Transport Chaos: Truck Driver Protest and Bus Strike Continue
The truck drivers union ‘Sichoca’ (Sindicato de Choferes de Camiones) continued today with a protest in front of the Labour Ministry demanding unpaid wages and reincorporation of laid off workers in...
View ArticleOfficial Death Toll From La Plata Floods Rises to 60
The flooding that swept through La Plata a month ago caused the death of 60 people, said Guillermo Atencio, one of the judges investigating the disaster in the capital of Buenos Aires Province. “Eight...
View ArticleThree Ex Military Sentenced For Crimes Against Humanity in Jujuy
Three former military officials during the 1976-83 dictatorship were found guilty of crimes against humanity yesterday in the first trial for such crimes in the northwestern province of Jujuy. The...
View ArticleGovernment Called to Address UTA Demands as Strike Continues
This morning the Urban Transport Workers Union (UTA) called on the government to address its concerns. The UTA represents chauffeurs of long-distances buses that are currently striking for recognition...
View ArticleSon of Indigenous Leader Attacked in Formosa
Late Saturday night, 4th May, a street gang brutally attacked two youths of indigenous descent in the northern province of Formosa. One of the victims is 21-year-old Abelardo Díaz, the son of Qom...
View ArticlePublic Outcry at Police Infiltration of Social Movement Organisation
Allegations that an Argentine police had infiltrated a social movement communication network have sparked public outcry by dozens of organisations.
View ArticleFederal Judge Rejects Complaint Against Prosecutor General
Federal Judge Sebastián Casenello announced today that Prosecutor General Alejandra Gils Carbó has abided by protocol in her appointment of acting prosecutors, rejecting the notion that she be brought...
View ArticlePresident Calls Devaluation Talk ‘Scaremongering’
In a televised speech given at the Casa Rosada yesterday, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner insisted that the Argentine peso will not be devaluated, and warned that those sectors that were...
View ArticleGovernment Expands Anti Money Laundering Unit
The Argentine government has given the go-ahead to improve and expand the country's Financial Information Unit (UIF), the institution responsible for investigating money-laundering and terrorist...
View ArticleUrban Development Minister Questioned over Borda Violence
Urban development minister for Buenos Aires Daniel Chaín is today being questioned by city legislators over police attacks at the Borda Hospital at the end of April.
View ArticleGovernment Proposes Tax Amnesty to Boost Investment
The government today proposed a bill that would allow savers with undeclared dollars and overseas accounts to invest in development bonds in the energy and real estate sectors without fear of tax...
View ArticleEconomists Debate Undeclared Dollar Investment Proposals
The government’s plan to allow savers to invest undeclared dollars held in Argentina or abroad in real estate and energy sectors has had a mixed reception from economists, even before being debated by...
View ArticleCongress Votes on Reform of the Magistrates’ Council
The government is trying to approve one of the most criticised projects of the judicial reform – the Council of Magistrates. After the first round of bills was passed, the ruling party in the Senate...
View ArticleVenezuelan President Maduro Visits Argentina
Nicolás Maduro, the president of Venezuela who yesterday started his first tour in the region since taking the office, arrived in Buenos Aires just before noon today. After landing in Argentina with...
View ArticleCarlos Fuentealba’s Killer “Walking the Streets” of Neuquén
Darío Poblete, sentenced to life in prison for killing teacher Carlos Fuentealba, was allegedly seen out of jail in Neuquén on Tuesday, prompting many to demand his relocation to a federal prison.
View ArticleEviction in Retiro Leads to Protest, Roadblock
Buenos Aires Metropolitan Police dismantled more than 20 sales stands in the Retiro bus terminal today, claiming it was due to the vendors’ illegal marketing of goods.
View ArticleTwo Men Killed in Train Accident
The train was headed from Retiro towards La Boca and was going 8 km per hour when the accident occurred.
View ArticleFirst Heated Senate Debate Over Tax Amnesty Bill
In a 6-hour meeting with a plenum of opposition politicians and economists in the Senate yesterday, the government defended its proposed bill to allow savers to invest undeclared dollars in real estate...
View ArticleOnce Train Crash: Government Ruled Out as Plaintiff in Trial
The Federal Criminal Appeal Court today denied the government a role as plaintiff in the case of the Once train crash, in which 51 people died in 2012.
View ArticleInitative to Change National Anthem to Recognise Indigenous Population
As part of the 200th anniversary of the Argentine national anthem tomorrow, an initiative headed by Jorge Ceballos of the leftist Libres del Sur party proposes changing its text to recognise the...
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