Tag: Crisitina Fernandez

Friday, March 2nd 2012 - 05:22 UTC
Falklands confused over Ushuaia decision to turn away cruise vessels

The Falkland Islands government and tourist industry admit to being confused and thus unable to comment in any great detail on the recent decision, apparently, by the Argentine provincial Government of Tierra del Fuego, turning away from Ushuaia two British flagged cruise ships earlier this week.
Tuesday, February 28th 2012 - 05:12 UTC
Forty million Argentines need to know “what happened and who was responsible”

Argentine President Cristina Fernández reappeared in public on Monday and for the first time talked about the Buenos Aires train station accident in which 51 people were killed and 703 others were injured. She assured that she would make “any decisions necessary” once the matter is resolved in court.
Tuesday, February 28th 2012 - 01:51 UTC
YPF feeling the noose from Argentina; Madrid doing its best to defend Spanish interest

Foreign Affairs minister Jose Manuel García-Margallo assured that the Spanish government “is doing what must be done” to defend the interests of Spanish companies in Argentina, but has avoided releasing details.
Tuesday, February 14th 2012 - 21:16 UTC
Cristina Fernandez raps business, farmers and unions: Argentina is not Disneyland

Argentine President Cristina Fenandez again full of stamina criticized farmers, business people and workers’ unions, and at the same time called on all sides involved to live in the real Argentina, “not fantasy land, because Argentina is not Disneyland”.
Monday, February 13th 2012 - 20:41 UTC
Falklands: Sean Penn in Argentina, calls for dialogue and an end to colonialism

US actor Sean Penn gave his full support to Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands and underlined the conflict must be solved through dialogue. The Hollywood star visited Buenos Aires on Monday as representative of the Haitian people and survivors of the earthquake that bashed the Caribbean nation in 2011.
Monday, February 13th 2012 - 05:39 UTC
Chile denies ‘media rumours’ of Argentine sea and air blockade to the Falklands

Chilean Foreign Affairs minister Alfredo Moreno denied rumours that Argentina had requested Chile to join a blockade of the Falklands Islands and also reassured that the government of President Cristina Fernandez has not questioned the commercial air link between Santiago and the Islands.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 20:16 UTC
Furious Malvinas war veterans attack lawmaker; claim they were ‘manipulated’

A group of Malvinas war veterans assaulted Tuesday evening an Argentine lawmaker as he exited Government House following President Cristina Fernandez Malvinas war “give peace a chance” speech. He had to be rescued by the police and driven away in his car.
Wednesday, February 8th 2012 - 01:19 UTC
Argentina will accuse UK of South Atlantic and Malvinas militarization before UN

In a much expected speech President Cristina Fernandez announced a further escalation of the Falklands/Malvinas sovereignty diplomatic dispute with the UK including formal ‘militarization’ complaints before the United Nations, a personal attendance with a delegation from all parties next June 14 to the UN decolonization committee and called on PM David Cameron to “give peace a chance”
Tuesday, February 7th 2012 - 05:51 UTC
Cristina Fernandez expected to make major announcement on Falklands and oil

Argentine President Cristina Fernández is expected to make an announcement related to the Falklands/Malvinas Islands and most probably oil exploration on Tuesday afternoon, reports the Buenos Aires press.
Monday, January 30th 2012 - 23:08 UTC
With dwindling oil production Argentina floats idea of re-nationalizing YPF

YPF SA shares fell the most in 20 months after newspaper Pagina/12 said Argentine officials discussed a takeover of the country’s biggest oil producer, following a controversy with the oil industry over alleged fuel-price fixing and lack of investment which doubled the country’s fuel imports bill to 9.4 billion dollars in 2011.