Bisquertt vineyard provides wines for Coquinaria charity event
On the evening of Sunday, Nov. 6, Coquinaria restaurant in Las Condes, Santiago hosted their annual Jazz night in support of the Colegio Hellen Keller school for blind and visually impaired children. Bisquertt winery from Santiago provided all of the wine for guests of the event, and even provided prizes for the raffle and silent auction. This gesture provided [...]
Chile’s Daily News: November 1
Piñera reaches out to worshipers on National day of Evangelical and Protestant Churches President Piñera addressed worshipers during the national holiday on Monday 31st of October to celebrate the Evangelical and Protestant Churches in Chile. The head of state spoke out via Twitter to extend “an affectionate greeting to the evangelical world on their National [...]
ONEMI rules out “imminent larger eruption” of Hudson volcano
Vicente Núñez, the director of the Ministerio del Interior y Seguridad Pública (ONEMI), or Ministry of the Interior and Public Security, has ruled out the possibility of an “imminent larger eruption” from the Hudson Volcano, in the Aysén region in the south of Chile. ONEMI authorities asserted that the risk of a large eruption from [...]
Chile’s Evening News: October 27
UMCE students attempt to occupy Ministry of Education At around midday today, Oct. 27, a group of around 100 students attempted to occupy the Ministry of Education in Santiago. The students, who identified themselves as students of the Universidad Metropolitana de Ciencias de la Educación (UMCE), were impeded from entering the building via the Alameda [...]
Fiesta de la Cerveza: Oktoberfest comes to Chile
Over two centuries have passed since the first celebrations of Oktoberfest began in Munich in 1810, where the city’s inhabitants were invited to the wedding of Prince Luis of Bavaria. A horse race took place, which was then repeated every year, and in 1818, the festivities were finally complemented with beer, food and revelry. Since [...]
Chile’s Evening News: October 26
PUC students vote for new FEUC executive body As students of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC) prepare to vote for a new student federation executive body, the current president of the Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad Católica (FEUC), Giorgio Jackson, has highlighted that the student movement does not depend on leaders such as [...]
Coquinaria lends a jazz hand to charity on Nov. 6
On Sunday, Nov. 6, Coquinaria restaurant in Las Condes will host the 2nd Annual Night of Jazz in support of Colegio Hellen Keller, a school for blind and visually-impaired children located in Nuñoa, Santiago. Coquinaria is a restaurant and delicatessen that is one of Santiago’s truly spectacular culinary institutions. Guests at the Night of Jazz will [...]
Chile’s Daily News: October 25
Supreme Court hopes to end disagreement with Government over detained protestors Spokesperson for the Supreme Court, Jaime Rodríguez, has highlighted the desire of the judiciary body to draw a line under the recent polemic between some judges and government officials regarding the alleged leniency of judges towards some demonstrators detained during this year’s student protests. [...]
The psychology of chaos: Analyzing post-protest violence in Chile
The demonstrations held in support of reforms to the Chilean education system in Santiago on Oct. 19 ended with a predictable yet shocking amount of aggression occurring between some demonstrators and the police force. Following a march of an estimated 200,000 people, the Chilean government guesses that around 2,000 stayed behind and participated in confrontations with [...]
