Tag: Rio Grande Argentina

• Friday, April 11th 2025 - 10:55 UTC

  Fuegian town of Tolhuin wants British-funded radar dismantled

  

  The City Hall of Tolhuin in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego -which technically includes the Malvinas (Falkland) Islands and the other British Overseas Territories claimed by the South American country- filed a tax execution lawsuit to dismantle a radar installed by the British company LeoLabs in the area, citing violations of local regulations and national sovereignty.

• Saturday, July 25th 2020 - 08:39 UTC

  Argentine Patagonia provinces under a blanket of snow

  

  Continuous snowfalls have blanketed Argentine Patagonia provinces together with extremely low temperatures, in what is considered the worst winter since the nineties, according to the Argentinean Meteorological System. The meter-high snow is threatening agriculture, livestock and has interrupted traffic.

• Saturday, February 29th 2020 - 05:49 UTC

  Argentina planning a ferry linking Santa Cruz province with Tierra del Fuego

  

  Argentina is considering establishing a direct connection between the Patagonian provinces of Santa Cruz and Tierra del Fuego, thus avoiding the need to cross Chilean territory, as happens currently.

• Monday, July 25th 2016 - 10:51 UTC

  Argentina considering phasing out Patagonian ports' fisheries exports

  

  The Argentine government is considering phasing out the incentives which benefit Patagonian ports fisheries exports. The announcement was made by Jorge Metz, Ports Under Secretary during a recent visit to Bahía Blanca although pointing out the issue was still under consideration by the cabinet chief office, but some advances would be made public in a month's time.

• Wednesday, April 22nd 2015 - 01:58 UTC

  Argentina sues Falklands' oil and support companies involved in hydrocarbons drilling

  

  The Argentine government on Tuesday sued several energy and support companies that are drilling for oil near the Falkland Islands, the latest chapter of a longstanding dispute over the South Atlantic archipelago, though analysts say it will have little practical effect. The criminal case was filed in Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego province which according to the Argentine constitution includes the Falklands and Antarctica.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2015 - 06:44 UTC

  Argentine president main speaker at Falklands war ceremony and enshrinement of “Our Lady of Malvinas”

  

  Argentine president Cristina Fernandez will be the main speaker at the commemoration of the 33rd anniversary of the start of the Falklands/Malvinas war, to be held April second in the city of Ushuaia and which will also include a political-religious ceremony.