New Supermarket Plastic Bags to be Introduced in October
Supermarkets in Buenos Aires announced that they will be implementing a new bagging system with coloured bags from October 2012.
View ArticleSentences for Crimes Against Humanity in Bahía Blanca
Today, at 6pm in the University in Bahía Blanca, the tribunal courts will announce criminal sentences for those of the Fifth Military Unit that performed crimes against humanity. Victims and their...
View ArticleArgentine Company First To Obtain Antarctica Web Domain Rights
Argentine web host Dattatec became the first company to obtain Antarctic domain registration rights this week. Until now only government websites of countries having signed the Antarctic Treaty were...
View ArticleInsurance – Hospital Conflict Could Affect Affiliates
The affiliates of five pre-paid insurance companies could be turned away from certain clinics from this weekend. The measure is a result of a conflict between Adecra (the Argentine Association of...
View ArticleWorld Cup Qualifying: Argentina Remains Top Despite Draw
After eight World Cup qualifying matches, Argentina remain top of the South American Football Confederation table (CONMEBOL) despite a disappointing 1-1 draw in Peru last night.
View ArticleCity Government Contests Transfer of Bank Funds
The Buenos Aires government today confirmed that it would start legal proceedings against a law permitting the transfer of funds generated in the justice system from the city’s public bank (Banco de la...
View ArticlePayPal to Suspend Domestic Transactions in Argentina
Online money transfer platform PayPal will not permit transactions between two Argentine accounts from next month. The company issued a country-specific amendment to its user agreement, stating that...
View ArticleThousands Join Anti-Government Marches Around the Country
Tens of thousands of people have joined anti-government marches around the country, with Argentines marching for “security, liberty, and justice”
View ArticleSuspended Education Professionals Go Back to the Classroom
Today at 8:30am, six teachers were received for their return to school after being suspended and charged by the city government.
View ArticleFederal Attorney Asks Judge to Shelve Complaints in ex Ciccone Case
The federal attorney, Jorge Di Lello, has asked judge Ariel Lijo to archive the complaints against the economy minister, Hernán Lorenzino, and the head of the national Mint, Katya Daura, for their...
View ArticleMinister of Education Defends Vote for 16-Year-Olds
Minister of Education Alberto Sileoni defended the proposal that would allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in a speech given before the Senate this morning. The gathering of speakers and politicians...
View ArticleBrazil Approves Extradition of ex-Soldier in Human Rights Case
Last night Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) approved the extradition of Argentine Claudio Vallejos for crimes against humanity committed during the last dictatorship. Vallejos, known as “el Gordo”,...
View ArticlePresident Introduces Workers’ Compensation Reform
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced yesterday that she will send a proposal to Congress today amending the current Work Injury Law that modifies the terms by which workers seek...
View ArticleSubte Subsidies Absent from Buenos Aires’ 2013 Budget
Treasury Minister for the Buenos Aires Néstor Grindetti announced this morning that the city’s 2013 budget will not include subsidies for the capital’s subway system (“the Subte”). The news comes just...
View Article2013 Budget Proposal Submitted to Congress
Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino delivered the 2013 budget proposal to Congress today, giving the nation a peek into the executive branch’s vision for the coming year. The proposal predicts an...
View ArticleMexican President-Elect in Official Visit to Argentina
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and Mexican president-elect Enrique Peña Nieto are set to meet in Buenos Aires later today. Peña Nieto will meet with Fernandez at the Casa Rosada...
View ArticleNew ‘Evita’ Hundred Peso Bill in Circulation
The Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) announced today that the new hundred peso notes commemorating the 60th anniversary of Eva Perón’s death are now officially in circulation. The BCRA reported that first...
View ArticleFour Hundred Gendarmes to Patrol Buenos Aires Train Lines
The Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo announced that 400 gendarmes will start patrolling the Sarmiento and Mitre lines starting tomorrow. “We will double the number of agents in order...
View ArticleAnti-Mining Roadblock Vandalised in Catamarca
Members of the anti-mining group Asamblea de Tinogasta, in the province of Catamarca, returned to their roadblock yesterday to find various items missing or burned. The roadblock, which has been in...
View ArticlePassengers Evacuated from Tren de las Nubes
Over 400 passengers were evacuated from the Tren de las Nubes (Train to the clouds) early this morning in the province of Salta. The train, popular among tourists for its stunning views and high...
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