News of province

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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 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.