Argentina

• Friday, February 16th 2018 - 02:25 UTC

  Spain anticipates a new South Atlantic scientific commission sometime this year

  

  Spain's Fisheries authorities believe that in the near future there will be an understanding between Argentina and the Falkland Islands regarding the South Atlantic fisheries since it makes sense to share conservation responsibilities.

• Friday, February 16th 2018 - 02:22 UTC

  Madrid warned “Playa Pesmar Uno” five times it was sailing into Argentine waters

  

  The Spanish Fishing Monitoring Center, CSP, located in Madrid has revealed it warned the trawler “Playa Pesmar Uno” five times that is was sailing into Argentine waters before it was finally arrested by the Argentine authorities, according to Alberto Lopez Asenjo, Spain's Fisheries Secretary, in an interview with the Vigo daily Atlantico.

• Thursday, February 15th 2018 - 09:45 UTC

  Argentina central bank holds benchmark rate at 27.25%; inflation data on Thursday

  

  Argentina’s central bank held its benchmark seven-day interbank lending rate at 27.25% on Wednesday, the monetary authority said in a statement, amid an increase in inflation expectations and “mixed signals” in prices so far this year.

• Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 08:34 UTC

  Gatwick/Buenos Aires air shuttle by Norwegian start from £259 one-way

  

  This Wednesday, the first ever budget flight from London to South America departs from Gatwick airport. Fares on the 14-hour Norwegian Air Shuttle flight to Buenos Aires start from £259 one-way. The seats are tightly packed and food and luggage cost extra, but the no-frills model of flying, so well established on short-haul routes, is becoming increasingly common on intercontinental flights.

• Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 07:10 UTC

  The Wall Street Journal: “Inflation stalks Macri in Argentina”

  

  The Wall Street Journal has published a piece on the political situation of Argentine president Mauricio Macri, battling inflation, an undelivered electoral pledge, and allegedly very much aware of a long standing spell: no non Peronist president has been able to complete the mandate for which he was elected.

• Monday, February 12th 2018 - 16:08 UTC

  Argentine ambassador and Sukey Cameron at Capt Rick Jolly funeral

  

  Hundreds have attended the funeral of a Royal Navy medical officer who saved hundreds of troops during the Falklands War. Surgeon Capt Rick Jolly, who reputedly saved the life of every British serviceman he treated, died aged 71 on 13 January.

• Saturday, February 10th 2018 - 09:30 UTC

  Interpol facial recognition nets Slovak most wanted murder in Buenos Aires

  

  Police in Buenos Aires have arrested an internationally wanted murder suspect after his image was identified as a likely match by INTERPOL’s facial recognition unit.

• Friday, February 9th 2018 - 20:23 UTC

  US extends Timerman a new visa who can now fly to New York

  

  United States handed this week a new visa to Argentina's ex foreign minister Hector Timerman, after having revoked the document almost a month ago. Current foreign minister Jorge Faurie was instrumental in obtaining the visa, according to Buenos Aires diplomatic sources.

• Friday, February 9th 2018 - 10:31 UTC

  National Geographic apologizes for publishing Malvinas pictures as from the Falklands

  

  National Geographic has apologized to Tierra del Fuego governor Rosana Bertone for publishing in Instagram pictures identified as taken in the Falklands, instead of the Malvinas Islands. According to Ushuaia reports, aware of this situation, the Environment Secretary of Tierra del Fuego Mauro Pérez Toscani, on instructions from Ms Bertone addressed the National Geographic Foundation to express disappointment and demaning rectification of the Malvinas controversy.

• Thursday, February 8th 2018 - 11:21 UTC

  Busy cruise visitors week for Ushuaia: 20.000 landed during January

  

  Ushuaia in the extreme south of Argentina is experiencing one of the busiest weeks of the current cruise season with six vessels and thousands of visitors calling at the capital of Tierra del Fuego. This includes the “Emerald Princess”, which is the largest to visit the End of the World city and will be completing its third call this season.