EDITORIAL We do need some education 17-04-2021 09:26 Last year’s economic havoc has been quantified, but there is no way of measuring the losses to come from extended suspensions of classroom education.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Exhausted and with few beds free, doctors struggle amid second wave 17-04-2021 07:45 Emotions run high in the intensive care unit of one public hospital in Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires Province, where fatigued doctors are battling to save the lives of Covid-19 patients.
POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC It’s Kici-Time! 17-04-2021 07:25 The emergence of Kicillof and his worldview is part of an electoral strategy aimed at antagonising the opposition, particularly the figure of City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Architecture & viniculture Specialist architects putting Argentine wine on another map 14-04-2021 11:02 Mendoza is synonymous with Malbec wine, but what's not so well known is that the province has become a reference for wine cellar architecture.
CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Political differences laid bare as City, Province split on measures 10-04-2021 07:20 Buenos Aires Province Governor Axel Kicillof warns that “Covid tsunami” is hitting Argentina as new restrictions are introduced.
Covid-19 vaccination drive Cinema makes a comeback, aiding Argentina’s vaccination drive 01-04-2021 17:42 At a movie theatre turned culture centre in Rosario, lucky retirees are getting vaccinated against Covid-19 – and enjoying a few Charles Chaplin movies.
BLOOMBERG – ANALYSIS Kicillof, bondholders’ old foe, plays default hardball 30-03-2021 11:27 Axel Kicillof relished clashing with foreign investors when serving as economy minister. Today, as governor of Buenos Aires Province, he's again locked in a bruising battle with financiers in New York and London.
BLOOMBERG Buenos Aires Province weighs next steps after creditor lawsuit 26-03-2021 16:48 Officials say Argentina's largest province is considering what steps to take next to restructure its debt after a group of bondholders sued the province in US courts for more than US$366 million.
DEBT WOES Buenos Aires Province sued in US for missed debt payments 23-03-2021 18:56 Creditors submit a legal claim against the province of Buenos Aires in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York.
BLOOMBERG Debt restructuring talks for Buenos Aires Province stall 22-03-2021 16:23 After nearly a year of extending the deadline of its debt restructuring proposal, fresh documents published by Argentina’s largest province show talks remain stuck.
CHUBUT PROVINCE At least 7 arrested following attack on president's convoy in Chubut 15-03-2021 15:21 Police have made at least seven arrests following an attack on a vehicle carrying President Alberto Fernández in Lago Puelo over the weekend.
CHUBUT PROVINCE Protesters in Lago Puelo attack bus carrying President Fernández 13-03-2021 15:33 Dozens of protesters kicked and threw rocks at a minibus carrying President Alberto Fernández on Saturday as he visited an area in Patagonia devastated by forest fires.
ARGENTINA ABLAZE Forest fires in Patagonia leave 7 injured, 15 missing 10-03-2021 21:28 At least seven people were injured and 15 more missing on Wednesday as forest fires ripped through Patagonia.
HUMAN RIGHTS Formosa: IACHR, UN, opposition concerned by police response to protests 06-03-2021 08:18 UN, IACHR and opposition express concern and criticism, after provincial police officers deploy tear gas and fire rubber bullets against protesters in Formosa rejecting return to strict Covid-19 isolation measures.
COVID-19 VACCINES Buenos Aires Province begins vaccinating those aged 70+ 18-02-2021 13:58 Provincial government begins to give first shots of Sputnik V vaccine to citizens aged over 70, using schools and other sites as temporary vaccination centres.
CARLOS MENEM (1930-2021) Menem buried with military honours at ceremony in capital 16-02-2021 11:46 Former president Carlos Menem was laid to rest on Monday, granted military honours at a small ceremony on the outskirts of the capital.
Death of ex-president Former president Carlos Menem passes away aged 90 14-02-2021 13:57 Peronist leader, who led the nation for a decade between 1989 and 1999, passes away at a hospital in Buenos Aires.
FEMICIDE Protesters demand action after brutal murder of teenager 13-02-2021 10:04 19-year-old Úrsula Bahillo found brutally stabbed to death. She had previously denounced her suspected killer, former boyfriend and Buenos Aires Province police officer Matías Ezequiel Martínez.
femicide Violent murder of 18-year-old sparks indignation across Argentina 12-02-2021 02:30 Brutal stabbing of an 18-year-old woman by her policeman ex-boyfriend sparks anger and outrage across Argentina.
EDUCATION Tensions soar over return of face-to-face classes 23-01-2021 10:25 Education Minister Nicolás Trotta confirms ‘school classes will return to the City of Buenos Aires on February 17 and to Buenos Aires Province on March 1,’ with all other provinces following by March 15.
EARTHQUAKE 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.
Politics, power & Peronism Plan Máximo: First the province, then the presidency 16-01-2021 08:03 Máximo Kirchner, 43-year-old son of two former presidents, aims to head the Buenos Aires provincial branch of the PJ movement, before using it as a launching-pad for the 2023 elections. The ultimate goal? The Casa Rosada. by Carlos Claá & Rodis Recalt, Noticias
Coronavirus pandemic Police raid swingers party – and guests confuse officer with stripper 11-01-2021 19:08 In scenes that seem to have been ripped straight out a comedy movie, police officers in Buenos Aires Province raided a secret swingers’ party this weekend – only for attendees to mistake one officer for a stripper.
Coronavirus pandemic Decree details new nighttime restrictions 09-01-2021 16:07 Regional leaders granted power to decide on timeframe of new restrictions. Officials in Buenos Aires City and Province say businesses, food and drink establishments and venues must shut between 1am to 6am, set 10-person limit on social gatherings.
Covid-19 vaccine Anger and allegations after loss of 400 doses of Sputnik vaccine 05-01-2021 23:30 The Buenos Aires Province government and Olavarría City Hall swapped angry accusations on Tuesday when 400 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine had to be discarded.
EDITORIAL Good riddance to 2020… ...and hello to a happier 2021? 02-01-2021 08:34 At a stretch 2020 could almost be summarised by one single C-word – next year is a little more difficult, but the midterm elections will undoubtedly be a defining moment.
VACCINES & POLITICS Unforced errors and the unlikely prospect of unity 02-01-2021 08:24 It’s time to put aside differences and find a common way forward together, tackling the structural problems that will allow the country to move in the direction of progress. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Covid-19 vaccine Kicillof among first to receive Russian vaccine in Argentina 29-12-2020 09:53 Buenos Aires Province governor takes the first dose of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, as the government's mass immunisation campaign got underway.
POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC 2020: Don't look back 12-12-2020 09:33 For all the pain caused by a killer disease coming out of nowhere, even it has not been able to put an end to Argentina's infamous political rift. Tensions, however, are also hitting both coalitions. by Martín Gambarotta
REVENUE-SHARING ROW Senate approves bill to slash Buenos Aires City's share of funding 12-12-2020 09:27 City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta vows to take fight to Supreme Court as Senate approves bill to cut Buenos Aires City’s share of federal revenue-sharing funds.
AS I SEE IT Buenos Aires under fire 05-12-2020 10:28 Cristina and her friends hope that by defunding the City government they will force the mayor to cut spending to the bone, which they assume should be enough to turn people against him. by James Neilson
BLOOMBERG Night-time raiders are destroying US$100,000 soy bags 20-11-2020 13:17 Packed tight with freshly harvested soybeans, the silobags that dot the Pampas at this time of year are worth a hefty sum. They're also a target for vandals – and farmers have had enough.
LAND OCCUPATIONS Photo gallery: Police evict families, protesters from Guernica camp 29-10-2020 17:47 Police officers clash with protesters and homeless during strong-armed eviction of Guernica encampment, with Buenos Aires Province Security Minister Sergio Berni helping to lead the operation.
LAND OCCUPATIONS Violent eviction of Guernica squatters camp draws criticism 29-10-2020 17:34 Hundreds of mostly homeless families living in improvised shacks at the Guernica encampment in Buenos Aires Province evicted by police, with violent clashes between demonstrators and officers.
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.
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.
Death of Facundo Astudillo Castro Autopsy: Facundo Astudillo Castro's death was 'violent,' caused by 'drowning' 02-10-2020 14:55 Forensic experts conclude late 22-year-old died of “asphyxia by submersion,” adding it was not possible to determine if the young man’s death was a homicide due to “advanced skeletonisation of corpse.” No evidence of third-party involvement, nor that body was moved after death. by James Grainger
Coronavirus pandemic More than 9,000 new virus cases as infections surpass 710,000 28-09-2020 09:18 Argentina has recorded 711,325 infections of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, with more than 129,000 of those still confirmed as active.
SCANDAL IN CONGRESS Lawmaker suspended after kissing partner’s breast during Congress session 24-09-2020 23:24 Salta lawmaker Juan Emilio Ameri was dramatically suspended from Congress on Thursday night after he kissing his partner’s breast during a remote videoconference session with fellow legislators.
FLAMES RAGE New forest fires rip through Córdoba Province 22-09-2020 18:19 Forest fires ripped through Córdoba Province on Monday night, sparking dozens of evacuations and leaving at least two firefighters with severe burns.
Bloomberg Mendoza Province said to win majority support for debt swap 22-09-2020 18:02 Mendoza set to become first provincial government to successfully reach a deal to restructure its own foreign debt, following in footsteps of national government.
BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE Protesters clash with police after six-year-old killed in illegal drag race 16-09-2020 00:33 Tensions rise again in Buenos Aires Province as demonstrators clash with police in Gregorio de Laferrere. Protesters demand justice after six-year-old boy is run over in illegal drag race.
AS I SEE IT The cracks keep widening 12-09-2020 10:30 People the world over are getting more irascible by the day, and the unease so many feel is making governments everywhere nervous. by James Neilson
GUEST VOICE Behind the conflict with the police 12-09-2020 09:43 The reasons for the protest? We can divide them into two main categories: institutional and political. by Andrei Serbin Pont
EDITORIAL Cops and robbers 12-09-2020 09:08 The solution can all too often be the problem. It’s a paradox which applies to this week’s federal revenue-sharing shuffle at the chief opposition district’s expense, to appease a mutinous Buenos Aires provincial police.
REVENUE-SHARING ROW Opposition anger at ‘unconstitutional’ federal revenue-sharing move 12-09-2020 09:00 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta said the president had chosen “division” over “dialogue.”
Provincial police rebel Fernández tries to defuse protests by Buenos Aires Province police 09-09-2020 23:27 Police officers in Buenos Aires Province escalate protests, with a group congregating outside the Olivos presidential residence. President Alberto Fernández vows to meet demands but criticises demonstration.
BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE Court in La Plata orders eviction of Guernica encampment 09-09-2020 17:48 Appeals Court in La Plata orders clearance of occupied land on southern fringes of Buenos Aires, including eviction of estimated 2,500 poverty-stricken families.
Provincial police rebel Police rebel against 7,000 infections and 40-peso-an-hour overtime 09-09-2020 17:10 Officers are in a mutinous mood throughout Argentina’s largest province, as the coronavirus pandemic brings to a head problems unresolved over many years. by Leonardo Nieva
POLICE PROTEST Police officers in Buenos Aires Province protest to demand better salaries 08-09-2020 15:59 Government promises pay increase after retired and active police officers stage demonstration outside Governor Kicillof's residence in La Plata to demand urgent salary increases and more protective equipment to protect against Covid-19.