Labour Ministry and CGT Advance Salary and Tax Negotiations
Yesterday Labour Minister Carlos Tomado opened a first meeting in 2013 with CGT representatives. The agenda of the meeting was devoted to social and labour issues as a follow up of the negotiations...
View ArticlePresident Urges Energy Responsibility at Annual Summit
Argentine president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner held a speech at the opening of the Energy Summit 2013 in Abu Dhabi.
View ArticleOrlando Terranova Becomes First Argentine to Win Dakar Stage
Orlando "Orly" Terranova, a rally driver from Mendoza, became the first Argentine rider to win a stage at Dakar Rally in the car category.
View ArticleINDEC Releases 2012 Inflation Figures
The National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC) released yesterday the official inflation statistics for 2012, citing a 1% increase for the month of December and a total of 10.8% for the year.
View ArticleOnce Tragedy: Case to be Brought to Trial
Approximately eleven months after the Once train crash that took the lives of 51 commuters and injured 800 others, Federal Judge Claudio Bonadío has closed the preliminary investigation phase and...
View ArticleRailway Strike Announced Against Closure of “Old Patagonian Express”
Railway unions have announced a national strike for next Tuesday and workers plan to demonstrate tonight in Esquel, Chubut, against the proposed closing of the iconic “La Trochita” steam engine line,...
View ArticleGovernment Pitches for Domestic Railroad Industry Investment
Minister of Industry Débora Giorgi and Transportation Secretary Alejandro Ramos pitched a plan for a railroad industry development plan yesterday to a room full of business executives, making the case...
View ArticleControlled Oil Spill in Patagonia’s Colorado River
Although the Colorado River seems to have normalised after a storm that washed oil production residue through the watershed, officials remain concerned about oil spill consequences.
View ArticleAnonymous Hacks INDEC Website for ‘Lying to the People’
The Argentine branch of Anonymous activist group claims to have hijacked the National Institute for Statistics and Census (INDEC) website.
View ArticleYPF Appoints New Directors
Manuel Arévalo and Ricardo Luis Saporiti were appointed as new directors of YPF during the board of directors meeting in the headquarters of the company in Puerto Madero. Arévalo will replace Guillermo...
View ArticleFalklands/Malvinas Islands Will Hold a Referendum
The government of Falklands/ Malvinas Islands communicated the dates and a question for the referendum, where people can express their opinion on the political status of the islands. The referendum...
View ArticleSubte Conflict: Pricing Negotiations Failed
Minister of the Interior and Transportation Florencio Randazzo held a meeting with representatives of the city and province of Buenos Aires governments today in Casa Rosada. The main objective was to...
View ArticleBariloche Mayor Suspended After 20th December Lootings
The city council of Bariloche decided to revoke the mayor of Bariloche, Goye Omar, after the widespread looting events in the region on 20th December. Goye is accused of supporting the events.
View ArticleUnofficial Dollar Exchange Rate Reaches Historical High
The exchange rate on the dollar reached $7.51 last week. The official dollar remains at $4.96.
View ArticlePoisonous Attack on Indigenous Community in Chaco
Unidentified individuals threw a lethal substance into a water well that provides water to ten families in the Mocoví reserve in Chaco. Seven pigs died. Locals accuse a company from Córdoba that claims...
View ArticleSala Alberdi Protesters Sued by Buenos Aires Government
Yesterday morning protesters of the Centro Cultural General San Martin (CCGSM) got a legal notification that contained a criminal complaint for usurpation of the public space.
View ArticleFalklands/Malvinas Warship Sinking in Puerto Belgrano
The Argentine navy yesterday reported that the missile destroyer ARA ‘Santísisma Trinidad’ which participated in the 1982 Falklands/Malvinas war is leaning to port and in danger of sinking.
View ArticleMoreno Predicts Depreciation of Peso in 2013
The secretary for domestic commerce, Guillermo Moreno, told reporters in Hanoi, Vietnam yesterday, that the Argentine peso could experience an 18 to 20% depreciation in 2013. This would mean that the...
View ArticleOnce Train Crash: Prosecutor Presents Charges
Prosecutor Federico Delgado presented this morning a demand for public and oral proceedings to be initiated in the case of the Once train crash of February 2012.
View ArticleWarship Sinks in Puerto Belgrano, Sabotage Hypothesis Not Excluded
Argentine Defense Minister Arturo Puricelli said today that the possibility of sabotage being behind the sinking of warship ‘Santísima Trinidad’ was not excluded. This morning the warship could be seen...
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