News of government

Fernández tells ministers running for office to resign posts

29-07-2021 18:18 President Alberto Fernández tells Cabinet ministers and government officials that the "ethical" choice is for PASO candidates to resign, as they will not be able to fully concentrate on their jobs while campaigning.

PASO candidates named as 2021 election race begins

26-07-2021 19:00 Ruling Peronist coalition opts for a unified slate in most key districts; Opposition lines up Diego Santilli v Facundo Manes in Buenos Aires Province and María Eugenia Vidal's list will face others headed by Ricardo López Murphy and Adolfo Rubinstein in Federal Capital.

by James Grainger

Government complains to Russia over Sputnik vaccine delivery delays

22-07-2021 16:29 Argentina complains to Russia about delays in delivering second doses of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in a letter warning of breach of contract repercussions.

Argentina chides Russia as vaccine delays hurt government

22-07-2021 16:04 Argentina's government complains to Russia over delays in delivering its Sputnik V vaccine, saying the lack of supplies has left country in a “very critical situation.”

Domingo Cavallo: ‘It'd be good if the government had a bad election’

17-07-2021 09:18 Economist, former government minister and ex-Central Bank chief warns that Argentina’s economy is “very badly oriented” and calls for a “major reorganisation.”

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Horrors, errors and a hundred thousand lost

17-07-2021 00:24 Errors can always be corrected but the dead will not return.

Argentina spawns another FX rate as government clamps down

15-07-2021 14:49 Government steps to regain control over Argentina’s chaotic currency market has led a new unofficial exchange rate to rise to prominence.

Cuba blames US for unprecedented anti-government protests

12-07-2021 15:19 Thousands of Cubans take part in demonstrations across country, chanting: "Down with the dictatorship," as President Miguel Diaz-Canel urges supporters to confront demonstrators.

England set to lift mask, distancing rules as cases soar

05-07-2021 14:46 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday unveiled a plan to lift most of England's pandemic restrictions from July 19, as he urged the public to "learn to live with" the coronavirus.

PASO = Pushing A Single Option

03-07-2021 23:13 The attitude that candidacies should be defined by political factions negotiating a single list, rather than the choice of the electorate at large, quite simply insults the citizenry of a democratic society.

by Michael Soltys

Nicolás Maduro: ‘The sanctions are illegal, immoral and should be lifted'

25-06-2021 23:30 Venezuela, says Nicolás Maduro, has broken free of "irrational, extremist, cruel" US oppression. But in between his denunciations of Yankee imperialism, the president is making a public plea and aiming it directly at Joe Biden. The message? It's time for a deal.

Government announces partial re-opening of beef exports

22-06-2021 17:35 Gradual reopening of beef exports approved but under a new quota system, with number of cuts reserved for the domestic market.

Government, opposition clash in row over standardised testing

19-06-2021 08:52 Macri, Acuña, Rodríguez Larreta slam move to ‘suspend’ nationwide tests; Education minister, however, says they aren’t being suspended.

Beef exports: Government, meatpackers close in on agreement to lift ban

17-06-2021 10:19 Productive Development Ministry hints that deal to reopen exports could be announced soon, in conjunction with cattle-breeding plan to boost production

Unlikely alliance forms Israeli government to oust Netanyahu

03-06-2021 21:26 Israel could be nearing the end of an era, after an unlikely alliance of parties from across the political spectrum agree to form a government to unseat veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Cattle farmers end strike over beef exports ban

03-06-2021 13:45 Federación Agraria Argentina announces resumption of deliveries and end to two-week halt on beef sales, while seeking an urgent meeting with President Alberto Fernández.

Cattle farmers extend strike action amid beef exports row

29-05-2021 10:58 Cattle farmers have extended their suspension of cow sales to abattoirs until this Wednesday, continuing their protest against a government-imposed pause on exports, designed to moderate skyrocketing domestic meat prices.

Chocobar handed two-year suspended sentence for 2017 killing

29-05-2021 10:50 Buenos Aires provincial policeman sentenced to a suspended prison sentence of two years for gunning down 18-year-old thief Juan Pablo Kukoc.

Beef becomes bone of contention as prices soar

22-05-2021 10:04 Argentina, recognised worldwide as a top flight grass-fed beef producer, is the world's number four beef exporter. It made US$3.4 billion in 2020 beef sales, with much going to Russia and China.

Cattle farmers strike against government’s ban on beef exports

22-05-2021 09:23 President Alberto Fernández defends decision to block beef exports for 30 days due to rising prices; Angry pushback from industry groups.