, Jan 31 (Prensa Latina) Chilean journalist and political leader Juan Andrés Lagos today highlighted the participation of some 60 media executives from 30 countries in the "New Operation Truth" Conference, organized by Prensa Latina news agency.

Physician postpones maternity leave to operate on Chilean child

Published on: January 30, 2024
15:19

Santiago, Chile, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Uruguayan neurosurgeon Katia Todoroff, a graduate from the Latin American School of Medicine (ELAM) in Havana, Cuba, postponed her maternity leave to operate on a Chilean child who was hospitalized in Talca.

Chile to increase controls to address organized crime

Published on: January 30, 2024
07:50

Santiago de Chile, Jan 30 (Prensa Latina) Chilean authorities announced the implementation of a plan in the Metropolitan Region, which includes the capital, to address growing crime and organized crime.

Large majority of Chileans support the pension reform

Published on: January 29, 2024
07:48

Santiago de Chile, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) Nearly 80 percent of Chileans support the pension reform, which is pending in Congress and seeks to increase withdrawals and end the monopoly of the Pension Fund Administrators (AFP).

Cuban women’s organization decorates Chilean activist Alicia Alfaro

Published on: January 28, 2024
13:08

Santiago, Chile, Jan 28 (Prensa Latina) Activist Alicia Alfaro on Sunday received the 23 de Agosto medal, granted by the Cuban Women's Federation (FMC) as an acknowledgement of her work to promote women's role and their defense of the Revolution.

Chilean pension reform advances despite setbacks

Published on: January 27, 2024
09:45

Santiago de Chile, Jan 27 (Prensa Latina) The Chilean pension reform advanced this week after over a year of its presentation when the Chamber of Deputies approved legislating on the bill, although the result is uncertain.

Cuba participates in ECLAC meeting of Ministers of Education

Published on: January 26, 2024
08:35

Santiago de Chile, Jan 26 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban Minister of Education, Naima Trujillo, highlighted the importance of the extraordinary meeting, in ECLAC, of ministers of the sector, where the challenges for the reactivation of education after Covid-19 are analyzed.

Authorities warn of heat wave risks in Chile

Published on: January 24, 2024
16:06

Santiago de Chile, Jan 24 (Prensa Latina) Chile’s Undersecretary of Health Christian Garcia made on Wednesday a series of recommendations to the population in view of the intense heat wave that is hitting the central and southern regions of that country.

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