Macri to Form Special Traffic Force to Combat Road Blocks
The city government of Buenos Aires today revealed plans to create a special police unit, which, based on Av. 9 de Julio, is intended to quickly dissolve any attempt to disrupt traffic. The body would...
View ArticleLa Rioja Police Criticised for Violent Repression of Anti-Mining Protests
Today, several NGOs and environmentalists criticised the La Rioja police force after it had violently repressed an anti-mining protest in Fatamina, La Rioja. Saturday’s crackdown left 16 injured after...
View ArticleFurther Demands to Investigate Torture Claims in Córdoba Prison
A surprise judicial inspection of the San Martin penitentiary in Córdoba province last Thursday unearthed evidence that torture instruments were being used.
View ArticleSupermarkets To Continue Price Freeze Throughout June
The secretary of domestic trade, Guillermo Moreno, has announced that a number of supermarkets will be freezing the price of 500 products throughout June in a bid to fight inflation. The plan is a...
View ArticleNew Bill to Promote Independent Media Presented in Congress
A new bill presented in Congress today seeks to promote independently and self-managed media by considering the sector part of Argentina’s cultural heritage.
View ArticleBuenos Aires Province Teachers Threaten to Hold Further Strikes
Buenos Aires province teachers are threatening to hold further strikes if the provincial government refuses to raise their current wage increase offer of 22.6%. Roberto Baradel, president of the...
View ArticleMacri Signs Emergency Decree to “Protect Media”
Buenos Aires mayor Mauricio Macri has signed an emergency decree designed to protect the freedom of press in the city of Buenos Aires, after claiming the national government is attacking media by...
View ArticleArgentina Lodge Complaint with WTO over Biofuel Trade
The Argentine government has appealed to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) regarding measures imposed by the European Union concerning the export of biofuel. The government believes a number of the...
View ArticleWorkers Unions Seal Wage Hike Deal
Union members from the steelworkers, trade and banking industries met with the government yesterday to agree on a 24% wage increase.
View ArticleBuenos Aires Presents Pope Tours
Buenos Aires is now offering special bus tours around the city dedicated to the new Pope Francis and the significant landmarks that make up his history in Buenos Aires.
View ArticleBelgrano Nursery Under Investigation Over Abuse Allegations
A teacher from the Florencio Varela kindergarden school in Buenos Aires has been arrested after allegations of child abuse have surfaced.
View ArticleFormer Dictator Jorge Videla Dies in Prison
Jorge Rafael Videla, ex-military dictator and de facto president of Argentina from 1976 to 1981, died early this morning in a penitentiary in Marcos Paz, aged 87.
View ArticleTrial Against Former Ledesma President Carlos Blaquier Resumes
The trial against Carlos Pedro Blaquier, ex-president of the agricultural corporation Ledesma, who is accused of collaborating with the military junta in the abduction of workers, will restart this...
View ArticleTransport Minister of Cordoba Resigns Over Corruption Allegations
Dante Heredia, Transport Minister of the province of Cordoba, resigned today as officials under his jurisdiction face corruption charges. The governor of Cordoba, José Manuel De la Sota, had backed him...
View ArticleIran Ratifies Memorandum of Understanding with Argentina
Earlier today, Alí Pakdaman, Iran’s charge d’affaires in Buenos Aires, announced that the Iranian government has officially ratified its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Argentina.
View ArticleArgentina at Bottom of Beef Exports in Mercosur
Argentina is no longer a world leader in beef exports.
View ArticleMacri’s Free Press Decree Scrutinised
Mayor Mauricio Macri’s decree in defence of the freedom of the press and freedom of expression is being debated today in congress.
View ArticleFord Factory Managers Prosecuted for Role in Dictatorship Kidnappings
The ex Chief of Security and two managers at Ford’s General Pacheco factory in Tigre have been prosecuted for aiding the kidnapping of 24 workers in 1976.
View ArticleTeachers Poised to Begin More Strikes in Buenos Aires Province
The Unified Union of Educational Workers in Buenos Aires (SUTEBA) has warned that a strike of 96 hours will go ahead if the government refuses to hold wage negotiation talks by today.
View ArticleNew Bus Terminal Planned for Buenos Aires by 2015
The government has today announced plans to open a new bus terminal in Villa Soldati in 2015, creating 1,200 new jobs in Buenos Aires.
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