Professor Ted Lyon from my alma mater, Brigham Young University has been named “Honorary Counsul of Chile in Utah.”
According to BYU’s press release:
As Honorary Consul, Lyon is responsible for serving the needs of the roughly 2,000 Chileans in Utah. He will promote business activities between the United States and Chile and assist Chileans with U.S. […]
Posted August 3, 2006 in In the News | Comments Off
Back in May, I got an email from Mary Garay, the band director for a middle school in Maryland. She needed the sheet music for the Chilean national anthem because of the expected arrival of Chilean President Bachelet. That inquiry lead to my response which I posted earlier.
This last week, Chilean President Bachelet visited that […]
Posted June 9, 2006 in In the News | Comments Off
During my time in Santiago, I loved riding the yellow buses called micros. These always lead to interesting adventures. The old micro system is transforming itself to a new modern and more efficient public transportation system called Transantiago.
Reduced Congestion
Old micro bus routes often overlapped and caused extra traffic. Transantiago is founded on a more efficient […]
Posted May 7, 2006 in In the News, Travel | Comments Off
April 27 marks the anniversary of Chile’s police force, the Carabineros. The national police force was founded on April 27, 1927 by General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo by uniting the regional and local police forces into a nationalized organization. The carabineros are tasked with maintaining public order and enforcing laws.
Posted April 24, 2006 in In the News | Comments Off
Recent reports out of Chile look promising:
President Michelle Bachelet announced a new plan to professionalize Chile’s Army and abolish obligatory military service within the next five to ten years. The program is part of a general trend to modernize Chile’s entire Armed Forces.
This is a great step in the right direction. The obligatory draft in […]
Posted April 6, 2006 in In the News | Comments Off
