Harold Maynde Nicholls: president of the Chilean football league Harold Maynde Nicholls, The president of the Chilean football league, said thank you to the Club Almeria for thier gesture of solidarity they had shown towards the victims of the 8.8 Mega-quake and tsunami that struck Chile on February 27th. On March 6 the “albirojos” had “Fuerza Chile” (Chile Be Strong) added... 

Las Brisas ‘Eco Laguna’ As a contribution to sustainable tourism, Las Brisas of Santo Domingo, an exclusive holiday resort located in the San Antonio Province near Valparaiso, today presented their brand new  ‘Eco Laguna’, a man-made lagoon composed of 2.2 hectares and 45 million liters of crystalline salt water of about 27 grades. The Eco Laguna is the second biggest swimming pool of the... 

President Sebastián Piñera Echenique Chile’s billionaire President Sebastian Piñera has offered a 40.000 Pesos (US$80) voucher to children from poor families to help ease the post-quake recovery.  The offer was one of the first measures the President made after taking office yesterday March 11th.  On a visit to the coastal city of Constitucion, Piñera said the vouchers would benefit some... 

President of the República – Sebastián Piñera Echenique A series of aftershocks rattled Chile’s Presidential Inauguration. Yesterday Thursday, March 11th, major aftershocks rocked the central coast of Chile and frightened those people who had assembled in Valparaiso to attend Sebastián Piñera’s rise to power.  Piñera himself appeared calm during the aftershocks, smiling and... 

President of the República – Sebastián Piñera Echenique Politicians and dignitaries from around the world gathered in the National Congress building in Valparaiso, Chile, to witness the inauguration of new President Sebastian Piñera, were rocked by three new strong aftershocks.  Magnitude 6.9, 6.2 and 6.0 aftershocks occurred between 11:35 and 12:06 this morning, minutes before Piñera was to... 

After the aftershocks that rocked Chile around 11:30 today, a new tsunami alert was called between Los Lagos and Coquimbo.  ONEDI called the alert after a magnitude-7.2 aftershock and 6.9 aftershock were recorded in Litertador O’Higgings at 11:39 and 11:55 am respectively. The tsunami alert will remain until 2pm local time today.  Evacuations have begun for those in the affected areas. tsunami-wave-warning-alert UPDATEL... 

Offices were evacuated in Santiago after strong aftershocks At 11:39am the first of several aftershocks rocked the Santiago Metropolitan area.  The first one was recoded at a magnitude-6.9 with epicenter located 147kms (93) SW of Santiago in Litueche.  Less than 20 minutes later, at 11:55 am a magnitude 6.2 was recoded.  A slightly smaller magnitude-6.0 aftershock followed at 12:06, again with the... 

President Sebastián Piñera Echenique President-elect Sebastián Piñera is preparing to take power in Chile with his inauguration set to take place today. The future President began an intense round of bilateral meetings on Wednesday morning where he welcomed 19 foreign delegates from different countries, including the Presidents of Colombia and Bolivia and the Prince of Asturias. The first... 

Be The Chilean Represenative It’s enough to send any football fan into a frenzy: Budweiser is looking for a Chilean representative to be flown to South Africa for the FIFA World Cup 2010. An event they have called Bud House is calling for one fan, over the age of 25, from each of the 32 countries that are participating in the World Cup to take part in a reality program. Applicants must have a valid... 

Chile's Police de Investigaciones Chilean Investigation Police, or PDI, are still searching for one person missing after an apartment building fell during the earthquake. According to PDI personnel, the tracker dogs being used to find José Luis León, the only missing victim inside the Alto Río 15-storey building that collapsed during the February 27th earthquake, found evidence that could...