Argentina

• Thursday, September 17th 2009 - 04:31 UTC

  Spanish apology to Argentina for “protocol error” involving Falklands’ delegation

  

  Argentina formally accepted Wednesday apologies from the Spanish government which admitted having committed a “protocol error” on allowing the presence of a delegation from the Falkland Islands in an international fisheries sustainability conference, reports Efe, the Spanish government news agency quoting the head of Argentina’s Fisheries Department Norberto Yauhar.

• Wednesday, September 16th 2009 - 08:52 UTC

  Buenos Aires optimistic about the coming cruise season

  

  In spite of the global slowdown, the cruise industry in South America seems to be steaming ahead according to the latest estimates from Buenos Aires Port, which for the coming 2009/2010 season is expecting 143 calls.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2009 - 09:49 UTC

  Argentina accuses Uruguay of “irreversible damage” to the ecosystem

  

  Argentina told the International Court of Justice Monday that Uruguayan pollution of a border river was a grave infringement of Argentinean rights. Argentina and Uruguay have been wrangling for years over a giant pulp mill sited on the Uruguay River, which divides the two South American nations.

• Tuesday, September 15th 2009 - 02:00 UTC

  Massive beaching of pilot whales in Patagonian coast

  

  Almost 50 dead pilot whales were found stranded Sunday on a beach in the Argentine Patagonia province of Chubut. The cause of the stranding at Bahía Bustamante, and later death, remain a mystery, according to the regional press.

• Monday, September 14th 2009 - 09:16 UTC

  Botnia dispute in The Hague: first round of hearings begins

  

  Argentina begins Monday a round of public hearings before the International Court of The Hague and will be arguing against Uruguay’s alleged unilateral decision to allow the construction of a pulp mill on a jointly managed river and which has been at the heart of a long standing litigation between the neighbouring countries.

• Friday, September 11th 2009 - 11:56 UTC

  Kirchner’s tax officials’ raid on Argentina’s main newspaper backfires

  

  Dozens of tax officials raided on Thursday Argentina's biggest newspaper, intensifying a fierce battle between the government and one of Latinamerica's largest media groups.
  More than 150 tax inspectors searched the Buenos Aires building housing the offices of daily Clarin, which is owned by media and telecommunications company Grupo Clarin, and removed files and documents.

• Friday, September 11th 2009 - 11:09 UTC

  Number of Malvinas Families next of kin traveling to Falklands is 375

  

  The Malvinas Families members that will be traveling to the Falkland Islands next month for the official inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine Cemetery at Darwin will be limited to 375 (170 and 205) according to the latest reports from Buenos Aires.

• Thursday, September 10th 2009 - 11:47 UTC

  Malvinas Families peregrination to Falklands with no Argentine officials

  

  Foreign Affairs minister Jorge Taiana confirmed officially that no Argentine official will be travelling with the Malvinas Families to the Falkland Islands for the inauguration of the Memorial at the Argentine cemetery in Darwin next October. “No, no one is travelling”, said Taiana when asked by the Argentine press.

• Thursday, September 10th 2009 - 05:05 UTC

  Argentine industrial activity in July contracts 9.5% and 8.8% in seven months

  

  With most sectors contracting industrial activity in Argentina plunged 9.5% in July compared to the same month a year ago accumulating in seven months a descent of 8.8%, according to an official report from the Argentine Industrial Union, UIA.

• Wednesday, September 9th 2009 - 03:11 UTC

  Argentina could be short of funds to repay debt by next December

  

  Argentina has admitted it does have sufficient funds to cancel all its debts for the rest of the year and this could be linked to the country’s rapprochement with the International Monetary Fund.