Argentina

Tuesday, March 17th 2009 - 03:23 UTC
Falklands surprised with unexpected arrival of 60 Argentine veterans

FALKLAND Islanders have expressed surprise at the unexpected arrival in Stanley of around sixty Argentine veterans of the 1982 War.
Monday, March 16th 2009 - 08:52 UTC
Uruguay adopts low profile approach to Argentina’s trade hurdles

Uruguay has no plans to appeal before Mercosur against Argentina’s decision to expand the list of products which no longer have access to automatic import licences which is significantly slowing bilateral trade, said Uruguay’s director of the Mercosur Economic Affairs and Integration Office, Walter Cancela.
Saturday, March 14th 2009 - 05:29 UTC
Cristina wants to bring forward mid term elections to June

Argentine President Cristina Fernandez announced Friday the presentation next week of a bill to Congress to bring forward mid-term elections to June from October, to let the government focus on fighting economic problems and less on politics.
Friday, March 13th 2009 - 12:50 UTC
Protesting Argentine farmers prepare for another clash in Congress

Argentine farmers are back on active protest after the latest frustrating meetings with government officials for the moderation or elimination of export taxes on grains and oilseeds and requests of aid for drought stricken areas.
Thursday, March 12th 2009 - 08:55 UTC
Argentine oil provinces request floor price to ensure employment

Argentina’s oil and gas producing provinces are requesting from the Buenos Aires a floor price for hydrocarbons to ensure income from royalties for their weakened budgets.
Thursday, March 12th 2009 - 08:10 UTC
Recovery of sunken vessel with gold in South Atlantic begins next week

An offshore services support Norwegian vessel will begin next week working for the recovery of the Chilean flagged trawler “Polar Mist” loaded with containers containing gold and silver that was lost in the South Atlantic offshore Argentina.
Thursday, March 12th 2009 - 06:24 UTC
Cristina Kirchner and PM Brown to hold bilateral meeting in Chile

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will be holding a bilateral meeting next March 27th in Viña del Mar, Chile during the progressive leaders’ forum and most probably the Falklands/Malvinas claim issue will be on the table, according to reports in Buenos Aires daily La Nación.
Wednesday, March 11th 2009 - 05:56 UTC
UK military honours for Argentine remain burial in Falklands

The remains of Argentine 1st Lt. Jorge Casco killed in 1982 while flying a Skyhawk fighter plane during the South Atlantic Islands conflict were buried at the Falkland Islands Darwin cemetery on Saturday 7 March 2009.
Monday, March 9th 2009 - 10:58 UTC
March begins with an electoral setback for the Kirchners

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband, former president Nestor Kirchner seem to have suffered on Sunday their first electoral setback of the year, more precisely in the northern province of Catamarca where they openly campaigned in support of the local opposition.
Saturday, March 7th 2009 - 09:49 UTC
Brazil denies trade reprisals against Argentina

Brazil denied it was thinking on reprisals against Argentina because of the restrictive measures imposed to the access of Brazilian goods and also rejected it had threatened to take the case to the World Trade Organization.