09/02/2013 | Argentina

'Price freezing shows inflation is shooting up,' Lescano

Energy workers union leader Oscar Lescano criticized the freezing of prices accord between the Government and supermarkets and home appliances stores.

22/01/2013 | Argentina

Relatives of Once tragedy victims criticize government’s 'silence'

Survivors and relatives of the victims of the Once tragedy remembered their loves on the 11th month anniversary of the railroad accident that left 51 people left and hundreds of passengers injured. They also said the National Government’s “silence” is shameful.

25/01/2013 | Argentina

Government revokes non-automatic import licenses

The government has decided to revoke non-automatic licensing requirements which had been placed on certain products before they could be imported into Argentina for consumption, according to a resolution published today on the Official Gazzette.

30/01/2013 | Argentina

Piumato insists minimum tax floor increase 'not enough'

The head of the court workers union Julio Piumato, member of the anti-government CGT umbrella union run by Hugo Moyano, said today that “the same people are going to pay income tax as last year,” despite the increase in the income tax floor.

06/01/2013 | Argentina

Crossfire between Rural Society, Nat'l Gov't continues

The spat between the National Government and the Rural Society continues as the head of the organization accused the Government House of launching a “direct attack on institutions.”

17/01/2013 | Argentina

IMF board of directors to discuss Argentine statistics on February 1st

The board of directors of the International Monetary Fund will review Argentine statistics on February 1st, managing director Christine Lagarde announced today.

18/01/2013 | Argentina

Malvinas gov't sets referendum date and question

The Malvinas Islands government announced the date on which a referendum in order to enable islanders to express their view on the political status of the islands will be held.

02/01/2013 | Argentina

Media law: Gov't requests lift of court recess

The government sent a request today for the Federal Civil and Commercial Court to re-open the justice system in January, a month in which it is normally on holiday, in order to resolve two key articles regarding the Broadcasting law.

03/01/2013 | Argentina

UIA shows concern about La Rural issue

The Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) showed its "concern" about the situation regarding the Argentine Rural Society's (SRA) La Rural property in Palermo, after the Government ordered its expropriation.

06/01/2013 | Argentina

Gov't rejects UK's statements on Malvinas

The Foreign Ministry rejected the recent “military threats” coming from British Prime Minister David Cameron in relation to the UK’s “illegal occupation of the (Malvinas) islands" that began 180 years ago.

28/12/2012 | Argentina

Echegaray designated for another term at AFIP

The national government renewed Ricardo Echegaray’s post as head of the AFIP tax agency, for a period of four more years.

28/12/2012 | Argentina

La Rural: Judge rules in favour of expropriation

Judge Silvina Bracamonte rejected the cautionary measure requested by the Argentine Rural Society (SRA) to stop the expropriation of the grounds in Palermo announced by the National Government last Friday.

01/01/2013 | Argentina

BA City takes over subway service, Macri critical of national gov't

As the Buenos Aires city government took over control of the subway service, Mayor Mauricio Macri sharply criticized the national government over their treatment of the transport system.

20/12/2012 | Argentina

City Legislature approves subway transfer

The Buenos Aires subway service is now in the hands of centre-right PRO government run by Mauricio Macri after receiving the final nod by lawmakers at the city legislature today. 

20/12/2012 | Argentina

SC analyses gov't per saltum request

The Supreme Court of Justice will meet next week in order to come to an agreement over the ‘per saltum’ legal request filed yesterday by the national government, raised over divestment discrepancies regarding the Media Law.

21/12/2012 | Argentina

Moyano denies links to looting attacks

The head of the anti-government body of the CGT labour confederation Hugo Moyano, rejected links made by government officials to the organization of various looting attacks on supermarkets across the country.

08/12/2012 | Argentina

Macri praises Civil and Commercial Court over Media Law ruling

City Mayor Mauricio Macri praised today the judges of the Civil and Commercial Court which extended the injuction placed by Clarín Group against the disinvestment clause of the Media Law and accused the Government of “saying anything to attackand discredit others.”

08/12/2012 | Argentina

Gov't sets up democracy celebration in Plaza de Mayo

The government yesterday placed metal fences to cordon off the Plaza de Mayo square outside Government House where the main ceremony and festival to mark the 29th anniversary (effectively on December 10) since the return of democracy in Argentina is due to take place.

16/12/2012 | Argentina

Gov't to notify Grupo Clarín to transfer licenses

The AFSCA media watchdog, headed by Martín Sabbatella, will effectively notify Grupo Clarín that it is required to start the process to transfer its licenses on Monday, as the media conglomerate will appeal judge Horacio Alfonso’s decision on the Media Law’s constitutionality.

27/11/2012 | Argentina

Gov't makes official power tariff hikes

The National Government made official today the tariff hikes announced last week for power service as it published it today at the Official Gazette as resolution number 347/12.

27/11/2012 | Argentina

Government leaves open door for new debt swap

After the appeal filed by Argentina in a New York’s court, Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino didn't rule out a possible third debt exchange for bondholders who did not enter the two previous ones “if required by the Justice of the US, but only if it contemplates a similar offer to that made in 2010."

28/11/2012 | Argentina

'Re-opening of debt swap will depend on US Appeals Court's ruling'

Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino today expressed that “the government is awaiting the decision of the New York Court of Appeals” in the case held against Argentina over ‘vulture fund’ payments by New York Judge Thomas Griesa.

10/11/2012 | Argentina

City urges Gov't to approve loan to avoid Belgrano floods

City Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodríguez Larreta urged the Government to give the necessary avail so the City can get international loans which would allow to carry out works to avoid flooding in the Belgrano neighbourhood, which is usually very affected by floods.

14/11/2012 | Argentina

'Subway fare won't be put up for now,' says Vidal

Following the Buenos Aires City government’s decision to take over the administration of the underground subway system, deputy mayor María Eugenia Vidal assured that for the moment ticket prices on the service won’t be put up.

21/11/2012 | Argentina

Gov't confirms third yearly raise on domestic flights tickets

The Government has authorized a 20% raise on domestic flights ticket -the third of the year- as it was published today in the Official Gazette.

30/10/2012 | Argentina

'Neighborhoods like Belgrano will always flood without proper works,' City Minister

Buenos Aires City Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodríguez Larreta, admitted today that in case of a same magnitude storm, the neighborhood of Belgrano will “flood again”, and urged the national government for help.

30/10/2012 | Argentina

Gov't rejects CGT elections, Moyano prepares national strike

Hugo Moyano revealed he received an official notification from the Labour Ministry reporting that it annulled the CGT elections which reelected him a secretary general of the labour confederation. He is preparing a national strike for November to protest against the measure.

08/11/2012 | Argentina

Gov't investigating causes behind mass blackout

The government said today that it was investigating into the causes of the mass power cut that caused chaos across Buenos Aires City and the surrounding areas yesterday evening and that it would “apply the appropriate sanctions,” should it need to.

17/10/2012 | Argentina

CFK meets with Lula Da Silva at Government House

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met  today with former Brazilian president Lula Da Silva at the Government House.

20/10/2012 | Argentina

CGT hands Gov't forty day deadline to hike income tax floor

Oscar Lescano, secretary-general of the energy workers union, gave the Government a 40 day deadline to give an answer to the raise of the income tax floor. He assured he supports Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s administration but does not completely support all of her decisions.

25/10/2012 | Argentina

Government takes over cargo train company

The national government officially took over the control of cargo train company Belgrano Cargas for a period of 90 days, in order to "review the performance" of the service.

10/10/2012 | Argentina

'All bonds under national regulation should be paid in pesos'

Kirchnerite officials defended the ‘pessification’ of different national payments today, including Chaco Governor Jorge Capitanich and Buenos Aires province deputy-governor Gabriel Mariotto.

10/10/2012 | Argentina

'Gov't makes it hard to coexist,' De la Sota

Córdoba province governor José Manuel de la Sota assured today that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s administrations seeks to impose its will and that makes it hard to coexist.

15/10/2012 | Argentina

Border Guard officers continue protest, say Gov't 'didn't give an answer to solve conflict'

Border Guard officers' spokesman Raúl Maza warned that they did not receive "any answer from the Government" over their wage claims, and stated that they abandoned the protest at the Centinela building because of "reprisals."

05/10/2012 | Argentina

Gov't calls for Severo's 'serious accusations' to be investigated

Justice Minister Julio Alak said today that all hypotheses must be investigated regarding the kidnapping of witness Alfonso Severo on grounds of the reports he did following his reappearance, which he linked with the application of the media law.

05/10/2012 | Argentina

Border, Coast guard protest continues for fourth day

Border and Coast Guard officers's protest continued for the fourth consecutive day as they demand a wage increase. Gendarmerie's spokesman Raúl Maza told the press that "(Security Ministry's) answer will be given on Tuesday," but warned that "we will remain here until we have a signed and approved decree."

09/10/2012 | Argentina

Border, Coast Guard officers ratify protest, march to Plaza de Mayo

A group of 150 Border Guard officers marched to Plaza de Mayo square to demand the Security Ministry to answer to their petition presented by the forces' authorities last week. Gendarmerie's spokesmen stated that they will remain in front of the Centinela building "until we receive an official reply."

02/10/2012 | Argentina

Media Law: Sabbatella invites opposition to bicameral committee

The head of the Federal Authority for Audiovisual and Communication Services (AFSCA) Martín Sabbatella defended the Media Law today and called the opposition lawmakers to be part of the bicameral committee that will monitor the Law.

02/10/2012 | Argentina

Anti-Moyano faction confirms Caló as head of new CGT

The head of the Metal workers' union, Antonio Caló, will be the secretary-general of the new CGT labour confederation, with ties with the Government House.

04/10/2012 | Argentina

Border, Coast guard protests continue, await new contact with Security Ministry

Whilst they wait for the Security Ministry's answer over the signed petition presented earlier on Thursday, Border and Coast Guard officers decided to continue with the protest, and said they might deepen measures if they do not reach an agreement before Tuesday.

29/09/2012 | Argentina

Argentina's current problems are 'much worse than those of 2001,' Cavallo

Former Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo assured that the country's current problems are much more serious, because nowadays "people are desperate because they want to preserve the value of their savings and the Government does not allow them to do so"

30/09/2012 | Argentina

Gov’t blames Moyano for CGT divisions

While final details of what will be a pro-government dissident Labour Confederation, whose election will be held on Wednesday, Labour Minister Carlos Tomada considered "regrettable" the division of the union umbrella leadership and blamed it to CGT boss Hugo Moyano.

02/10/2012 | Argentina

Budget 2013 bill cleared for debate in Lower House

The 2013 Budget bill was cleared for debate in the Lower House with 29 votes in favour and will be debated on floor next wek.

24/09/2012 | Argentina

Buzzi's FAA to join CGT-CTA October anti-gov’t protest

The head of the Argentine Agrarian Federation (FAA in Spanish), Eduardo Buzzi, confirmed that the entity he rules will join CGT Labour Confederation boss Hugo Moyano, and dissident CTA union umbrella’s leader Pablo Michelli in the October 11 protest against the national government.

24/09/2012 | Argentina

CTA, Teamsters' Union march, strike to be held on October 10

The march to Plaza de Mayo square organized by Pablo Micheli's CTA and Hugo Moyano's Teamsters' union that was scheduled for October 11 will be held the previous day after the head of Mothers of Plaza de Mayo foundation Hebe de Bonafini's request.

27/09/2012 | Argentina

'Argentines can no longer accept living in a bipolar country,' De La Sota

Governor of Córdoba province José Manuel De la Sota slammed the incumbent national government, making clear that Argentines "can no longer accept living in a bipolar country."

18/09/2012 | Argentina

Teamsters' union to march along Micheli's CTA

The head of the CGT Labour Confederation, Hugo Moyano, announced that the teamsters' union will accompany Pablo Micheli's CTA in the demonstration against the government to be held in October.

21/09/2012 | Argentina

Government puts creation of audiovisual centre in motion

The government put in motion today the creation of the new audiovisual centre on Demarchi Island, by ordering by decree that the land be cleared and a derelict building designated for the project be evacuated for future use.

21/09/2012 | Argentina

Gov't tightens security measures on BA train stations

Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo held a press conference this afternoon in which he detailed the government’s new security plans to be applied on Mitre and Sarmiento line train stations, which involve adding the presence of border guard office to replace police.

15/09/2012 | Argentina

'Government's child benefit scheme's a failure,' Bullrich

City Education Minister Esteban Bullrich, sustained today that the government’s child benfit scheme ‘Asignación Universal por Hijo (AUH)’ is a “policy failure,” and that increasing the amount “generates a problem for all society.”

17/09/2012 | Argentina

IMF delays Argentina's statistics report

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) decided it will not "release any communiqué regarding Christine Lagarde's report over Argentina's statistics," according to the press department. It is expected that the report with the analysis of the Board of Directors will be released today.

17/09/2012 | Argentina

Carrió: 'This gov't is pushing to destroy the middle class'

The aftermaths of last week's pot-banging continue, as Civic Coalition lawmaker Elisa Carrió affirmed that "this government fights to destroy the middle class," and also accused the national government of fascist, and Cabinet Chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina of minimizing the importance of Thursday's demonstration.

14/09/2012 | Argentina

'The protests filled me with pride,' says City Mayor

Mayor of Buenos Aires City Mauricio Macri spoke today on the mass anti-government protest that took place across the country yesterday remarking that it filled him with “pride” and that he hoped the message of the people would reach the President.

14/09/2012 | Argentina

'The government takes note of every protest' says Aníbal Fernández

Kirchnerite lawmaker Aníbal Fernández said today that yesterday’s mass protests were “important” and that the government “takes note of every protest” that takes place in the country.

14/09/2012 | Argentina

Protesters 'are more worried about what happens in Miami than Argentina'

Cabinet Chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina assured that those who marched on Thursday to Plaza de Mayo square and the main squares of the country “are more concerned about what happens in Miami than in San Juan,” referring to Argentina.

07/09/2012 | Argentina

President receives Gov't officials at Olivos

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner held her activites from the Olivos presidential residence, where she met with several government officials.

11/09/2012 | Argentina

'The government is trying to instate fear politics,' Moyano

The secretary-general of the CGT umbrella union Hugo Moyano slammed the government's policies today and said that “we are not being granted the kind of freedoms that we want.”

13/09/2012 | Argentina

City government to take Banco Ciudad bill complaint to Supreme Court

Deputy Mayor María Eugenia Vidal said today that Buenos Aires City government will be taking their complaint over the passing of the Banco Ciudad bill to the Supreme Court, in a bid to “stop” it being written into law, after it received a majority vote in the Senate last night.

03/09/2012 | Argentina

Tax revenue soars 29.2% in August

The tax revenue has climbed 29.2 percent in August against the volume registered during the same month in 2011, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced.

05/09/2012 | Argentina

'The Gov't is acting like a mythomaniac,' Moyano

The secretary-general of the CGT labour umbrella union Hugo Moyano took another swing at President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s government and said that it acts like a mythomaniac, accusing the head of state of acting with “hatred.”

06/09/2012 | Argentina

Gov't formalises decision on state intervention in mobile phone sector

The national government signed a decree today formalising their decision for the state to begin to control a part of the mobile phone sector, a measure announced yesterday by Planning Minister Julio De Vido.

22/08/2012 | Argentina

Lawmakers approve Ciccone expropriation bill

The Lower House of Congress has approved the bill that declares the mint South American Values Company (CSV), formerly known as Ciccone Calcográfica, of public use and subject to expropriation by the national government, in a special session.

23/08/2012 | Argentina

Argentina complains again over US' 'inconsistent and protectionist policies'

The national government today complaint again against the “trade restrictions in place on Argentine products” by the United States, summed up to form “part of their inconsistent and protectionist policies” with international trade regulations.

31/08/2012 | Argentina

Tax revenue climbs to $528,7 mln in July

The tax revenue reached $528.7 million pesos in July, in the midst of the Government strong investment to maintain the domestic market and the jobs, the Economy Ministry reported.

17/08/2012 | Argentina

Lower House's Kirchnerites call for special session over Ciccone

The Lower House of Congress called for a special session for next Wednesday to debate the bill to take over the currency printing South American Values Company, formerly known as Ciccone, preliminary approved by the Senate last night.

21/08/2012 | Argentina

'The Gov't puts limits on wage demands,' Moyano

Secretary-general of the CGT umbrella union Hugo Moyano said today that he will not be attending the Minimum Wage Council “because the Government will put limits” on the demands of the trade unions.

21/08/2012 | Argentina

Ex Ciccone take over bill cleared for debate

The bill to take over the currency printing South American Values Company, formerly known as Ciccone, was cleared for debate by the Constitutional Affairs, Budget and General Legislation Committes, and will debated at the Lower House of Congress tomorrow.

11/08/2012 | Argentina

'Macri links the unionists with the Gov't to avoid his responsibility'

Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo, affirmed that Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri “connects the unionists with the national government to avoid his responsibility.”

13/08/2012 | Argentina

Macri charges against National Gov't once more over subway conflict

City Government Mauricio Macri said in a radio interview that the City government cannot apply sanctions on the Metrovías company for not resuming the subway service because “it is a concessionary that bears no relationship to it since “it is the National Government who is granting its concession.”

16/08/2012 | Argentina

Senate preliminary approves Ciccone expropriation bill

The bill to take over the currency printing South American Values Company, formerly known as Ciccone, was preliminary approved at the Upper House, as 44 senators voted in favour and 20 voted against. The bill. which also aims to declare mint a matter of national interest, will be sent to the Lower House floor.

08/08/2012 | Argentina

'Gov't cannot intervene in subway conflict,' Interior Minister

Interior and Transportation Minister Florencio Randazzo assured that the National Government cannot intervene in the subway conflict “because it is interjurisdictional,” as he renewed his criticism towards City Mayor Mauricio Macri for his refusal to take responsibility for the problem.

09/08/2012 | Argentina

City doctors stage strike

Doctors from the 33 hospitals managed by the Buenos Aires City government staged a 24-hour strike on Thursday to demand security and reject the violent incidents which have taken place recently, the association grouping health professionals reported yesterday.

10/08/2012 | Argentina

Subway workers' strike to continue after failed meeting

AGTSyP subway workers union announced that they failed to reach an agreement with licensee company Metrovías and that the strike will continue for another 24 hours.

07/08/2012 | Argentina

Randazzo says Macri 'not being truthful,' denies receiving any proposal for subway

Despite assurances by City Mayor Mauricio Macri that he had presented the National Government with a plan to finalize the delayed transfer of the subway management, Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo assured that "he hadn't received anything" and that "he was not being truthful."

08/08/2012 | Argentina

Subway: Workers confirm sixth day of strike on Thursday

After failing again to come to an agreement, unionists confirmed the decision to extend the subway strike one more day. “The City Government is responsible for this,” spokesman Enrique Rossito explained, and once again called on all parties involved in the conflict to convene to discuss salaries.

08/08/2012 | Argentina

Ciccone: Gov't seeks to pass expropriation bill 'quickly'

National Senator for the Victory Front Aníbal Fernández expressed today the government’s intentions regarding the former money printing company and said: “the objective is that the draft bill is passed quickly.”

01/08/2012 | Argentina

'The subway strike is arbitrary and excessive,' Vidal

Deputy Mayor for Buenos Aires City María Eugenia Vidal sharply criticized the announced strike by the UTA subway and tram workers union yesterday, labelling it an ‘arbitrary and excessive’ move.

06/08/2012 | Argentina

Government reinforces dollar restrictions

The AFIP tax agency established new measures in the foreign currency exchange market to further strengthen restrictions on dollar purchases as published today in the Official Gazette.

07/08/2012 | Argentina

Subway strike to continue one more day

Subway workers will hold a fifth consecutive day of strike after wage hike negotiations with breakway union AGTSyP, UTA union leaders, Metrovías concessionary company, SBASE officials and City lawmaker María José Lubertino and a Federal Judge failed.

27/07/2012 | Argentina

Gov't assures Moyano is part of the opposition'

Interior and Transport Minister Florencio Randazzo today reiterated that CGT umbrella union leader Hugo Moyano now “forms part of the opposition,” adding the fact that “it was Moyano who changed.”

28/07/2012 | Argentina

Biolcati blasts Gov't at exhibition opening

Argentine Rural Society (SRA) head Hugo Biolcati said today that Argentine institutions are deteriorating" and that "the Constitution" is no longer in use, as he inaugurated the 126th annual edition of the entity's exhibition at La Rural pavilion in the City neghbourhood of Palermo.

31/07/2012 | Argentina

City Gov't bites back at Garré over city security

Buenos Aires City Security Minister Guillermo Montenegro bit back at his national government counterpart Nilda Garré, after her comments over national security, where she accused City of “overdramatizing” the issue, stating that it was “wrong” to compare crime rates in the province with those in the capital.

17/07/2012 | Argentina

'Nat'l gov't thinks it hurts Scioli, but it's the people who suffer,' Moyano

CGT Labour Confederation head Hugo Moyano ratified this morning that the umbrella union would start his own agency to measure national statistics, and bashed the national government for “trying to hurt Scioli, but not realizing that it is just hurting the people.”

19/07/2012 | Argentina

Nat'l Gov't sends AR$1.5 B in financial aid to Scioli for payment of bonuses, providers

Economy Minister Hernán Lorenzino confirmed today that the National Government will give $AR 600 million pesos in further financial aid to Buenos Aires province governor Daniel Scioli in order to complete the payment of the midyear bonus to provincial state workers and also allowed him to issue bonds worth 900 million pesos to pay state providers and maintain basic utilities.

23/07/2012 | Argentina

Gov't formalizes new transport tariffs

The national government published yesterday in the Official Gazette the continuation of all subsidies -and their caps- on bus and train companies, as well the tariff hike for all commuters who haven’t got their SUBE top-up card starting on August 6.

11/07/2012 | Argentina

At joint rally with Scioli, CFK stresses 'BA province is the most privileged'

While attending a televised rally alongside Buenos Aires province Governor Daniel Scioli, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner highlighted how "Buenos Aires is the most privileged province in the country."

11/07/2012 | Argentina

City Gov't calls for Garré to put together 'security plan'

Deputy Mayor for the Buenos Aires City Government María Eugenia Vidal spoke out today about the recent rise in crime on the city streets, stressing that national Security Minister Nilda Garré “should put together a security plan” in order to control the issue.

12/07/2012 | Argentina

'Being a government official is not just about pursuing a seat in office,' Boudou

Vice-President Amado Boudou assured today that “to govern is to make decisions and fight when needed, and being an government official is not just about pursuing a seat in office” as he led a rally in the Greater Buenos Aires area of Bragado.

26/06/2012 | Argentina

'Going against a pro-worker gov't is totally abstruse,' Rossi

National lawmaker for the Victory Front bloc (FpV) Agustín Rossi, made it clear today that the strike action to be taken by the secretary-general of the CGT umbrella labour movement Hugo Moyano tomorrow, was “in-comprehendible against a government that has done so much for its workers.”

27/06/2012 | Argentina

Three-day mourning period for Chubut victims made official

The Government made official a three-day period of mourning for the victims of the horrific accident that took place yesterday in Chubut, which claimed the lives of nine Border Guards and three civilians.

10/07/2012 | Argentina

Scioli: 'I'd hope not to have to declare BA province under economic emergency'

Buenos Province Governor Daniel Scioli told reporters he "hoped not to have to declare the BA province under economic emergency", before entering a meeting organized by the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA in Spanish).

21/06/2012 | Argentina

Truckers' strike: Gov't takes legal action against Moyanos, fuel shortage reported

As Teamsters' Union head Pablo Moyano is expected to give a press conference at 4pm, the truckers’ national strike continues affecting mainly the fuel distribution which leaves the country on the verge of a possible oil and gas shortage within the next few hours. Meanwhile, the Labour Ministry has announced a 4 million pesos fine to the truckers’ union, while the Interior Ministry has officially filed charges against Hugo and Pablo Moyano. On the afternoon, truckers in company of other allied unions are to head a massive demonstration to Plaza de Mayo.

22/06/2012 | Argentina

Facundo Moyano admits he’s 'torn between two sides'

National lawmaker for the Victory Front bloc Facundo Moyano expressed today his preoccupation over the conflict between his father Hugo Moyano, head of the CGT Labour Confederation and Teamster leader, with the National Government saying that he feels “torn between two sides.”

24/06/2012 | Argentina

CFK meets with Chinese premier at Government House

While speaking before guest Chinese premier Wen Jiabao, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner ratified the strategic alliance between China and Argentina and highlighted that “there are new global realities and Argentina is trying to be an actor in them,” and assured that both nations “share common goals.”

15/06/2012 | Argentina

'Inflation is high, but it will tidily go down'

Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno affirmed that "to have cheaper food" in Argentina, the government has to face a conflict "with the oligarchy" and admitted that the "official inflation" is "high, but it will go down."

19/06/2012 | Argentina

Gov't warns teamsters' union of 'sanctions' over 72-hour strike

Vice-President Amado Boudou warned that came out in response to the teamsters’ union announcement that they would carry a nationwide strike until Friday, and assured that “they will have to accept any sanctions the Government decides to impose” after they refused to accept a mandatory conciliation issued on Tuesday morning. He also warned that the Supply Law could be enforced.

21/06/2012 | Argentina

Pablo Moyano: 'The Gov't keeps adding fuel to the fire'

Amid the tension between the Government and truck drivers over the strike which has cut off national fuel distribution, Teamster associate secretary Pablo Moyano stated that “instead of negotiating, they just keep putting fuel to the fire,” restating his claim for talks.

31/05/2012 | Argentina

CFK: 'There is no better legal security than having everyone abide by the law'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner was leading a ceremony at the Government House this afternoon in order to announce via live television, public housing hand-outs.

02/06/2012 | Argentina

Aníbal Fernández confirms pressure on money changers to lower ‘blue’ dollar rate

By Pablo Jimenez

National Senator for the Victory Front bloc, Aníbal Fernández, said today that the Government is planning, from the open of the black market on Monday, to put pressure on money changers, in order for the ‘blue’ dollar rate to not go over AR$5.10.

15/06/2012 | Argentina

Malvinas islanders 'disappointed' after Argentina refuses to accept letter

The Malvinas islanders today stated that they were “incredibly disappointed” after the Argentine Government rejected yesterday a letter sent by the Malvinas Islands Government to President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner which asked to arrange talks over the disputed islands.

25/05/2012 | Argentina

TBA contract removal published in Official Gazette

The Government made official the removal of the Mitre and Sarmiento train line concession contracts from TBA (Trenes de Buenos Aires) train company today, following the announcement of the measure made yesterday.  

29/05/2012 | Argentina

Repsol awaits 'new Argentine gov't' to discuss YPF compensation

Repsol president Antonio Brufau disclosed today the company’s hopes for a “new Argentine government” in order to discuss the compensation given to the Spanish petrol giant, following the expropriation of YPF.

29/05/2012 | Argentina

'Our differences are with the British government, not its people,' CFK

While celebrating the awarding of 250,000 start-up microcredits at the Government House, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner praised the appointment of British citizen Guy Rider as the head of the International Labour Organization.

18/05/2012 | Argentina

CFK: 'The South Atlantic must be kept free from militarization'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner highlighted today the importance of keeping the South Atlantic region as "an area of peace, free of militarization,” during her speech before the National Assembly of Angola today.

23/05/2012 | Argentina

Fiscal surplus plummets in April

The fiscal surplus plummeted in April due to a growth in the state's expenditure superior to the incomes, despite the Central Bank's assistance, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

24/05/2012 | Argentina

Train company TBA loses two concession contracts

Train company, TBA (Trenes de Buenos Aires) lost control over both the Mitre and Sarmiento train line concession contracts, due to the deficiencies in the service, Planning Minister Julio De Vido announced today during a press conference.

15/05/2012 | Argentina

Juan Martín Fresneda designated new Human Rights Secretary

Juan Martín Fresneda, lawyer, Kirchnerite activist and son of a disappeared couple during the last dictatorship, has been appointed Human Rights Secretary, following the death of his predecessor, Eduardo Luis Duhalde, one month ago.

16/05/2012 | Argentina

Gov't blasts Macri, Metrovías over subway conflict

The Government once again accused the Mayor Mauricio Macri’s administration of not “owning up to its responsibilities,” regarding the subway service and urged them “to start to work and find a solution” to the wage talks of subway workers, who are holding a 36 hour strike.

17/05/2012 | Argentina

CFK arrives to Angola on official three-day visit

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner arrived to Angola this morning, beginning a three-day visit in which she will meet her counterpart, José Eduardo Dos Santos in addition to leading a trade mission alongside 400 Argentine businessmen.

08/05/2012 | Argentina

Galuccio's appointment as CEO of YPF is official

The Government made Miguel Matías Galuccio’s appointment as the head of newly expropriated oil and gas company YPF official today, after decree 676 was published in the Official Gazette, as ordered by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner.

08/05/2012 | Argentina

Gov't extends intervention into TBA train company

The Government extended again their intervention into the TBA trains -which runs the Sarmiento and Mitre lines- for a further fifteen days, in the ongoing investigation into what caused the Once train crash which killed 51 people. The intervention was first opened on February 28.

09/05/2012 | Argentina

Lower House begins debate for single ballot and electronic voting system

The Constitutional Affairs Committee led by Diana Conti, met on Wednesday to debate several draft bills that considered a single ballot and electronic voting system.

26/04/2012 | Argentina

Feletti: 'Gov't hasn't shown deplorable administration' in other expropriated companies

Lawmaker and former Economy Deputy Minister Roberto Feletti said at Ambito Debate TV show that government "hasn´t shown deplorable administration" in those companies that have been expropriated.

28/04/2012 | Argentina

BA Province Gov't authorises private school tuition hike

The Buenos Aires Province government authorised tuition fee hikes in private schools, and said that they could be implemented as of May.

28/04/2012 | Argentina

'The subway conflict cannot be treated with indifference,' says Labour Minister

Labour Minister Carlos Tomada commented again on the City government’s lack of action regarding the current conflicts with subway staff, and further took a dig at Mauricio Macri’s administration for not wishing to get involved. “The City government cannot treat the conflict with the Subway with indifference,” Tomada stated.

10/04/2012 | Argentina

Once tragedy: Federal Court overturns Gov't's role as plaintiff

The Federal Criminal Court today overturned the resolution that enabled the State government to be the plaintiff in the case investigating the causes of the train crash at Once station that killed 51 people in February.

20/04/2012 | Argentina

Randazzo rules out that Gov't analyzes other expropriations

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo assured that it is not in the government’s plans to expropriate other companies, after the nationalization of the 51 percent that Spain’s Repsol had in YPF.

26/04/2012 | Argentina

Vidal calls Tomada 'a bully' after warning on City officials over subway

Deputy Mayor María Eugenia Vidal said Labour Minister Carlos Tomada’s warning on the possibility of “using the public force” to make City officials engage in negotiations with subway employees over their collective bargaining makes him sound like a “bully.”

18/03/2012 | Argentina

Kirchnerite Gov't 'running out of time,' Morales assures

Radical senator Gerardo Morales stated on Sunday that the Government “is running out of time” and considered that “it is impossible for the Kirchnerite movement to have a change over within its political model.”

22/03/2012 | Argentina

Upper House passes subway transfer bill

The Upper House approved by 54 votes in favour and 8 against, the transfer of the city’s subway system, PreMetro tram as well as 33 metropolitan bus lines in Buenos Aires City, from national government control to that of the municipality.

22/03/2012 | Argentina

Subway transfer: Michetti calls national government 'demagogic'

After last night’s Upper House session in which the transfer of the subway service as well as 33 metropolitan bus lines was passed on to the Lower House, PRO party Deputy Gabriela Michetti came on stage to remark that despite Congress approval “we’ll have to wait what the City Legislature, and the Justice have to say about it.”

08/03/2012 | Argentina

Gov't attends YPF board meeting, questions 2011 financial reports

The relationship between the Government and the YPF petrol company continues to strain. On Thursday, several Government officials were allowed to attend the board meeting but they opposed approving the minutes and 2011 financial reports for considering that “they do not reflect correctly the company’s current economic and financial situation.”

12/03/2012 | Argentina

BA province gov't summons teachers for Tuesday meeting

Teachers’ unions are still demanding a basic salary of $3,100 pesos, but so far the Buenos Aires province government has offered $2,860 pesos. 

15/03/2012 | Argentina

'We are open to the transfer, but we also need the funds,' Macri

Buenos Aires City Mayor, Mauricio Macri, came on stage today to claim for a solution “within the law” in order to move forward with the transfer of the Subway management and 33 urban bus lines.

29/02/2012 | Argentina

Gov't ratifies Federal Police withdrawal from subway stations; union meeting awaited

Security Minister Nilda Garré today confirmed Federal Police officers will be withdrawn from city subway stations. Meanwhile, the UTA train and subway drivers union were summoned to the Labour Ministry this afternoon to seek a solution to the strike planned for tomorrow.

29/02/2012 | Argentina

Vidal: 'We won't take control of the Subway while there's no deal with Nat'l Gov't'

Deputy Mayor for Buenos Aires City María Eugenia Vidal, made it clear today that the Macri administration had still not taken full control of the subway system and were not planning to “as long as there was a disagreement” with the national Government over the works that are lacking.

08/03/2012 | Argentina

More bumps arise on Subway transfer road

After President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner announced she will send a bill to Congress to ratify the agreement between the national and City governments regarding the transfer of the subway service, BA City Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodríguez Larreta counter-attacked saying the transfer also depends on the approval of the City Legislature.

17/02/2012 | Argentina

National teacher unions reject Government's offer

The five main national teacher unions rejected the Government’s offer of raising the minimum wage floor to 2800 pesos, after a meeting held in the Labour Ministry. Teachers insist on a 28 percent raise and a minimum wage of 3000 pesos.

23/02/2012 | Argentina

Macri calls for 'deep analysis to determine why these incidents occur'

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri congratulated the SAME emergency medical assistance service, Metropolitan Police and Civil Defence for their effective work in the Once train crash. “What we really need is a deep analysis to understand why these things happen,” he said.

24/02/2012 | Argentina

'Project X is used for criminal intelligence, not espionage,' says Garré

Security Minister Nilda Garré came on stage to clear up the controversial issue over the use of "Project X" and stated that it “is not a secret espionage plan,” but “an informative database used for criminal intelligence only.”

12/02/2012 | Argentina

Teachers' unions urge Gov't to reach agreement on salaries

With only three weeks left before the beginning of the school year in most of Argentina’s provinces, representatives from the country’s largest teachers’ unions urged the National Government to come to an agreement on collective bargaining.

16/02/2012 | Argentina

YPF to pay debt, file appeal

YPF will pay on Thursdsay and Friday the US$ 8 million debt claimed by AFIP revenue agency, as newspaper Ambito Financiero printed today. Due to the debt, YPF was banned from carrying out export and import duties on Wednesday.

17/02/2012 | Argentina

Gov't rejects espionage accusations

Security Minister Nilda Garré came on stage to make it clear that the government “denies espionage claims and if any are uncovered we remain inflexible.” These were the first statements made in response to accusations made by opposition politicians that the Border Guard was carrying out spy activities on leaders of social movements and unions across the country, under the operation codenamed “Project X."

02/02/2012 | Argentina

Teachers urge Government to begin collective bargaining talks

The five national Teachers’ unions urged the Government to make an “urgent” call to the bargaining table in order to discuss salary negotiations for 2012 and set the bases for the provinces.

03/02/2012 | Argentina

Piumato: 'We’re not used to being attacked by those who call themselves Nationals&Populars'

After the explosive statements made by CGT Labour Confederation boss Hugo Moyano against the government’ stance about this year’s collective bargaining talks, the head of the Judicial union Julio Piumato came on stage to back his boss and said “We were used to be attacked by enemies, but not by those who called themselves Nationals and Populars.”

08/02/2012 | Argentina

Businessmen warn over 'complications' of new imports' control

The head of the Importers Chamber of Argentina, Diego Pérez Santisteban, warned that the new imports controls applied by the government “is complicated,” and affects the bigger companies more than the small and medium ones of the sector.

26/01/2012 | Argentina

City offers to help National Gov't in SUBE cards distribution

City Mayor Mauricio Macri's administration has offered to help the National Government in the distribution of the SUBE electronic cards through twelve communal branches in the city, and additional computers and human resources to simplify the card-obtaining process.

29/01/2012 | Argentina

CGT warns Gov’t ‘not to send any messages to Moyano’

Lawmaker and newspaper salesmen union leader Omar Plaini warned the Government “not to send any messages” to CGT leader Hugo Moyano, and predicted a complex future in salary negotiations with the Fernández de Kirchner administration.

30/01/2012 | Argentina

Viviani admits 'rifts' within CGT over conflict with the Government

The head of the taxi drivers’ union Omar Viviani acknowledged that there are “rifts” within the CGT labour condeferation union due to the current differences between the organization’s leader Hugo Moyano and President Fernández de Kirchner. He warned that “there are some comrades who do not support a confrontation with the Government.”

17/01/2012 | Argentina

Street peddlers lift roadblock on Corrientes Avenue

A group of street peddlers set up a roadblock on Corrientes Avenue for more than four hours and cooked meals for the vendors present in protest of the recent decision by the City Government to ban them from selling their products on Florida Street.

17/01/2012 | Argentina

Macri ratifies subway fare hike

Buenos Aires City Mayor Mauricio Macri came on stage to ratify the 127 percent subway fare hike after City Judge Fernando Juan Lima yesterday rejected requests for legal protection on subway fares, meaning that a one-way ticket will continue to cost 2.50 pesos.

18/01/2012 | Argentina

Tension rises between Argentina, UK over Malvinas sovereignty

Acting President Amado Boudou assured today that British Prime Minister David Cameron’s comment son Argentina’s stance on the Malvinas Islands were “an ignorant and dumb outburst of historical reality." Cameron accused Argentina of colonialism.

09/01/2012 | Argentina

Tension mounts as City inspectors fail to clear out street peddlers

Street peddlers clashed with Buenos Aires City government inspectors as the latter started a sweep out operation in Florida Street. Tension mounted as numerous street vendors refused to pick up their lower quality imitations of popular consumer products and leave.

15/01/2012 | Argentina

'Gov't wants farmers to pay, not ask for money,' Buzzi

As the extreme drought affecting crops throughout the country continues, the head of the Argentine Agrarian Federation Eduardo Buzzi questioned the Government’s reaction to the matter, and said that farming producers “are always expected to pay up but are never entitled to government help.”

16/01/2012 | Argentina

'No one's ego can stop the Govt's model,' Mariotto

As tensions between unionists and the Government continue, Buenos Aires province Deputy Governor Gabriel Mariotto blasted the head of the CGT labour confederation Hugo Moyano after he said he was not happy with Governor Scioli’s decision to join City Mayor Mauricio Macri in a football match in Mar del Plata.

06/01/2012 | Argentina

'We assume political costs of the Subway fare hike,' City Gov't

The City Economy Minister Néstor Grindetti, came on stage to defend Mauricio Macri’s administration’s decision to bump up Subway fares to $2.50 pesos per journey, and said that they are open to “assuming the political cost of uncovering a situation that was previously kept quiet.”

06/01/2012 | Argentina

Gov't rules out train, bus fares hike talks

The National Government denied talks of adjusting bus and train fares for the area of Buenos Aires today and stated that “it’s not urgent nor necessary” to do so.

08/01/2012 | Argentina

Gov’t calls for emergency meeting over extreme drought

Agriculture Minister Norberto Yahuar said the Government would engage in “surgical work” in order to reach “all areas of the farming sector” affected by the extreme drought.

28/12/2011 | Argentina

Tension mounts as City inspectors clear out street peddlers

Street peddlers clashed with Buenos Aires City government inspectors as the latter started a sweep out operation this morning along Florida street downtown. Tension mounted as numerous street vendors refused to pick up their lower quality imitations of popular consumer products and leave.

28/12/2011 | Argentina

City Government 'willing to take over subway by March'

The City’s Treasury Ministry, Néstor Grindetti, assured that the Macri administration is ready to “begin working immediately with the Government” for a swift management transfer of the subway services, adding that “if both sides come to a firm agreement the whole process will be concluded by March.”

29/12/2011 | Argentina

CGT confirms plans to ease tensions with the Gov't

The Labour Policies secretary of the CGT Central Labour Confederation, Jorge Lobais, admitted that the powerful umbrella union will call for a truce in their conflict with the Government, as its head Hugo Moyano was expected to call President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and offer his support. Sources have so far refused to confirm whether the call has already taken place.

20/12/2011 | Argentina

CGT's Piumato insists 'talks needed with Government'

The CGT Labour Confederation’s secretary for Human Rights, Julio Piumato, admitted today that the dialogue between the CGT and the national government “is not going through its finest moment” and insisted that “there’s a need to sit down and discuss matters.”

21/12/2011 | Argentina

Fiscal surplus drops 87.1%

The fiscal surplus reached 425.9 million pesos in November compared to the same month last year, the government reported.

23/12/2011 | Argentina

Randazzo: 'CGT remains a strategic ally to the gov't'

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo made an effort today to try to calm the storm between the national Government and CGT Labour Confederation boss Hugo Moyano, by assuring that the CGT “remains a strategic ally” to the Nation.

10/12/2011 | Argentina

Cabinet sworn in at Bicentenary Museum

Cristina Fernández de Kirchner hosted today the swearing in ceremony for her twenty-one secretaries of State. Alicia Kirchner and Abal Medina dedicated their oaths to Néstor Kirchner. Businessmen, artists, government officials and family members witnessed the event taking place at the Bicentenary Museum.

14/12/2011 | Argentina

Bullrich accuses the gov’t of having a ‘military attitude’ towards the Congress

Opposition lawmaker Patricia Bullrich accused the current administration today of having a “military attitude” and to put into work a “machine to get bills passed without debate,” she told a local radio station in a morning interview.

17/12/2011 | Argentina

CGT cools tensions with Government

The head of the Judicial union, Julio Piumato, and the head of the textile trade union, Jorge Lobais today assured that there was no breaking up of the relationship between the CGT and the Government, but made clear that they could go forward to the Judiciary to reclaim the debt they have regarding union health insurance payments.

18/11/2011 | Argentina

Gov't extends current Budget to $38.5 bl

The national government extended the budget resources to more than 38.508 billion pesos by a DNU emergency decree and a DA Administrative Decision.

21/11/2011 | Argentina

Fiscal surplus plunges 85% in October

The fiscal surplus plunged 85 percent in October to 446 million pesos compared to the volume registered in the same month last year, according to the government.

22/11/2011 | Argentina

Gov't distances self from Moyano, refuses to support revenue sharing bill

While speaking at the UIA’s annual conference, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner distanced herself even further from CGT labour confederation leader Hugo Moyano, assuring “she’s got enough parchment to credit the workers’ interests.” 

04/11/2011 | Argentina

Subway control transfer progresses after meeting

Planning Minister Julio De Vido and City Mayor Mauricio Macri, carried out a meeting to analyse the next steps, following the transfer of the control of the city’s Subway and premetro system. During the meeting, the signing of an agreement was arranged to take place next week.

10/11/2011 | Argentina

Opposition assures ‘Legislative branch lacks strong environmental commitment’

By Ana Patiño.- On the second day of the Road to Río+20 seminar, senator Norma Morandini affirmed that there is still no “strong commitment” within the Legislative Branch to deal with environmental issues, and told the BuenosAiresHerald.com that she hopes “citizens will get more involved in these issues so as to avoid having to turn to the judiciary.”

17/11/2011 | Argentina

CGT praises new subsidy cuts

The CGT labour confederation praised the government’s decision to cut subsidies to large companies and high income households.

27/10/2011 | Argentina

Gov't repudiates presence of British ship in the Southern Atlantic

The government repudiated the presence of a British frigate at the Southern Atlantic after the United Kingdom reported that the HMS Montrose was going to be in the area for six months in order to provide a “presence in the region” and protect “the British interests.”

28/10/2011 | Argentina

Pablo Moyano: 'A sector of the Gov't probably does not like my father'

The head of the Truck drivers’ union, Pablo Moyano, admitted that a sector of the government “probably” is not “keen on” his father, Hugo Moyano, which is why they want to oust him from the CGT labour confederation.

02/11/2011 | Argentina

Rodríguez Larreta praises transference of subway administration

Buenos Aires City Cabinet Chief Horacio Rodríguez Larreta praised the government’s decision to transfer the subway administration and assured it is a “step forward for the autonomy of the city.”

27/09/2011 | Argentina

De Mendiguren urges Argentines to ‘defend, preserve the gov't model’

The President of the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA), José de Mendiguren said it was necessary to “defend and preserve” the national government's current economic plan, which has achieved the “largest growth cycle” in the country’s history.

23/10/2011 | Argentina

Recalde: 'Demonstration at Plaza de Mayo shows the essence of this Government'

Victory Front’s National Lawmaker Héctor Recalde highlighted that the demonstration of Kirchnerite groups at Plaza de Mayo square “shows the whole essence of the national government,” referring to the celebrations held in front of the Government House.

26/10/2011 | Argentina

Fiscal surplus plunges 86% in September

The fiscal surplus plunged 86 percent in September to 499 million pesos compared to the volume registered in the same month last year, according to the government.

09/09/2011 | Argentina

Schoklender case: UCR urges to know if there was ‘complicity or negligence’ of the Gov’t

The leaders of the Radical Party called for the creation of a congressional Special Investigatory Committee to analyze the housing programme of the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo foundation, “Share Dreams,” which is already being investigated by the Judicial over alleged accusations of money laundering activities in the organization.

19/09/2011 | Argentina

Fiscal surplus reaches $431.9 million in August

The Fiscal Surplus reached 431.9 million pesos in August, and accumulated 11.711 billion pesos in the first eight months of the year, the government reported. It has dropped 84.1 percent year-on-year.

19/09/2011 | Argentina

‘Eight years is more than enough,’ Moreno

Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno assured he will not continue in the Kirchnerite administration if President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner achieves her re-election on October 23.

02/09/2011 | Argentina

‘City has a smaller resource transfer than the National Government,’ PRO party lobbyist

PRO party lobbyist Emilio Monzó explained the party’s need to raise the City’s property tax, assuring that the Buenos Aires has a “smaller resource transfer” than the National Government.

06/09/2011 | Argentina

'Some import barriers are necessary to defend local jobs,' Boudou says

Economy Minister Amado Boudou, came out to defend some of the barriers in place on certain product imports, underlining the fact that they were in place to “defend local jobs,” during his visit to Corrientes today.

06/09/2011 | Argentina

Wikileaks III: 'The Government has a point about Clarín'

The US embassy closely followed the Media Law debate and the conflict between the Government and the Clarín media group, a confidential cable released by Wikileaks describes.

19/08/2011 | Argentina

Alfonsín: ‘I don’t believe in the Gov’t when it announces dialogue’

Social Development Union (UDESO) presidencial candidate Ricardo Alfonsín assured that he does not believe in “the government when it announces dialogue and institutional vocation.”

19/08/2011 | Argentina

'I don't know what will happen if Moyano wants to continue'

By Liliana Franco.- The head of the Luz y Fuerza union, Oscar Lescano, insisted that the head of the CGT Labour confederation will leave his post. He assured that if Hugo Moyano “continues like he is now, that he has no contact with the government at all and with a CGT practically chopped…it is a problem.”

24/08/2011 | Argentina

Gov't summons Council of Salary

National Labour Ministry summoned the Council of Work, Productivity and Salary for Friday, according to ministry’s sources.

30/07/2011 | Argentina

Crossfire between Servini de Cubría, Tullio over primaries

The national electoral director, Alejandro Tullio, assured that next month’s primary elections “are going to be held” and added that “plenty of times the judges have showed their concern over the lack of funds and that the government has always answered to them and solved the issue.”

05/08/2011 | Argentina

Jujuy gov't demand evacuation, land grabs persist

Close to fifty public and private land plots were still overrun with squatters across Jujuy, as the local government warned that if they did not accept the plan to provide land for “all those who needed it” established by incumbent Governor Walter Barrionuevo within the next 24 hours, they will be evicted.

18/08/2011 | Argentina

Sanz: 'if primaries' trend is confirmed, we'll face a severe institutional problem'

The leaders of the Radical Party (UCR) Ernesto Sanz, Gerardo Morales and Ricardo Gil Lavedra ratified that the party will run for October’s election and assured that if the trend shown in the primaries continues, “then we will be facing a severe lack of balance between the branches.”

22/07/2011 | Argentina

Trade surplus plummets 22.2% in June

The trade surplus dropped 22.2 percent in June year-on-year, and reached to 1.019 billion dollars, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

28/07/2011 | Argentina

Gov't expressed its 'deep concern,' condemned shootout

The government expressed its “deep concern” over the incidents occurred in Jujuy province and warned that “the only useful instruments for the solution of the social problems are based in dialogue and not in repression.”

29/07/2011 | Argentina

Government urges the judiciary to 'immediately investigate' Jujuy incidents

Interior Minister Florencio Randazzo condemned yesterday’s violent clashes between police forces and squatters in the Northern province of Jujuy which left four people dead and at least 60 wounded.

15/07/2011 | Argentina

Foreign tourism climbs 7.7% in May

The amount of tourists that arrived in Argentina during May increased 7.7 percent compared to the same month in 2010 and totalled 206,413 people, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

15/07/2011 | Argentina

Das Neves assures Chubut did not receive Gov't help for ashes cloud

Governor of Chubut province and Popular Front’s candidate for Vice-President Mario Das Neves claimed that his province has not received the government’s financial help for the Puyehue volcano ash cloud due to the “political differences.”

21/07/2011 | Argentina

Gov't, Techint sign truce

After several months of intense negotiations, the government and Paolo Roca’s Grupo Techint reached an agreement that allowed the entrance of three state directors at Siderar company.

13/06/2011 | Argentina

Talks between Santa Cruz teachers' unions, Government fail

The Santa Cruz province teachers' unions and the local Government failed to reach an agreement after a lengthy meeting which seeked to solve the ongoing conflict based on the unions demands for a 50 percent hike in salaries.

17/06/2011 | Argentina

Sturzenegger blasts the Gov't monetary policy

The head of the Banco Ciudad bank, Federico Sturzenegger, considered the monetary policy is “needlessly expansive.” The economist also assured that “there is too much inflation and money issues” and that he sees a “strong deterioration in the economic variables.”

28/06/2011 | Argentina

UIA reports worries over gas interruption to the Gov’t

The Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) presented before the Federal Planning Ministyr and to Enargas gas regulator its worries over the gas interruption that is affecting more than 300 companies all over the country, and received guarantees that the productive businesses will have the energy needed to continue with their production.

06/05/2011 | Argentina

Duhalde relaunches his candidacy, accuses Gov't of 'being intolerant'

Ex President Eduardo Duhalde relaunched his presidential candidacy at the Luna Park Stadium and blasted the government by accusing it of being “intolerant” and of being “anchored in the past.”

17/05/2011 | Argentina

Gov't to appeal against preventative period for Media Law

The Government is to ‘appeal’ against the ruling made by the Federal Court which ordered a period of three years to resolve the precautionary measures dictated upon Media Law, anticipated the general sub secretary to the President, Gustavo López.

27/05/2011 | Argentina

Gov't authorizes 8% increase on domestic airfares

The Government authorized an average increase of 8 percent on domestic airfares, which will come into effect from tomorrow. The Transport Secretary motioned the resolution which was published today in the Official Gazette.

16/04/2011 | Argentina

Gov't approves trade agreement for Peugeot Citroën, Alfa Romeo

Industry Minister Débora Giorgi and Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno approved the import-export program put forward for Peugeot Citroën, Alfa Romeo car companies, in a pact to try to equalize the balance of trade over the next year.

17/04/2011 | Argentina

CGT hopes for ‘larger role in government’s decision making process’

A CGT labour union confederation member close to the organization’s leader, Hugo Moyano, repeated that unions intend to “have a larger role” in the political agenda being pursued by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. The demands being made call for additional union presence in the government’s decision-making process.

01/05/2011 | Argentina

Gov't expresses support over profit-sharing bill

Before a new round of talks between the Labour Union Confederation (CGT) and the Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) begins in order to relaunch the social accord, the government expressed its support for lawmaker Hector Recalde’s bill that requires companies to distribute 10 percent of profits to workers.

08/04/2011 | Argentina

Garré considers Federal Police the Gov'ts 'most serious and complex problem'

Security Minister Nilda Garré stated today that she considers the Federal Police, the Government’s “most serious and complex” problem to deal with, pointing out that there are sectors of the force that “dispute over business,” and that some that “manage business well.”

09/04/2011 | Argentina

Gov't assures Riachuelo basin to be cleaned up 'by 2017'

Environment and Sustainable Development Secretary, Juan José Mussi, announced that the concrete results of the cleansing of the La Matanza-Riachuelo river basin will be seen “after 2017.”

13/04/2011 | Argentina

UIA requests revision of decree allowing Gov't participation in private companies

The Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) expressed in a communiqué its “concern over the modification made by the 414/11 Decree over the conditions of the control and direction of the private companies in which the ANSES social security agency owns stock.”

21/03/2011 | Argentina

Fiscal surplus hits 19.5% in February

Fiscal surplus totalled 1.4 billion pesos (347 million dollars) and rose 19.5 percent in February compared to the volume registered during the same month last year, Economy Minister Amado Boudou reported.

30/03/2011 | Argentina

Domestic flights increased 53% within last 16 months; Gov't authorizes new hike

Domestic flights will suffer an 8 percent increase, starting tomorrow, as the government authorized a new ticket prices hike being it the third increase in less than a year.

07/04/2011 | Argentina

'The City Gov't may assume custody over public buildings,' Garré says

Security Minister Nilda Garré stated this morning, that the City Government could “assume custody over public buildings,” whilst sustaining that the Metropolitan Police “have two-thousand officers available” to take on the task.

02/03/2011 | Argentina

'Gov't will be strict with whoever interrupts essential services,' Nilda Garré says

Security Minister Nilda Garré assured that she is enacting a presidential order that forbids any interruption of basic services. “We’re going to be very strict about his,” she said, in reference to the protests led by street vendors this afternoon on the tracks of the Avellaneda railway.

17/03/2011 | Argentina

Opposition accuses Moyano of using strike for 'personal issues'

Members of the opposition harshly criticized the head of the CGT Labour Confederation Hugo Moyano for the truck drivers’ union strike and demanded that President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner must intervene in the issue to stop the measure.

19/03/2011 | Argentina

National, City Gov't clash over possible takeovers at Indoamericano Park

While illegal takeovers continue in Villa Soldati and the Federal Police was sent to the Indoamericano Park to prevent a new seizure, national and provincial officials clashed over who is responsible for the security in the area.

25/02/2011 | Argentina

BA City teachers' unions accept Gov't offer

Buenos Aires City teachers’ union decided to accept the City government’s proposal, which offered a 31 percent increase in two parts, and will begin with the classes on Monday as the majority of schools of the country.

25/02/2011 | Argentina

Gov't warns businessmen to avoid being 'crafty with prices'

The government affirmed that the protection of the market by the application of non-automatic licenses (LNA) must not be seen by the businessmen as an opportunity to raise prices, and requested a higher “commitment” on the investments to boost the Argentine production.

01/03/2011 | Argentina

Tax revenue climbs 34.2% in February

Treasury Secretary Juan Carlos Pezoa and the head of the AFIP, Ricardo Echegaray, reported February’s tax revenue reached 36.750 billion pesos (8.850 billion dollars).

23/02/2011 | Argentina

CFK formally calls for Ordinary Sessions in Congress

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner formally announced the commencement of the schedule of sessions in Congress to begin on March 1, according to a decree published in the Official Gazette.

23/02/2011 | Argentina

Trade surplus plunges 57.8%, Indec

The trade surplus dropped 57.8 percent during January and reached 513 million dollars, according to the Indec national statistics bureau.

23/02/2011 | Argentina

Fiscal surplus hits $2.105 B in January

The fiscal surplus rose 103.7 percent and reached 2.105 billion pesos during January year-on-year, according to Economy Minister Amado Boudou.

18/02/2011 | Argentina

'An agreement should be reached by next week,' Sileoni says

Education Minister Alberto Sileoni responded today to teachers' unions, following disagreements in meetings regarding wage hikes this week by saying “an agreement should be reached by early next week.”

22/02/2011 | Argentina

National Gov't seals deal with teachers' unions

After long talks, the government and the teachers’ union reached an agreement on the salary raise. Nevertheless, the accord does not include Buenos Aires City teachers, who told reporters that they are waiting for the City government to summon them.

22/02/2011 | Argentina

Liaison Board might summon Amado Boudou for questioning

The Liaison Board announced that they will summon Economy Minister Amado Boudou for a hearing to question him over what he said during the G20 meeting held in Paris, where he stated that the solution for the grains market was to increase the production.

03/02/2011 | Argentina

Tomada responds sharply to complaints made by 'G6' group of businessmen

Labour Minister Carlos Tomada sharply responded to the complaints made by businessmen of the ‘G6’ group against the Government’s choice of newly appointed judges, and said, “it is disrespectful towards their careers and the comments do not carry any weight.”

05/02/2011 | Argentina

'Elections will be between the Government and UCR,' Sanz

Pre-candidate for the presidential primary elections in the Radical party, Ernesto Sanz spoke out about October’s elections, after news about city Mayor Mauricio Macri’s possible competition for presidency was released.

16/02/2011 | Argentina

Teachers' unions reject government offer

The teachers' unions that met with the representatives from the Education Ministry rejected the offer from the government for a raise in salaries and another meeting is to be scheduled.

27/01/2011 | Argentina

Gov’t issues treasury bill for over $631 million

The government issued a Treasury bill for $631,6 million paying 5 percent and set to expire on March 23, 2011, the Official Gazette reported.

27/01/2011 | Argentina

Buzzi accuses Biolcati, Llambías of 'weakening Liaison Board'

The head of the Argentine Agrarian Federation (FAA) Eduardo Buzzi blasted the head of the Rural Society, Hugo Biolcati, and the head of the CRA Argentine Rural Confederation, Mario Llambías, and accused them of “weakening the Liaison Board.”

01/02/2011 | Argentina

Gov't refuses to comment on Egyptian crisis 'in order to avoid passing judgement'

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman said that the government avoids taking a position in the Egyptian crisis, adding they would avoid "passing judgement on the issue."

12/01/2011 | Argentina

Liaison Board halts grain trading

Following the meeting held by the government, the farming Liaison committee announced a halt on grain trading for the next week.

25/01/2011 | Argentina

Liaison Board agrees to a truce, but will remain 'alert'

After the one-week strike of the agrarian producers, the Liaison Board met at the headquarters of the Argentine Agrarian Federation (FAA), where the main leaders of the sector agreed to a 15-day truce. They also announced they will summon Buenos Aires province Governor, Daniel Scioli.

26/01/2011 | Argentina

Subway union meets with Labour reps to avoid strike

Néstor Segovia, a representative from the subway workers' union, confirmed that the strike that was being talked about by union directors would be cancelled if an agreement was reached. Earlier, the head of the Line B, Claudio Dellacarbonera, had said that no proposal had been accepted from the Metrovías company.

22/12/2010 | Argentina

Trade surplus drops 67.9% in November

The trade surplus dropped 67.9 percent to 390 million dollars in November compared to the volume registered in the same month last year, according to the government.

23/12/2010 | Argentina

National government 'is responsible for city's safety,' Mayor Macri says

Following recent incidents in Indo-Americano Park, city mayor Mauricio Macri mentioned that the security of the city is “the National Government’s responsibility”. These comments were made in response to the recent land occupations and the various transport cuts in recent days.

11/01/2011 | Argentina

'Cobos should participate in April primaries' for candidate possibility, Morales

Radical Party senator (UCR), Gerardo Morales challenged vice-president Julio Cobos to “participate in April”, in the primary elections within the party, “if he wants to be an official candidate”.

15/12/2010 | Argentina

City Government to clean up Indoamericano Park

The city government announced that after having recuperated the Indoamericano Park in Villa Soldati neighbourhood, it will now be closed off by a surrounding fence for the process of disinfection and cleaning of the premises.

21/12/2010 | Argentina

Government authorizes rise in fuel prices

The government has authorized a rise in fuel prices, a decision which before had been put on hold, due to an official regulation put into place months ago.

22/12/2010 | Argentina

Abbona sworn in as Treasury Prosecutor

As announced on the government’s Official Gazette, Treasury Prosecutor Joaquín Da Rocha, who was sworn in office by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner less than a year ago, has been replaced by former state attorney Angelina Abbona after he tendered his resignation this week.

13/12/2010 | Argentina

Government links attacks to Border Guards to opposition politicians

Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández gave a press conference in company of Justice Minister Julio Alak and made opposition factions responsible for the attacks to the Border Guard members that are fencing the Parque Indoamericano in Villa Soldati.

14/12/2010 | Argentina

'After assesing the city on the situation, solving the Villa Soldati conflict is up to them,' Cabinet Chief

After conducting an exhaustive census on the Parque Indoamericano, Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández announced he would soon be meeting with city government authorities in order to asses them on the situation. "After that, solving this conflict is up to them," he said.

14/12/2010 | Argentina

Duhalde says Argentina in 'semi-anarchic state,' urges gov't to enforce the law

Former President Eduardo Duhalde addressed the several land grabs taking place in the south of the city of Buenos Aires and assured that Argentina is currently going through a "semi-anarchic" state, for which "now more than ever," he's certain he will run for president in 2011.

11/01/2013 | World

Obama to deliver state of the union speech February 12

President Barack Obama will deliver his annual state of the union speech to Congress on February 12, just days before the Treasury could run out of funds to pay government bills.

17/11/2012 | World

Israel bombs Hamas government buildings in Gaza

30/11/2012 | World

'Anonymous' declares Internet war on Syria

Global hacking network Anonymous said it will shut down Syrian government websites around the world in response to a countrywide Internet blackout believed to be aimed at silencing the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad.

05/01/2013 | World

Egypt fires finance, interior ministers before IMF visit

Egypt's Islamist President Mohamed Mursi fired his finance and interior ministers, cabinet sources said today, in a government reshuffle he had promised to assuage public anger at an economic crisis.

28/07/2012 | World

Rwanda demands respect from the West after aid cuts

Rwanda's foreign minister accused Western governments today of using aid to treat African states like children, after four countries cut or delayed aid to Kigali because of its policy in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

13/08/2012 | World

Thousands rally in Tunisia for women's rights

Thousands of Tunisians rallied to protest against what they see as a push by the Islamist-led government for constitutional changes that would degrade women's status in one of the Arab world's most liberal nations.

08/10/2012 | World

UK government to slash welfare after next election

Britain's Conservative-led government will trim an extra 10 billion pounds (US$16 billion) a year from its welfare budget and make cuts across the board in the next phase of austerity if re-elected, its finance minister today.

06/06/2012 | World

At least 78 killed in Syria's Hama province

Activists said pro-government militia men and security forces killed at least 78 people, including children, in Syria's central province of Hama.

20/06/2012 | World

Greek Socialists say government agreed

A conservative-led Greek government has been agreed and will form a team to "renegotiate" the EU/IMF bailout saving the country from bankruptcy, Socialist PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos said today.

25/07/2012 | World

Italian parties clash over electoral reform plans

Italy's major political parties clashed over plans to change much-criticised electoral laws as manoeuvering intensified ahead of a vote due to take place next May at the latest.

08/05/2012 | World

In surprise move, Netanyahu forms unity government

In a surprise move, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu formed a unity government today which has been negotiated secretly over the past days and sealed at a private meeting overnight.

14/05/2012 | World

Greece hits political stalemate; President invites parties to final meeting

Greece's president met little enthusiasm from political leaders summoned to a final round of talks today to avert a new election, reinforcing fears the country was firmly on the path to bankruptcy and an exit from the euro zone.

15/05/2012 | World

Greece will hold new vote after failure to form government

After a third day of failed talks with political leaders, a spokesman for President Karolos Papoulias said the process of seeking a compromise had been declared a failure and a new vote must be held.

09/03/2012 | World

Venizelos: Greek bond swap 'exceptional success'

The Greek Finance Minister, Evangelos Venizelos, hailed the winning strong acceptance from its private creditors for a bond swap deal an “exceptional success.” The deal was demanded by international leaders in return for the 130 billion euro ($172 billion) bailout.

15/03/2012 | World

Wall Street: S&P 500 ends above 1,400 for first time since 2008

The S&P 500 closed above 1,400 for the first time since the 2008 financial crisis today as stocks resumed the upward climb that has yielded a steady stream of gains this year.

23/03/2012 | World

French intelligence under fire over al Qaeda shooter

The French government was forced to reject accusations that intelligence lapses allowed a young Muslim with a violent criminal record, spotted twice in Afghanistan, to become the first al Qaeda-inspired killer to strike on its soil.

11/02/2012 | World

Greece warns bailout rebels of unknown, dangerous path

The Greek government told rebellious lawmakers to back a deeply unpopular EU/IMF rescue in parliament or send the nation down "an unknown, dangerous path" to default and international economic isolation.

20/02/2012 | World

Brotherhood says Egypt gov't failing, wants coalition

The Muslim Brotherhood voiced its strongest criticism yet of Egypt's army-appointed government, saying it was failing to deal with crises in security and the economy, and reiterating a call for a new national unity cabinet.

29/02/2012 | World

Thousands of Spanish students protest against cuts

Tens of thousands of students took to the streets of Spanish cities to protest against government spending cuts that have left many classrooms without heating.

05/12/2011 | World

Belgium secures government after record deadlock

Belgium finally secured a government after record-long talks to form a coalition that promises the most profound state reform in decades and a commitment to restore the country's finances.

28/01/2012 | World

Yemeni president arrives to US for medical treatment

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh arrived in the United States for medical treatment today, a week after leaving Yemen for Oman under a plan for him to step down to end a year of protests against his rule.

06/02/2012 | World

Palestinian rivals agree to form unity government

The leaders of rival Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas signed a deal in Qatar today to form a unity government of independent technocrats for the West Bank and Gaza, headed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

23/11/2011 | World

Cairo clashes flare after dark

Rocks, teargas, firebombs and gunfire made darkened streets in central Cairo a battle zone as hard-core protesters demanding an immediate end to army rule fought riot police around government buildings close to Tahrir Square.

27/11/2011 | World

Egypt's new PM says new parliament may change government

Any parliamentary majority that emerges from Egyptian legislative elections may move to install a new government, Egypt's new prime minister-designate Kamal Ganzouri said.

30/11/2011 | World

Belgian parties finish talks on new government

Six Belgian political parties completed negotiations to form a coalition government, a year and a half after parliamentary elections, a source close to the talks said.

14/11/2011 | World

Italy's Monti says aims to serve term until 2013

Italy's Prime Minister-designate Mario Monti said his first day of talks for a new government were constructive and he hoped to form an administration that could take the country through to the next scheduled elections in 2013.

15/11/2011 | World

Monti to form new Italy government

Prime Minister designate Mario Monti will meet Italy's president on Wednesday to present a new government to face a crisis that has brought Italy to the brink of economic disaster and endangered the entire euro zone.

23/11/2011 | World

Yemen's Saleh signs power transfer deal

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh signed a Gulf initiative today to hand over power to his deputy as part of a proposal to end months of protests that have pushed the Arab country to the brink of civil war.

14/09/2011 | World

New York life slowly going back to normal

By Adrián Royo Caldiz, from NYC.-
New Yorkers gave a sigh of relief as many of the checkpoints put in place by the police in order to check for suspicious vehicles had been lifted. As the high threat level slowly moves away, security measures were gradually scaled back and would continue to decrease.

04/11/2011 | World

Greek PM Papandreou wins confidence vote

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou won a parliamentary confidence vote, avoiding snap elections which would have torpedoed Greece's bailout deal and inflamed the euro zone's economic crisis.

13/11/2011 | World

Monti named to head new Italy government

Italy's president appointed former European Commissioner Mario Monti to head a new government charged with implementing urgent reforms to end a crisis that has endangered the whole euro zone.

12/07/2011 | World

Spain's Socialists narrowly survive budget test

Spain's minority Socialist government survived a preliminary budget vote in parliament, but analysts still expect an early election.

01/09/2011 | World

US Gov't to sue big banks over mortgage securities

The agency that oversees mortgage markets is preparing to file suit against "more than a dozen" big US banks, accusing them of misrepresenting the quality of mortgages they packaged and sold during the housing bubble, the New York Times reported.

02/09/2011 | World

NYT editorial recommends Obama to look to Argentina 'for inspiration'

An opinion editorial of the US newspaper The New York Times titled “Argentina’s turnaround tango” stated that President Barack Obama and the US Congress should look to Argentina “for inspiration” in economic policies issues. Nevertheless, the article also warned about the corruption and “government opacity“ of the Latin American country.

04/04/2011 | World

Libya says ready for change, Gaddafi must stay

Libya is ready to hold elections and reform its political system but only its own people can decide whether leader Muammar Gaddafi can stay at the helm, a government spokesman said.

07/04/2011 | World

Obama, Congress struggle to find budget deal to avoid shutdown

President Barack Obama and congressional leaders failed to reach a deal but narrowed their differences in a bitter budget dispute that could lead to a government shutdown.

13/06/2011 | World

Lebanon announces new government

Lebanon announced a new government led by Prime Minister Najib Mikati nearly five months after he was named to form a cabinet after talks between President Michel Suleiman, Mikati and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri.

26/03/2011 | World

Six dead in port city as Syrian crisis grows

Syrian security forces have killed six people in two days of anti-government protests in the key port city of Latakia, reformist activists living abroad told reporters.

29/03/2011 | World

State TV: Syrian government resigns

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accepted the resignation of the government, Syrian state television said. He was expected to address the nation in a speech which may include a decision to abolish emergency laws

31/03/2011 | World

Boeing received banned US subsidies: report

Planemaker Boeing received at least $5.3 billion of dollars of banned US subsidies, the World Trade Organization said.

11/03/2011 | World

Wisconsin enacts union curbs, rescinds layoffs

Wisconsin's governor signed into law sweeping limits on collective bargaining rights for public sector workers that have ignited a national debate over unions as other states weigh similar curbs.

12/03/2011 | World

Up to 100,000 protest Wisconsin law curbing unions

Up to 100,000 people protested at the Wisconsin state Capitol against a new law curbing the union rights of public workers that is seen as one of the biggest challenges in decades facing US organized labour.

26/03/2011 | World

Rioters battle UK police after anti-cuts rally

Black-clad, masked youths battled riot police and attacked banks and luxury stores in central London, overshadowing a protest by more than a quarter of a million Britons against government spending cuts.

23/02/2011 | World

'Libyan gov't will be held accountable for its actions,' Hillary Clinton

The United States said it was looking at imposing sanctions on Libya to punish it for a violent crackdown on protesters, balancing tougher rhetoric with efforts to safely evacuate Americans.

26/02/2011 | World

Labour protests draw thousands across United States

Thousands of people rallied in cities across the United States against a Wisconsin plan to curb the power of public sector unions that has sparked similar government efforts in other states.

07/03/2011 | World

Arab media says Gaddafi looking for exit deal

Two Arab newspapers and al Jazeera television said Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was looking for an agreement allowing him to step down, but there was no official confirmation of the reports.

04/02/2011 | World

Mubarak hangs on after mass protests in Egypt

Hundreds of thousands of Egyptians marched peacefully in Cairo to demand an immediate end to Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule, but there was no sign of the army or the president's US allies forcing him out just yet.

05/02/2011 | World

Egypt tries to return to work, protests hit economy

Egypt's government tried to get the nation back to work and people queued in Cairo when banks opened for the first time in a week as protests to force President Hosni Mubarak to quit entered their 13th day.

12/02/2011 | World

Egypt-inspired protestors fire up in Yemen, Algeria

Thousands of Yemeni demonstrators, called for a similar revolution and clashed with government supporters with fists and batons in the streets of Sanaa. In Algeria's capital about 50 people began an anti-government protest but police were determined to stamp out any attempt to stage anything similar to Egypt's revolt.

14/01/2013 | Latin America

Cubans cleared for travel under new law

Cuba's new, freer travel policy took effect today and for some notable Cuban dissidents it turned out to offer greater freedom than they had expected.

27/01/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela prison riot kills 61, government silent

A prison riot in southwestern Venezuela killed 61 people, a hospital official said, although the government has refused to give an official death toll in the bloody standoff that highlighted chaos in the country's jails.

18/10/2012 | Latin America

Colombian government, FARC rebels to meet in Cuba for peace talks

Colombian government and leftist rebel negotiators agreed to meet in Cuba in mid-November to start what are likely to be thorny peace talks aimed at patching together an end to half a century of conflict, both sides said.

30/11/2012 | Latin America

Unasur calls for 'limiting vulture funds' actions'

The Union for South American Nations agreed to limit the actions of vulture funds and categorically rejected a referendum that will take in place in Malvinas islands in March to decide the political status of the archipelago, during the summit in Lima.

09/01/2013 | Latin America

Venezuela court endorses Chávez inauguration delay

Venezuela's top court endorsed the postponement of Hugo Chavez's inauguration this week and ruled that the cancer-stricken president remained the South American OPEC nation's leader.

05/05/2012 | Latin America

Peru warns people off beaches after pelican deaths

Peru's government declared a health alert along its northern coastline on Saturday and urged residents and tourists to stay away from long stretches of beach, as it investigates the unexplained deaths of hundreds of dolphins and pelicans.

27/07/2012 | Latin America

Brazil's Rousseff pledges more economic stimulus

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said today her government will unveil more measures to stimulate the economy in August and September, including investments in ports, airports, railroads and highways.

17/10/2012 | Latin America

Mexico charges drug gang investigators with cartel ties

Mexico has charged seven officials, including three members of the country's organized-crime unit, with providing information on government raids and investigations to the country's most powerful drug gang.

20/03/2012 | Latin America

UK regrets Peru's cancellation of HMS Montrose visit

The UK Government said they “regretted” the decision made by the Peruvian government to cancel the HMS Montrose frigate’s stopover at El Callao port in Peru this week.

14/04/2012 | Latin America

Haiti launches anti-cholera vaccination campaign

The Haitian government along with international partners including the World Health Organization launched a vaccination campaign against cholera today targeting 100,000 people in vulnerable areas of the impoverished Caribbean country.

04/05/2012 | Latin America

Second resignation in five weeks hits Costa Rica government

Costa Rica's transport minister resigned following reports of corruption in his ministry, making him the second member of President Laura Chinchilla's Cabinet to fall victim to a scandal in barely a month.

28/11/2011 | Latin America

Cuban government to contract with private sector

The Cuban government will begin contracting out some services to the private sector next year in a break from the state-dominated past aimed at helping small business develop, government insiders said.

23/12/2011 | Latin America

Cuba says to release 2,900 prisoners

Cuba, which is preparing for a visit by Pope Benedict XVI next spring, will release 2,900 prisoners in the coming days for humanitarian reasons, including some convicted of crimes against "the security of the state," the Cuban government said.

27/01/2012 | Latin America

Hacker group Anonymous targets Mexican websites

The activist hacker group Anonymous attacked three Mexican government websites in protest at a proposed bill that seeks to toughen local laws about online file-sharing.

02/09/2011 | Latin America

Chile air force plane presumed crashed, 21 aboard

A Chilean air force plane disappeared near the Juan Fernandez islands in the Pacific Ocean with 21 people aboard on Friday and was presumed to have crashed, authorities said.

15/10/2011 | Latin America

Haiti says 'open for business' with new government

Haiti is "open for business" after its parliament approved a new government's ambitious plan to relaunch the economy after last year's catastrophic earthquake, Haitian leaders said.

03/11/2011 | Latin America

Cuba set to allow buying, selling of homes

Cubans will be able to buy and sell houses for the first time in more than five decades in a long-awaited reform that legalizes what many have done for years but also restricts how much property they can own, state-run press said.

17/06/2011 | Sports

FIFA bans Belize over gov't interference

FIFA has suspended Belize from international football with immediate effect because of "severe government interference."

19/04/2012 | Sports

Unrest simmers ahead of Bahrain Grand Prix

Bahrain riot police fired tear gas and stun grenades at anti-government activists and members of the Force India race team were caught up in a petrol bomb incident as unrest simmered ahead of this weekend's Formula One Grand Prix.

18/05/2012 | Multimedia

CFK joins in on traditional African dancing in Angola

After her meeting with the Angolan Women’s Organization NGO, President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner joined in on a bit of traditional African dancing as she was escorted through the streets of Luana, during her official visit to Angola.

02/01/2012 | Argentina

City gov’t to take subway control tomorrow

The national government and Mauricio Macri’s administration finally came to an agreement over the transfer of the City’s subway system, with ministers promising the handover to be held tomorrow. Before the decision was reached, the City government had stated they wouldn’t be able to finish the respective process until March.