News of chubut

Farmer sentenced for mass penguin slaughter in Argentina's south

Today 00:12 Unprecedented trial sees farmer Ricardo La Regina given a three-year prison sentence for slaughter of Magellanic penguins eggs and chicks; He is unlikely to serve time behind bars, given Argentina’s penal code.

ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE

Cattle rancher accused of mass penguin slaughter found guilty

07-11-2024 12:47 Unprecedented trial into slaughter of Magellanic penguins eggs and chicks ends in conviction; Ricardo La Regina guilty of causing environmental damage and animal cruelty; Sentence to be announced next week.

CRIME & INSECURITY

Court in Argentina begins trial into 2021 penguin slaughter

30-10-2024 10:42 Trial investigating 2021 slaughter of hundreds of Magellanic penguins in Chubut Province gets underway. Events took place in Punta Tombo, home one of the largest penguin colonies in the world.

COURTS

Ex-Chubut judge who kissed cop-killer acquitted of criminal charges

23-10-2024 15:56 Former Comodoro Rivadavia magistrate Mariel Alejandra Suárez, who lost her job after being caught on CCTV kissing a convict she previously jailed, has been cleared of criminal charges.

AUSTERITY FUNDING ROW

Milei detonates relationship with governors and opens up a war

27-02-2024 21:00 Provincial debt under the spotlight has made the governors seek allies. Who are in the deepest holes? Will the mega-decree be overturned?

by Ramón Indart

POLITICS

Bullrich divides PRO as she backs Milei in Chubut funding row

27-02-2024 16:49 Security Minister Patricia Bullrich intervenes forcefully in the spat between President Javier Milei and Chubut's PRO Governor Ignacio Torres.

POLITICS

Milei criticised for liking Down syndrome tweet mocking governor

27-02-2024 14:58 Latest in a long line of controversies: President Javier Milei in hot water after liking an offensive post on social media mocking Chubut governor that showed him with a disability.

FOREST FIRE

Los Alerces National Park: Fire burns 2,300 hectares amid heat alert

01-02-2024 15:45 Firefighters still suppressing flames ravaging Patagonian national park; Chubut Province Governor Ignacio Torres alleges blaze was started by RAM Mapuche indigenous group.

ELECTION 2023

Five knock-out blows: Peronism's toughest defeats in the elections so far

12-09-2023 18:42 Provinces of San Juan, San Luis, Chubut, Santa Cruz and now Santa Fe. And now Peronism faces another difficult test in Chaco.

ELECTIONS 2023

Chubut the latest upset in a semester full of strong Peronist defeats

31-07-2023 16:52 Fall of Peronism in Chubut Province marks a trend worrying Sergio Massa. The biggest surprises and open scenarios.

by Ramón Indart

ELECTIONS 2023

Ignacio 'Nacho' Torres – the governor-elect who ended two decades of Peronism in Chubut

31-07-2023 13:38 National senator recorded a historic election with backing of both opposition presidential hopefuls, former president Mauricio Macri and Jujuy leader Gerardo Morales.

PROVINCIAL ELECTIONS

Córdoba and Chubut elections: Unión por la Patria, Juntos por el Cambio battle it out

21-07-2023 14:25 Key contest between Peronism and Juntos por el Cambio (including their own primary) in the run-up to August 13 primaries. Crossed support in Córdoba and a ruling party crisis in Chubut.

COURTS & JUDICIARY

Chubut judge who allegedly kissed inmate faces impeachment trial

28-11-2022 15:26 Chubut magistrate Mariel Alejandra Suárez was denounced before judicial authorities last January after a video was made public showing her allegedly kissing an inmate at a prison at Trelew. She denies the allegations against her, but Magistrates Council rules she should face impeachment trial for “poor performance” of duties.

by Nadia Galán

News of chubut

Farmer sentenced for mass penguin slaughter in Argentina's south

Cattle rancher accused of mass penguin slaughter found guilty

Court in Argentina begins trial into 2021 penguin slaughter

Ex-Chubut judge who kissed cop-killer acquitted of criminal charges

Milei detonates relationship with governors and opens up a war

Bullrich divides PRO as she backs Milei in Chubut funding row

Milei criticised for liking Down syndrome tweet mocking governor

Los Alerces National Park: Fire burns 2,300 hectares amid heat alert

Five knock-out blows: Peronism's toughest defeats in the elections so far

Chubut the latest upset in a semester full of strong Peronist defeats

Ignacio 'Nacho' Torres – the governor-elect who ended two decades of Peronism in Chubut

Córdoba and Chubut elections: Unión por la Patria, Juntos por el Cambio battle it out

Chubut judge who allegedly kissed inmate faces impeachment trial

Argentina moves to deepen soy waterway to ship bigger cargoes

Milei calls for ‘alliance of free nations’ as he hosts Meloni

Argentina beat Peru in Buenos Aires as Uruguay hold Brazil

From ‘assassins’ to ally? Milei caps turnaround by meeting China's Xi

G20 summit ends with Ukraine blame game

Daniel Vila confirmó los nombres de los periodistas que pasarán de LN+ a América en 2025

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