Five Police Officers Accused of Murder Acquitted in La Matanza
Yesterday Criminal Court 4 of La Matanza announced the acquittal of five police officers accused of torturing and killing a man they had taken into custody in 2008. The lawyers of the victim’s family...
View ArticleGovernment Considers Nationalisation of More Railways
The government announced today that it is reviewing the country’s railroad operatives and could nationalise more lines if “objectives” are not upheld.The announcement comes three months after the...
View ArticleGovernment Issues Supermarket Price Freeze Product List
Argentina’s Domestic Trade department has approved a list of 500 supermarket products that will maintain their prices for at least three months, effective as of 1st June.
View ArticlePresident Announces Increases in Family Allowances
Last night, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced that the government would be implementing ‘six steps’ to increase family allowances. The measures will increase funding in areas such as...
View ArticleQom Community Granted Supreme Court Hearing
The Qom indigenous community from the province of Formosa were granted a hearing with the Supreme Court yesterday. After on-going issues with the provincial government over land rights, the commitment...
View ArticleCórdoba Governor Stirs Controversy With Dictatorship Comments
Governor José Manuel de la Sota suggested people involved in the dictatorship be given lesser sentences in exchange for information about the disappeared.
View ArticleUshuaia: Protestors Take Over Government House, Clash with Police
A teachers' protest, supported by the truck drivers' union, in the Patagonian province of Tierra del Fuego ended up in clashes with the police when the crowd tried to take over the Government House in...
View ArticleBuenos Aires Province Teachers Announce 48-Hour Strike
After another meeting with the provincial government failed, the Federation of Educators of Buenos Aires (FEB) confirmed yesterday a 48-hour strike for Monday and Tuesday. They will be once again...
View ArticleMacri’s ‘Press Freedom’ Decree Transformed Into Bill
The Constitutional Affairs Committee of the Buenos Aires legislature signed a majority opinion on a new bill that will replace the decree on 'defence of press freedom', issued last week by Buenos Aires...
View ArticleViolent Eviction of Indigenous Community Deemed Illegal
More than 20 families were violently evicted from the indigenous Tonocoté community in Santiago del Estero on Friday, it has emerged.
View ArticleMagistrates Council Reform Comes Under Fire by Legislators
The hotly disputed changes to the Magistrates Council have been written into law today.
View ArticleInternational Court Rules Against of YPF
The International Chamber of Commerce, headquartered in Paris, has ruled against YPF following a five-year saga which began in 2009.
View ArticleArgentina and Chile Order Evacuation Near Copahue Volcano
Officials in Argentina and Chile issued a red alert for zones surrounding increasingly active Copahue volcano, located on the border of Argentine province Neuquen and Chile’s Alto Bío Bío province.
View ArticleHeavy Rains Cause More Flooding in Buenos Aires
The north of the city and various neighbourhoods were affected by the heavy rain.
View ArticleArgentina Criticises “Aggressive Protectionism” by European Union
The European Union will impose punitive import tariffs on Argentine and Indonesian exporters of biodiesel for allegedly selling it in the EU below cost, a practice called dumping.
View ArticleAgricultural Ministry Confirms Record High Grain Harvest
The total grain crop for the 2012-2013 season will be about 102.6 million tonnes, making it the second largest harvest in Argentina's history, confirmed the Ministry of Agriculture, and exceeding last...
View ArticleCTA Protests Causes Road Blockages in Buenos Aires
The Central Workers' Union (CTA) began a protest this morning at around 9am by blocking access points to the City of Buenos Aires and setting up some other road blockages in the city, causing traffic...
View ArticlePresident Announces Price Control Programme
President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner explained today the details of the programme aimed at controlling the prices of 500 products that were agreed with the supermarkets with the help of social and...
View ArticleGovernment Approves Controversial Tax Amnesty Law
The government garnered the support it needed to pass its new tax amnesty law last night, following a 12-hour debate in the Lower House.
View ArticleArgentine Businessman Murdered in Paraguay
Argentine businessman Oscar Alberto Pando was killed by two gunmen yesterday at his home in Lambaré, Paraguay.
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