Tag: Rio Gallegos

• Saturday, January 30th 2016 - 11:29 UTC

  Falklands/Chile weekly flight: LAN interested in having a larger aircraft

  

  An indication of interest has been forthcoming from Chile's flag carrier LAN in relation to bringing in a larger aircraft to cope with the volume of passengers and freight to the Falkland Islands.

• Saturday, July 25th 2015 - 05:55 UTC

  Mother and aunt at the launching of Maximo Kirchner's campaign for Congress

  

  President Cristina Fernandez underlined the achievements of her government which, she said, have set the foundations of 'a bright future ahead for Argentina', and openly sponsored the electoral aspirations of Kirchner family members, during a political rally held in Santa Cruz province, from where the powerful presidential couple that has dominated Argentine politics for the last twelve years emerged in 2002/03.

• Wednesday, December 31st 2014 - 03:48 UTC

  Cristina Fernandez travels to the south; ankle fracture convalescence could take over a month

  

  Argentine President Cristina Fernandez, who is suffering from a broken ankle, left on Tuesday afternoon for Calafate in Santa Cruz province, after doctors allowed her to travel. She plans to spend New Year with the family and in good spirits twitted about the authorization, presented her smallest pet, a toy-caniche “Lolita” and announced that small pets will be allowed to travel in all domestic Aerolineas and Austral flights.

• Tuesday, October 22nd 2013 - 05:31 UTC

  Ozone layer hole reaches Argentine and Chilean Patagonia

  

  The hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica stretched for the third time this year to reach cities in the south of Argentina and Chile according to the Izaña Atmospheric research centre in Tenerife, Canary Islands.

• Monday, May 27th 2013 - 08:26 UTC

  Program on Kirchnerite corruption exposure beats football in Argentina

  

  An Argentine investigative journalist program on alleged corruption involving former president Nestor Kirchner and his business cronies had a greater audience than a football match of Boca Juniors, the country’s most popular team disputing the Argentine premier league.

• Wednesday, May 15th 2013 - 07:38 UTC

  Allegations of a network of corruption money involves former president Kirchner

  

  Argentine and Uruguayan magistrates and prosecutors are investigating an alleged network of corruption money, and probably money laundering involving former president Nestor Kirchner and close political and business cronies some of which continue in key positions or proximity to current head of state Cristina Fernandez.

• Thursday, October 27th 2011 - 23:13 UTC

  CFK opens huge mausoleum on first anniversary of her late husband death

  

  President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, CFK, attended Thursday a small private ceremony at the Río Gallegos cemetery (Santa Cruz province) and paid tribute to her late husband and former president, Néstor Carlos Kirchner, on the first anniversary of his death.

• Friday, August 26th 2011 - 03:43 UTC

  Ten Malvinas war Rio Gallegos veterans plan to visit Falklands next October

  

  Ten Malvinas war veterans from Rio Gallegos are scheduled to visit the Falkland Islands next October 8, according to a report from “Tiempo Digital Sur” a digital newspaper from the capital of the Patagonian province of Santa Cruz.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2011 - 20:09 UTC

  Unasur leaders letter to Ban Ki-moon in support of Argentina’s Malvinas claim

  

  Unasur (Union of South American Nations) leaders sent UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon a letter dated April 2 in support of Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falklands Islands.

• Saturday, April 2nd 2011 - 19:36 UTC

  Malvinas are Argentine for ever and “we will never yield in our claim”

  

  “The Malvinas are Argentine for ever” and this government “will never yield in our claim” promised President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner during the main commemoration of the Malvinas war Fallen and Veterans Day in Rio Gallegos, Santa Cruz province.