News of province

Gustavo Bordet: ‘When positions become radical, votes run away from you’

07-01-2022 22:00 Entre Ríos Province governor on Argentina’s provincial leaders, Peronism and why President Alberto Fernández should stand for re-election in 2023.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

President calls for probe into allegations of trade-union persecution

04-01-2022 17:52 President Fernandez calls on Judiciary to "investigate without delay" allegations of alleged espionage and trade-union persecution, following leaked 'Gestapo' video.

Rio Tinto buys US$825-million lithium project in battery push

21-12-2021 18:24 Rio Tinto Group agrees to buy a lithium mine in Argentina for US$825 million as the world’s second-biggest miner accelerates its push into battery materials. 

Chubut governor repeals mining law, vows public vote after days of protests

20-12-2021 20:20 Chubut Province Governor Mariano Arcioni announced a dramatic U-turn on Monday, confirming that he would repeal a newly signed zoning law that critics say paves the way for “mega-mining” in the region.

Clashes in Rawson after Chubut Legislature approves mega-mining project

16-12-2021 13:26 Lawmakers in Chubut approve controversial project by 14 to 11; Arrests and injuries after police clamp down on protesters in Rawson; Legislation authorises mining – without the use of cyanide – in the region's central plateau.

Omicron in Córdoba: 4 confirmed cases and 79 people isolated

14-12-2021 16:30 Traveller from Dubai and three close contacts confirmed as infected with Omicron variant, with 75 others entering preventative isolation; Woman from Santa Fe who recently visited United States also being checked for new strain.

Alberto in Wonderland

20-11-2021 00:00 If Alice had a world of her own, “nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn’t.” In the world of Alice’s spiritual descendant, the Peronist coalition own a resounding victory in Sunday’s elections after losing in Buenos Aires Province. No doubt Alice would have approved.

by James Neilson

Argentine woman whose HIV vanished gives hope for finding elusive cure

17-11-2021 15:50 Thirty-year-old mother from Esperanza, Santa Fe Province, has the clinical features of an HIV “elite controller” – meaning her infection has been undetectable for years.

‘Tío Gildo’: a modern-day caudillo in the heart of South America

05-11-2021 18:34 The astute politics of Formosa Governor Gildo Insfrán have helped the 70-year-old to climb to the top of his province’s government and stay there for more than three decades – a record in contemporary Argentina. With the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, the intensity of his administration’s social control led to clashes with protesters, highlighting the institutional flaws that have permitted him to sustain his grip on power.

by Cindy Monzón

Fernando Báez Sosa murder trial delayed until early 2023

21-10-2021 14:02 Eight rugby players accused of the murder of Fernando Báez Sosa, the 20-year-old law student beaten to death near a Villa Gesell night club in January 2020, will not stand trial until early 2023 after court says it has “no room in the timetable.”

by Leonardo Nieva

Facundo Manes: ‘I didn’t become a candidate to represent what lost in 2019’

09-10-2021 12:46 Fresh from an impressive political debut in the recent PASO primaries, neuroscientist Facundo Manes discusses his run for national deputy, the ‘new’ Radicalism and differences within the opposition coalition.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Forest fires rip through Córdoba Province

06-10-2021 14:51 Forest fires continued to rage in the northern part of Córdoba Province on Tuesday, leaving destruction in their wake but thankfully no deaths or injuries.

Aníbal Fernández hints at measures to tackle drug violence surge in Rosario

27-09-2021 13:49 Security Minister Aníbal Fernández says "important announcements" are on the way to tackle uptick in drug-related violence in Rosario.

Frente de Todos seeks to turn around election in Buenos Aires Province

17-09-2021 14:03 Juntos por el Cambio finished ahead by more than four points in the key battleground province. The government will now go chasing the votes of Florencio Randazzo, Facundo Manes – as well as the ‘disappointed’ who didn’t turn out.

by Rosario Ayerdi

Vidal tells porteños to reject ‘resignation’ and vote ‘to stop Kirchnerism’

06-09-2021 16:14 Former Buenos Aires Province governor, now running as a candidate for deputy, looks set to see off the challenge of former economy minister Ricardo López Murphy in a split opposition list in the federal capital.

Still currents run deep

04-09-2021 10:23 While the pundits quite rightly remind us that it would be rash to extrapolate local results onto the national arena, the fact that Gustavo Valdés virtually trebled the votes for his veteran Peronist rival should send alarm-bells among the ruling coalition.

by Michael Soltys

Buenos Aires Province to restructure 98% of bonds in debt deal

30-08-2021 16:04 Deal caps Argentina’s most recent round of debt restructurings, after nearly every province reached deals with bondholders over the past 12 months and the national government restructured its own US$65 billion in securities a year ago.

Corrientes Province: Governor Gustavo Valdés eases to re-election win

30-08-2021 15:24 UCR incumbent takes 76% of vote in Sunday’s provincial elections, easily defeating Corrientes de Todos front challenger Fabián Ríos, who garnered 23%.

Buenos Aires Province: Debt swap has 90% support from creditors

26-08-2021 13:37 La Plata says it has reached an agreement with 90% of creditors to restructure more than US$7 billion of foreign debt, paving the way for region to exit default after 16 months.

Parts of provinces of Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos underwater by century’s end

25-08-2021 15:10 Sea levels are rising and Argentina will not be the only Latin American country to suffer the consequences.

by Darío Silva D'Andrea