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Chile is the home to Latin America’s first transgender school 2

By Frances Jenner January 26, 2019

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 difference; the students are all transgender. It’s no secret that school can be a difficult time for many, especially...

Imagine Lab accelerator calling for startup applications to win $60 million pesos 3

By Frances Jenner January 26, 2019

Chilean incubator and accelerator Imagine Lab is offering $120 million pesos (US$180,000) in two...

Final free trade agreement approved by Chile and Argentina 4

By Frances Jenner January 15, 2019

After over a year of negotiations, last week the Chilean Senate of Valparaiso finally approved a...

Pope criticised for comments on Venezuela and Nicaragua by 20 ex-leaders 5

By Frances Jenner January 9, 2019

In response to Pope Francisco’s annual Urbi et Orbi Christmas speech, 20 ex-leaders from across...

Latin American cities look to electrify their public transport 6

By Tamara Davison January 3, 2019

Like a number of capital cities across Latin America, Santiago de Chile too faces the task of...

Chilean startup could increase solar panel efficiency with a fleet of robots 7

By Frances Jenner December 17, 2018

Chilean startup Osoji Solar travelled to Lima at the beginning of December as a member of the...

New decree places more regulations on Carabinero force, labelled “insufficient” by CEJIL 8

By Frances Jenner December 6, 2018

A decree in response to a petition signed by the Inter-American Commission of Human Rights was...

Ex-Carabinero member reveals that he was pressured to lie in Mapuche homicide case 9

By Frances Jenner December 3, 2018

A detained former member of Chile’s militarised police, the Carabineros, released a video on...

Chile and Peru sign agreement to combat violence against women 10

By Frances Jenner November 28, 2018

The Second Binational Cabinet between Peru and Chile has produced a joint agreement between the...