Tag: Chubut

• Tuesday, January 17th 2023 - 10:54 UTC

  No Mapuche Resistance involvement proven in Chubut fire

  

  Chubut investigators denied Monday that the Ancestral Mapuche Resistance (RAM) rebel organization had claimed responsibility for the fire in Currumahuida hill in the town of El Hoyo.

• Monday, January 16th 2023 - 19:47 UTC

  Residents evacuated, lake navigation restricted due to fire in Chubut

  

  Around 60 people have been evacuated from their homes in the town of El Hoyo in the Argentine province of Chubut while 135 firefighters were deployed together with three hydrant planes and a helicopter to face the flames having gripped the Currumahuida hill since Sunday afternoon, it was reported.

• Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 23:24 UTC

  Chile to be billed for travelers seeking treatment in Chubut

  

  Chile's government will pay for the non-urgent medical treatment given to citizens of that country at the hospital in the Argentine Patagonia city of Esquel, effective next month, following an agreement with the province of Chubut.

• Friday, April 15th 2022 - 09:52 UTC

  Aluminum plant to expand wind farm in Argentine Patagonia

  

  The traditional Argentine aluminum manufacturer Aluar has announced plans to invest US$ 130 million to expand its wind farm near Puerto Madryn, in the Argentine Patagonia province of Chubut. The new equipment is expected to be fully operational by December 2023.

• Wednesday, January 5th 2022 - 10:07 UTC

  Argentine Patagonia hit by devastating fire covering over 80,000 hectares

  

  About 80,000 hectares of Argentine Patagonia came under fire during the weekend and the smoke has even reached the city of La Plata, a little over 1,000 kilometers northeast of the epicenter in the Puerto Madryn region, in the province of Chubut.

• Tuesday, December 21st 2021 - 09:49 UTC

  Chubut Governor backtracks on mining law following large scale protests

  

  The Governor of the Argentine Province of Chubut Mariano Arcioni Monday announced he would repeal the mining zoning law passed last week after riots throughout the district's capital turned out to be too clear a sign of disapproval among the population.

• Friday, December 17th 2021 - 19:56 UTC

  Chubut's capital virtually on fire after demonstrations against mining law

  

  Demonstrators in the Argentine province of Chubut set the Government House and other public buildings in the capital city of Rawson on fire to express their opposition to a mega-mining bill passed by the local legislature.

• Tuesday, November 30th 2021 - 19:00 UTC

  Unauthorized works kill hundreds of penguins in Chubut

  

  A landowner in the town of Punta Tombo in the Argentine Province of Chubut is to be prosecuted under the Law of Cruelk Treatment Against Animals after crushing several penguin nests and electrocuting over a hundred of the birds living at the local natural wildlife reserve some 110 kilometres south from Rawson, the provincial capital.

• Friday, August 20th 2021 - 18:36 UTC

  Chubut imposes strict measures on shrimp landings to protect the fishery

  

  The Argentine Patagonia province of Chubut has imposed strict limits to the landings of shrimp caught in its waters, with the purpose of protecting the resource, limiting discards and damaged crustaceans which result in lower prices because of poor quality.

• Tuesday, July 20th 2021 - 09:25 UTC

  Patagonia lawmakers call for an end to export duties on fisheries produce, fruit, lamb and wool

  

  Argentina lawmaker from the province of Chubut, Gustavo Menna has called on the central government to eliminate export duties on fishery products, fruits, ovine meat and wool. The initiative was also drafted by lawmakers Lorena Matzen and Roxana Reyes from the provinces of Rio Negro and Santa Cruz.