Caracas Chronicles (Free subscription) | yesterday
Juan Cristóbal says: - I should know better than to post about Honduras given how badly it went the last time , but here goes: by electing a President yesterday in imperfect but legitimate elections , the Honduran people have decided their fate, rest of the world be damned. Good for them. President-elect Porfirio Lobo has been recognized by the US, Peru, Panama, Colombia and Japan. Spain has...
The Latin Americanist (Free subscription) | yesterday
November 30, Estoril, Portugal--The infamous symbol of Latina success , Shakira, ships out to Portugal today to represent the non-profit organization ALAS. ALAS is known for its prominent affiliations with Latin American artists, business leaders and intellectuals. Their goal is to mobilize Latin-American society towards the implementation of integrated early childhood public policies, so that every...
Pope Benedict XVI Blog (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
Times & Transcript Published Saturday November 28th, 2009 VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI hailed a 1984 Vatican-mediated friendship agreement between Argentina and Chile as a "luminous example" of peace winning out over war during an audience Saturday with the presidents of both countries. Enlarge Photo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Alessia Pierdomenico, Pool Argentina's President Cristina Fernandez...
France24 (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
The presidents of Chile and Argentina marked Saturday with Pope Benedict XVI the 25th anniversary of a peace treaty signed between the former dictators of their countries with papal mediation. The pope told Michelle Bachelet and Cristina Kirchner that the treaty, which averted a looming border war, showed that "perseverance is always needed ... to resolve differences by means of patient negotiations...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 28/11/2009
Vatican City - Pope Benedict XVI received Saturday Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her Chilean counterpart,Michelle Bachelet, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of a treaty which ended a territorial dispute between the two L...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 26/11/2009
Visiting Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday urged Israel to end new settlement construction as a precondition for reviving peace negotiations. After meeting with Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Abbas told the press that Israel needed to stop the "illegal settlements in Palestinian territories." The two leaders issued a joint statement, stating the...
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 23/11/2009
SANTIAGO, CHILE - The Triennial of Chile 2009 proposed to the international scene “to explore the boundaries of art”. The President of the Republic of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, together with Ticio Escobar, Ministry of Culture of Paraguay and curator of the Triennial, opened the first version of this event at Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Santiago). This firstTriennial was a Bicentenario...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Many Latin American countries on Friday launched different political, cultural, sports and entertainment activities to mark the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). At an official ceremony, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet said her government has a policy of providing support for children from the poorest families, by offering them free day-care centers and free kindergartens....
Alterdestiny (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
As it nears its end, Michele Bachelet's government in Chile has been remarkably successful. However, it all hasn't been roses, and this is one of the uglier aspects of her four-year administration : Small groups of Mapuche Indians have so rattled Chile by seizing forests, burning buses and attacking police to demand land and autonomy that the leftist government has turned to dictatorship-era measures...
People Daily (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde said on Tuesday that his country is not intending to blame Chilean President Michelle Bachelet over the spying case involving a Peruvian subofficer of the Air Force. "It is not an accusation against Chile, it is not an accusation against the president of Chile, the cabinet, or the ministers, it is an accusation against those who still continue to...
i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
FOCUS Information Agency - Chile's President Michelle Bachelet (photo) on Tuesday condemned as haughty and offensive comments by Peru's leader Alan Garcia over a spy scandal that has stirred century-old tensions between the neighbors, Reuters reported.Garcia on Monday demanded a detailed explanation from Chile after Peru detained one of its own air force officers on suspicion of treason for
American Election 2008 (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet says remarks by Peru’s leader accusing Santiago of spying are “offensive and pompous”.
L.A. Times - Latin America Blog (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
Peru today pressed accusations that Chile is assaulting its sovereignty, saying an air force officer has confessed to passing national security secrets to its South American neighbor. The proof of espionage includes an Internet address allegedly used by the Peruvian officer to provide information to Chile and money transfers, Peru's chief Cabinet Minister Javier Velasquez told America Television. Chilean...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's President Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday condemned as haughty and offensive comments by Peru's leader Alan Garcia over a spy scandal that has stirred century-old tensions between the neighbors.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
Peruvian officials said Tuesday that an air force officer has confessed to passing national security secrets to Chile, where President Michelle Bachelet denied the espionage allegations, calling them offensive.
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