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Montevideo, June 19th 2019 - 01:47 UTC

Tag: Rosanda Bertone

  • Monday, April 3rd 2017 - 10:33 UTC

    Bertone invites Falkland Islanders to become Tierra del Fuego citizens

    “We are all 'fueguinos'; I call on Islanders to integrate, based on respect for cultural diversity. We are and will be respectful of the culture and customs of everybody”

    Tierra del Fuego governor Rosana Bertone called the Falkland Islanders “fueguinos” and invited them to integrate based on respect for “cultural diversity”. Ms Bertone was addressing the crowd on Sunday at the Malvinas Fallen monument in Ushuaia on Sunday, 35th anniversary of the Argentine military invasion of the Falklands and which according to the local calendar is the Malvinas Veterans and Fallen Day.

  • Friday, August 26th 2016 - 11:44 UTC

    Total inaugurates gas field offshore Tierra del Fuego with potential production of 10m cubic meters per day

    A joint operation of Total Austral, Wintershall Energy and Panamerican South the well is located in 50 meters deep water and linked through a 77kms pipeline

    Argentina will officially inaugurate this Friday the Vega Pléyade natural gas field, twenty kilometers offshore Tierra del Fuego to the south of the San Sebastián bay. The field started production last February and as “a production potential of 10 million cubic meters per day”.

  • Saturday, July 4th 2015 - 06:48 UTC

    Cristina Fernandez congratulates La Campora victory in Ushuaia

    “I'm very happy and proud because with our grouping and mates from the Victory Front after 20 years we recovered the city of Ushuaia” Vuoto said

    President Cristina Fernandez publicly congratulated on Friday Walter Vuoto the young elected mayor of Ushuaia, capital of Argentina's most austral province, who together with elected governor Rosana Bertone recovered Tierra del Fuego for the ruling Victory Front, a surprise victory which turns that territory and capital in Kirchnerite strongholds.

  • Monday, June 29th 2015 - 06:52 UTC

    Tierra del Fuego governorship goes for a Cristina Fernandez ally

    Last Sunday, Bertone won the first round of voting after mustering 42.26% of the votes against the 34.24% Sciurano.

    President Cristina Fernandez Victory Front candidate for Tierra del Fuego Rosana Bertone will be the next governor of the province, after rival Federico Sciurano conceded defeat in the race to succeed Fabiana Ríos. With 70.9% of ballot stations counted Victory Front senator Bertone led with 50.1% of votes compared to 46.52% for Sciurano, from the opposition led coalition.

  • Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 04:23 UTC

    “Las Malvinas son argentines” crest for the Argentine Olympic team uniform

    The idea is for the bill to be approved on time for the London Olympic Games

    A draft bill signed by fourteen Argentine lawmakers from the political spectrum calls for all national teams to include in their uniforms the crest of the Islands and the motto “Las Islas Malvinas son argentinas” (The Malvinas islands are Argentine).The sponsors want the bill approved on time for the inauguration of the Olympic Games next year in London.