News of santa fe

Magnitude-6.4 quake strikes San Juan and other provinces

19-01-2021 09:08 A 6.4-magnitude earthquake shook western and central Argentina late Monday night. At least three individuals were hospitalised as a result.

Luis Miguel Etchevehere

Squatter dispute on ex-minister's family land prompts protests in Entre Ríos

27-10-2020 23:52 Tensions rise in Entre Ríos Province as squatters take over land, with ex-Agriculture minister Luis Miguel Etchevehere's and social leader Juan Grabois on differing sides of the dispute.

BOLIVIAN ELECTION

Bolivia's Morales calls for calm after protesters demand junta

27-10-2020 17:33 Exiled former Bolivian president calls for calm after right-wing protesters in Santa Cruz demand a "military junta" to replace socialist president-elect Luis Arce.

CRIME & SECURITY

Crime spirals out of control in troubled Rosario

05-10-2020 00:01 Rosario, Argentina’s third-largest city, has been suffering for years from escalating violence and the proliferation of drug gangs.

BARÇA-MESSI SAGA

Rosario left deflated but still hopeful, as Messi says he'll stay put

06-09-2020 08:09 Rosario had dared to dream, but it was left disappointed after the city's most celebrated son Lionel Messi announced he was staying at Barcelona on Friday.

SINO-ARGENTINE RELATIONS

Argentina ponders Belt and Road Initiative endorsement

22-08-2020 10:18 By joining the BRI, Argentina could unlock Chinese finance for vital investment in infrastructure and transport, fossil and renewable energy, mining, manufacturing, agriculture, innovation and information technology.

by Dialogo Chino

ENVIRONMENT

Marshlands of Paraná Delta hit by worst fires in decades

07-08-2020 16:56 Ravaged by drought, the Paraná Delta is burning like never before. During the first seven months of 2020, more than 11,000 fires were detected in the region.

EXPROPRIATION OF VICENTIN

Fernández annuls DNU ordering intervention into Vicentin

01-08-2020 08:51 President dramatically ditches takeover plan of agro-giant in series of tweets.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Trial into alleged public works graft, with CFK in dock, to restart next week

28-07-2020 22:09 Trial into alleged corruption in the awarding of public works contracts to restart online next Monday after suspension due to coronavirus pandemic.

CUEVA DE LAS MANOS

‘Cueva de las Manos' to become a protected area after donation

18-07-2020 10:17 Famous archaeological site in the Santa Cruz Province will be converted into a protected area, after the land on which it sits was donated to the State by the Rewilding Argentina environmentalist organisation.

expropriation of Vicentin

Vicentin, Santa Fe government agrees to find ‘consensual solution’ to crisis

18-07-2020 09:45 Officials mulling over a mixed state-private model for soy giant, according to reports, as provincial government proposes triumvirate of leaders to manage firm through bankruptcy proceedings.

GUEST VOICE

It’s not Fabián Gutiérrez, it’s Santa Cruz

11-07-2020 09:15 Santa Cruz is a province with archaic laws, a dangerous political centralisation and a scary scope for discretion.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Lázaro Báez granted house arrest but yet to be released

10-07-2020 16:32 Alleged Kirchnerite frontman, who stands accused of raft of corruption offences, granted house arrest by court, prompting angry reaction from his future neighbours. Release will not be until next week at earliest, with row over high bail set as part of condition.

OBITUARY

Former Santa Fe governor Hermes Binner dies aged 77

26-06-2020 19:01 Argentina’s first socialist provincial governor and runner-up in the 2011 presidential elections dies of acute pneumonia.

Gender Violence

NGO: More than 70 femicides in Argentina during quarantine period

26-06-2020 00:01 71% of the femicides took place in the victim's home, according to the latest report from the La Casa del Encuentro NGO.

by Nadia Galán

EXPROPRIATION OF VICENTIN

Setback for government as Vicentin executives reinstated by judge

20-06-2020 10:37 Judge in Santa Fe Province reinstates ousted executives and says government officials should only perform a supervisory role in bid to leave bankruptcy behind.

Coronavirus pandemic

Six provinces begin testing to detect coronavirus

25-03-2020 15:28 As of last Sunday, an average of 200 samples per day were analysed nationwide, with between 8 to 10 percent confirmed as positive. Argentina's provinces had criticised the delay in obtaining results.

by Florencia Ballarino

Coronavirus quarantine

Chaco Governor Capitanich orders total quarantine of province

18-03-2020 15:41 Jorge Capitanich takes "drastic" measures to shut off region until March 31, closing nine border crossings; Mayor of El Calafate orders mandatory quarantine and shuts off city after tourist tests positive for Covid-19.

Rosario Homicides

Two new murders in Rosario bring year's homicide tally to 52

06-03-2020 12:06 A 51-year-old man and a 20-year-old man were shot dead in separate incidents on public roads in Rosario on Thursday, bringing the city's homicide count since turn of the year to 52.

CORRUPTION & THE COURTS

Court orders ex-planning minister Julio de Vido's release

05-03-2020 14:11 Court orders veteran Veteran Kirchnerite official and ex-federal planning minister's release, saying he has been "detained for a period longer than the maximum legal term of two years."

Puerto Deseado

Survivor of Santa Cruz attack returns home; two suspects in custody

26-02-2020 17:28 Survivor of the brutal attack in Puerto Deseado, María Mercedes, returned home to Salta. Investigation into her rape and the murder of her four-year-old son continues.

Puerto Deseado attack

Suspects detained in Puerto Deseado murder case

24-02-2020 16:21 Two suspects, one underage minor and another who suffers from schizophrenia, have been identified as investigators probe sexual assault of 45-year-old woman and murder of her son.

Brutal Attack

Woman attacked and four-year-old son killed in Santa Cruz town

21-02-2020 16:26 A Salta woman and her four-year-old son were attacked by two men in the Santa Cruz town of Puerto Deseado.

Aníbal returns

Aníbal Fernández appointed trustee of Río Turbio coal-mine

30-01-2020 14:39 Ex-Cabinet chief and government minister returns to government, as President Alberto Fernández signs decree appointing him to position underneath Production Minister Matías Kulfas.

CRIME & SECURITY

Homicide rate in Rosario, Santa Fe 'two or three times' national average

20-01-2020 16:24 Two largest cities in Santa Fe Province account for 17.6 and 13.1 murders per 100,000 people, respectively.

NARCO-VIOLENCE

Killings in Santa Fe Province prompt emergency summit at Casa Rosada

16-01-2020 18:10 Following 17 murders in just 15 days, mostly in the region's largest city Rosario, officials descend on the Casa Rosada for an emergency huddle to tackle the crisis.

Corruption & the courts

Fernández de Kirchner angrily denies graft claims as she testifies in court

02-12-2019 18:21 Former president made an unusual detour Monday on her way back to office, appearing in court to defend herself angrily against corruption charges stemming from her time in office.

Copa Sudamericana

Colón dare to dream as they prepare for historic Copa Sudamericana final

08-11-2019 11:16 Santa Fe side has arrived in Paraguayan capital, where they hope to make history against Ecuador's Independiente del Valle in the final of the Copa Sudamericana.

ELECTION 2019

Candidates clash over economy, Venezuela in first presidential debate

14-10-2019 01:39 Macri and Fernández clash over economic turmoil, debt and the crisis in Venezuela took in Santa Fe, as the country’s six presidential candidates went face-to-face in the campaign’s first debate.

PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE

Poll concerns for Macri as he prepares to face Fernández in debate

11-10-2019 16:53 New survey indicates Frente de Todos frontrunner has extended lead to more than 20 points since PASO primaries. Sunday’s presidential debate in Santa Fe offers opportunity for Macri to shake-up race.

Copa Sudamericana

Penalty shoot-out drama takes Colón into Copa Sudamericana final

27-09-2019 01:01 Santa Fe side one step from glory, after defeating Brazilian side Atlético Mineiro 4-3 on penalties. They will face Independiente del Valle of Ecuador in the final on November 9 in Asunción.

FORMER PRESIDENT

Court refuses to suspend Fernández de Kirchner's corruption trial

26-08-2019 17:51 Court rules that former president's trial for alleged corruption offences related to public works projects will continue, rejecting requests from the defence to suspend the trial.

LATE ARGENTINE STRIKER

Emilano Sala exposed to harmful carbon monoxide in plane crash

14-08-2019 11:18 Late Argentine footballer and his pilot were exposed to dangerous levels of carbon monoxide before their small plane crashed in the English Channel, killing them both, British accident investigators said Wednesday.

Kirchnerite stronghold

Alicia Kirchner re-elected Santa Cruz governor with solid win

12-08-2019 09:55 The forecast for voting on Monday morning even put Alicia Kirchner's performance above her national ally, Alberto Fernández, by over seven percentage points.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Bolsonaro targets commission probing dictatorship-era political disappearances

02-08-2019 09:50 Far-right leader removes several members of a commission investigating disappearances and murders, acting days after they confronted him on the role played by the state in the killing of a leftist activist.

Mercosur summit

Piñera, Macri discuss dangers of populist 'snake charmers' in LatAm

18-07-2019 09:09 Mauricio Macri shares the stage with his Chilean par Sebastián Piñera at the Mercosur summit to discuss politics in Latin America.

Mercosur Summit

Mercosur reborn with liberal orientation

16-07-2019 21:27 The current liberal economic consensus between Brazil and Argentina is ushering in a new era of trade for the South American trade bloc.

OMAR PEROTTI

Santa Fe: Governor-elect throws support behind Fernández-Fernández

26-06-2019 11:07 Peronist candidate for governor Omar Perotti secured control of Santa Fe on June 16 against the Progressives, who had ruled the province for three terms.

Voting in 4 provinces

Santa Fe turns Peronist as provincial votes disappoint Macri

17-06-2019 09:39 Macri's Cambiemos allies place poorly in all four provincial races as key electoral territory, Santa Fe province, returns to Peronist control after 12 years.

ELECTION 2019: SANTA FE

Put out more flags

15-06-2019 08:58 Santa Fe, the cradle of Argentina’s 1853 Constitution, was Juan de Garay’s first choice to found a city (1573) ahead of Buenos Aires in 1580.

by Michael Soltys