The Amaranta Gómez Regalado school in Santiago, Chile, differs from the rest of the schools in the city. It may have classrooms and teachers, but there is one important...
Author: Frances Jenner
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Imagine Lab accelerator calling for startup applications to win $60 million pesos
Chilean incubator and accelerator Imagine Lab is offering $120 million pesos (US$180,000) in two separate competitions aimed at tech-based early stage and scalable startups. Imagine Lab forms part of...
After over a year of negotiations, last week the Chilean Senate of Valparaiso finally approved a Free Trade Agreement between Chile and Argentina. The agreement had been given the...
In response to Pope Francisco’s annual Urbi et Orbi Christmas speech, 20 ex-leaders from across Latin America wrote a letter to the religious leader criticising his words regarding the...
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Chilean startup could increase solar panel efficiency with a fleet of robots
Chilean startup Osoji Solar travelled to Lima at the beginning of December as a member of the Seedstars LATAM Summit, which brought innovative minds and startups together in order...
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New decree places more regulations on Carabinero force, labelled “insufficient” by CEJIL
A decree in response to a petition signed by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights was signed on November 13, and published on Tuesday December 4 in the Diario...
A detained former member of Chile’s militarised police, the Carabineros, released a video on Monday December 3 stating that he was pressured to lie in the case of the...
The Second Binational Cabinet between Peru and Chile has produced a joint agreement between the neighboring countries to make plans to prevent violence against women through increased sanctions. Taking...
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Chile wins the Diversity Award for encouraging an innovative spirit in minority groups
Chilean project Savialab developed by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile was the winner of 2018 Airbus GEDC Diversity award for its innovative use of technology to increase diversity...
Earlier this week, Chilean Chancellor Roberto Ampuero announced that Chile will charter a plane from the Air Force in order to transport Chileans residing in Venezuela who wish to...