Tag: <span>Sebastián Piñera</span>
October 13, 2010 > Staff
First Chilean Miner Rescued Late Tuesday Night To Cheers From Crowd
Today in Latin America Top Story — Late on Tuesday evening, after 69 days stuck underground, Florencio Avalos became the first of the 33 Chilean trapped miners to make it […] Read More >
September 23, 2010 > Roque Planas
Chilean President Piñera Lays Out Plan To Defeat Underdevelopment
NEW YORK — Chilean President Sebastián Piñera laid out an ambitious economic program to bring his country into the ranks of developed nations in a speech on Wednesday. Piñera’s plan, […] Read More >
September 8, 2010 > David Mauro
Chile’s Education Initiative Hopes To Attract More Qualified Teachers
SANTIAGO — Chile’s Minister of Education Joaquín Lavín recently announced a new set of proposals designed to make teaching a more attractive profession for the country’s top students. Lavín, a […] Read More >
August 24, 2010 > Staff
Chilean Miners Sent First Supplies in 18 Days; Families Seeking Legal Action Against Mining Company
Today in Latin America Top Story — The 33 miners trapped in a collapsed mineshaft in northern Chile were sent the first supplies of water and food Monday, after being […] Read More >
August 23, 2010 > Staff
Chilean Miners Send Note Saying They’re Alive; Rescue Operation Will Take 4 Months
Today in Latin America Top Story — The 33 miners trapped in an underground copper mine in Northern Chile are all alive, according to Chilean President Sebastián Piñera. Piñera announced […] Read More >
March 12, 2010 > Staff
Chile Swears in Sebastián Piñera as New President; Aftershocks Rumble Ceremony
Today in Latin America Top Story — Chile swore in new President Sebastián Piñera Thursday amidst a 6.9 magnitude aftershock from the Feb. 27 earthquake. Piñera, along with visiting dignitaries […] Read More >
January 18, 2010 > Roque Planas
Center-Right Candidate Sebastián Piñera Wins Run-Off Election; Concertación Voted Out Of Presidency For First Time Since 1990
With only 60 percent of the votes counted, center-left Eduardo Frei of the Concertación coalition conceded defeat to Sebastián Piñera of the Coalición por el Cambio, bringing the right to […] Read More >
January 17, 2010 > Roque Planas
Enríquez-Ominami To Vote For Frei In Run-Off Election In Chile
Chile’s independent presidential candidate Marco Enríquez-Ominami said Wednesday that he will vote for center-left Eduardo Frei of the governing Concertación coalition in Chile’s run-off election today, reports Spanish wire agency […] Read More >
January 13, 2010 > Roque Planas
View Last Debate Between Chilean Presidential Candidates Before Jan. 17 Run-Off Election
Chileans head to the polls on Jan. 17 for a run-off presidential election. At the moment, Sebastián Piñera of the center-right Coalición por el Camio is expected to defeat the […] Read More >
December 12, 2009 > Roque Planas
Chileans Go To the Polls for a Presidential Election Tomorrow
The New York Times reports that Conservative Sebastián Piñera currently leads the polls with 44% in Chile’s presidential elections, but no candidate is expected to win by simple majority in […] Read More >