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Written by Benjamin Witte
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Friday, 21 August 2009 |
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Marine Harvest has already cut 67 percent of its Chilean workers
Photo by Benjamin Witte
As Salmon Slide Continues, Tensions Mount Industry leader Marine Harvest expects it will have to lay off even more workers in Chile, where the once-booming salmon industry is now reeling due to a yet-to-be-contained outbreak of Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA). |
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Written by Santiago Times Staff
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Thursday, 20 August 2009 |
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New poll has "MEO" within striking distance of Piñera in second round
Piñera Continues To Lead Chile’s Presidential Race
A new poll suggests that dark horse candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami, once a long-shot to win the presidency, is not only gaining ground but is now very much a legitimate contender. |
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Written by Benjamin Witte
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009 |
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Plan to dam the Baker River (above) is delayed yet again
Photo by Benjamin Witte
Company To Resume Environmental Review Process Oct. 20
Energy company HidroAysén has announced it will wait another two months before resubmitting its controversial Patagonia dam project to environmental review.
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Written by Patagonia Times Staff
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Wednesday, 19 August 2009 |
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H1N1 Virus Kills 112 People In Chile Although this year’s swine flu epidemic has been felt strongest in Santiago, home to more than a third of Chile’s 16 million inhabitants, the Health Ministry (MINSAL) believes the virus actually appeared first 1,000 kilometers to the south, in Puerto Montt. |
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Written by Patagonia Times Staff
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Tuesday, 18 August 2009 |
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Union leaders Gustavo Cortes and Ricardo Casas during a recent visit to Santiago
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Police Continue To Investigate Arson Attack On SalmonChile Office
A pair of Region X labor leaders fear they are being implicated in an arson attack committed earlier this year against SalmonChile’s regional office in Puerto Montt. SalmonChile is a trade association representing the major companies involved in Chile’s US$2.4 billion farmed salmon and trout industry. |
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Written by Natalie Muller
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Tuesday, 18 August 2009 |
 Photo by Natalia Mueller More than 150 years ago, British naturalist Charles Darwin visited Tierra del Fuego and described high, snowy peaks, ice-filled valleys, and glaciers stretching all the way to the coast.
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