News of tucuman

Much ado about almost nothing

13-05-2023 09:07 One constant of the current administration has been to prioritise the political and the judicial over the economic and the social, with this week a case in point.

CAMPAIGN COMMENTS

To vote or not to vote

13-05-2023 08:45 However cavalier the strongmen of these two inland provinces have been with constitutional limits in seeking multiple consecutive terms, the last-minute timing of the Supreme Court’s interruption of the electoral process is extremely unfortunate, lending itself easily to government outrage.

by Michael Soltys

Elections 2023

The Supreme Court’s political muscle

13-05-2023 08:35 The Supreme Court’s decision must be read purely in political terms, demonstrating that it won’t back down and has the intention to play hard ball in the political arena.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

ELECTIONS 2023

Manzur withdraws Tucumán candidacy after Supreme Court ruling

12-05-2023 09:03 Ex-Cabinet chief governor announces he will no longer run as lieutenant governor for northern province, with provincial Interior Minister Miguel Acevedo set to replace him as Osvaldo Jaldo’s running-mate.

POLITICS & JUDICIARY

Government’s row with Supreme Court hits new heights

11-05-2023 23:36 Explosive reaction to ruling suspending gubernatorial elections in San Juan and Tucumán; President Alberto Fernández accuses justices of targeting Peronist candidates.

ELECTIONS 2023

Supreme Court suspends elections in San Juan, Tucumán

09-05-2023 18:19 Supreme Court suspends provincial elections in San Juan and Tucumán, just five days before voters are due to go to the ballot-box.

CABINET CHANGES

President set to appoint Agustín Rossi as Cabinet chief

12-02-2023 11:31 Veteran politician and Santa Fe Province native will leave his post as head of the Federal Intelligence Agency (AFI) and return to President Alberto Fernández's Cabinet; Swearing-in ceremony scheduled for next Wednesday, as Juan Manzur returns to Tucumán.

Liga Profesional de Fútbol - LPF

New season fails to ignite, despite the warm welcome

02-02-2023 14:19 Argentina’s Liga Profesional de Fútbol slumbers back into gear after a long, revelry-filled summer break.

by Dan Edwards

SUSPECTED HEART ATTACK

Atlético Tucumán midfielder dies after training collapse

30-11-2022 14:41 The reason for the midfielder's death has not yet been reported, but local media reports said that he suffered a heart attack.

POLITICS

Juan Manzur to resign as Cabinet chief early next year

18-10-2022 16:24 Cabinet chief will leave the government to share a ticket with gubernatorial candidate Osvaldo Jaldo in Tucumán. Manzur plans to resign from his post in February.

HEALTH

Legionnaires' outbreak in Tucumán claims sixth life

05-09-2022 16:42 Latest victim, who died late Sunday, was an 81-year-old patient with comorbidities who had been "in a serious condition" receiving treatment for pneumonia.

HEALTH

Legionnaires' disease claims fifth life in Tucumán

04-09-2022 16:48 Legionnaires' disease has claimed a fifth life among patients and staff at a clinic in the northern province of Tucumán, provincial health officials announced Sunday.

HEALTH

Health officials links four pneumonia deaths in Tucumán to Legionnaires' disease

03-09-2022 16:30 A fourth patient has died in the mysterious outbreak of a pneumonia of unknown origin in Tucumán, as a local outlet reports that at least one of the 11 infected have tested positive for Legionnaires' disease.

HEALTH

Health authorities investigate pneumonia cluster in Argentina; three dead

02-09-2022 17:27 Illnesses have been centred around a private medical clinic in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán, located in the northwest part of the country.

HEALTH

Pneumonia of 'unknown origin' kills three in Tucumán

01-09-2022 09:39 Provincial health authorities say three people have died and four others are suffering with bilateral pneumonia. Experts rule out Covid, influenza and Hantavirus as culprits but are continuing to run more tests.

FOOTBALL IN ARGENTINA

Can Atlético Tucumán break their province’s title duck?

19-08-2022 13:27 If the Decano can keep grinding out wins, the chance to make history as Argentina's first 'interior' national champion lies tantalisingly close.

by Dan Edwards

COURTS

Ex-Tucumán governor José Alperovich indicted on sex abuse, rape charges

04-05-2022 21:40 Former national senator and governor of Tucumán Province José Alperovich formally indicted by courts for alleged sexual abuse and rape. Complaint made by his niece and ex-personal assistant.

Abortion rights

Horror in Tucumán: 10-year-old girl gives birth following rape

14-01-2022 17:24 Young girl had been sexually abused by her foster mother's partner; Accused has been on the run since last October.

ELECTIONS 2021: PREVIEW

Ten races to watch in Argentina’s midterm elections

14-11-2021 08:57 Two issues will attract the most attention as Sunday night’s results come in: what happens in the provinces and whether Kirchnerismo loses quorum in the Senate. The results in Santa Fe, Chubut and La Pampa will be crucial.

by Gabriel Ziblat