Argentina

• Tuesday, September 1st 2009 - 03:21 UTC

  Official Argentina committee to organize Malvinas Families trips to Falklands

  

  The Argentine government announced the creation of a specific committee for the organization of the Malvinas families coming trips to the Falkland Islands for the official inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine cemetery in Darwin.

• Monday, August 31st 2009 - 07:48 UTC

  Wheat production is Argentina down, and booming in Brazil

  

  Helped by the Argentine administrations of the Kirchner couple, Brazil is catching up with Argentina as Latinamerica’s main producer of wheat. This year Brazil will be planting only 200.000 hectares less than its Mercosur partner which this winter crop is down to 2.75 million hectares.

• Monday, August 31st 2009 - 07:08 UTC

  Japanese couple, best tango dancers of world competition in Argentina

  

  The Japanese couple Kyoto and Hiroshi Yamao won on Saturday night the Buenos Aires World Tango Salon category during a competition with the participation of sixty couples from the Americas, Europe and Asia.

• Saturday, August 29th 2009 - 09:56 UTC

  Economy minister confirms Argentina warming up to IMF

  

  Economy Minister Amado Boudou said Argentina is a member of the International Monetary Fund and the government is trying to participate and establish a new relation but “giving Argentina's own perspective to decide where the IMF must head to.”

• Saturday, August 29th 2009 - 04:47 UTC

  Argentine Families would like more time at Falklands’ Darwin cemetery

  

  A delegation from the Argentine Families Commission (AFC) said on Friday in Stanley that detailed plans for two services due to take place at the Falkland Islands Argentine cemetery near Darwin next October are taking shape, however they hope to have more time on the ground than is currently proposed.

• Friday, August 28th 2009 - 04:13 UTC

  Advance party of Argentine Families holding talks in Falklands

  

  Members of the Argentine Families' Commission arrived in the Falkland Islands Wednesday to carry out a scoping visit in preparation for the Next of Kin visits which are due to take place in October for the official inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine cemetery.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2009 - 09:44 UTC

  Argentine farmers begin Friday seven-day trading strike

  

  Argentine farmers’ organizations announced Tuesday another national trading stoppage to protest President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner administration camp policies particularly taxes on grains and oilseeds exports.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2009 - 09:35 UTC

  Argentina follows Mexico and decriminalizes personal use of marihuana

  

  Argentina's Supreme Court ruled Tuesday it is unconstitutional to punish an adult for private use of marihuana as long as it doesn't harm anyone else. The unanimous ruling makes Argentina the second Latinamerican country in the past four days to allow personal use of a formerly illegal drug.

• Wednesday, August 26th 2009 - 08:57 UTC

  Argentina’s finances increasingly in the red

  

  The Argentine Central Bank helped the Treasury with 3 billion Pesos (approximately 790 million US dollars) during June to cover the gap caused by exceptional outlays because of the mid term elections.

• Tuesday, August 25th 2009 - 14:58 UTC

  Strike paralyzes container activities in Buenos Aires port

  

  Container shipments are paralysed in the port of Buenos Aires due to a union conflict that is causing huge losses, the Argentine press reported.