Thursday, May 04, 2006

President of Chile visits Rapa Nui - casino debate continues

CHILE PRESIDENT MICHELLE BACHELET TRAVELS TO EASTER ISLAND
By Steve Anderson (editor@santiagotimes.cl)
SOURCE: DIARIO SIETE
Santiago Times
May 4, 2006

President Michelle Bachelet travels to Easter Island (Rapa Nui) today, Thursday, to inaugurate “Month of the Sea” celebrations on Chile’s Pacific Ocean territory. Traveling with the President are Defense Minister Vivianne Blanlot and Interior Minister Andrés Zaldívar.



Earlier this week, Bachelet and Zaldívar hosted a group of Rapa Nui folk dancers at the La Moneda palace. After their presidential performance, the folk dancers, accompanied by Sen. Nelson Avila, presented a petition to Bachelet and Zaldívar signed by 1,200 islanders who oppose the proposed construction of a US$13 gambling casino on the island.

http://www.tcgnews.com/santiagotimes/index.php?nav=story&story_id=11226&topic_id=1

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