A year after Argentina legalized gay marriage, the Argentine Federation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender reports that there have been almost 3 thousand gay marriages, 60% of them between men, and the majority occurring in Buenos Aires, per sdpnoticias.com. Congress passed the law on July 15, 2010, with 33 votes in favor, 27 against […]
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The focus of the anti-drug movement in the Southern Cone has traditionally been on Bolivian and northern Argentine citizens used as “mules” who transport drugs around the world, according to lavoz.com.ar. But now the drug cartels have employed, for much cheaper, European “mules” posing as tourists who transport the drugs from Bolivia to Argentina, and […]
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Twenty-five people were injured when a double-decker bus overturned early this morning while traveling through Corrientes on Rt. 12, according to infobae.com. The bus was traveling from Goya to Posadas and the accident occurred 5 miles from the Corrientes, Missiones border. Seven of the injured are in critical condition. Read Article
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Four Paraguayans were admitted to the Gumersindo Sayago Municipal Hospital in Villa Carlos Paz, Córdoba over the weekend with carbon-monoxide poisoning, according to abc.com.py. The tourists inhaled the poisonous gas from heaters in their hotel room. They were admitted to the hospital with nausea, headaches and stomachaches but discharged the next day. Read Article
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A 29-year-old designer from Buenos Aires has been missing since last Friday when she flew to Jujuy to sell some of her products, according to infobae.com. In an interview her brother gave with a local radio station, he confirmed that she had made it as far as Salta. She had sent e-mails and text messages […]
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The fuel shortages in Argentina have reached new levels of intensity, especially in the interior of the country, according to infobae.com. Head of the Argentine Federation of the Interior Dispensing of Fuel, Daniel Giribone, says there is no hope for a quick fix because shortages in the interior provinces of the country are not seasonal, […]
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A young Argentine model, Daiana Antivero, was arrested this morning in Ezeiza International Airport after security personnel found 5 kilos of cocaine in her luggage, according to losandes.com.ar. The woman was planning to board a flight to Holland when she was detained. Investigators are trying to discover how long the model has been a member […]
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Two men accused of being involved in the assassination of Argentine singer Facundo Cabral were arrested today in Guatemala, according to lavoz.com.ar. One of the men arrested is believed to have hired the gunman who shot Cabral and the other man was one of two drivers of the vehicles used during the shooting. Officials have […]
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In the wake of the ban of prostitution advertising, Argentine politicians like mayoral candidate in Gualeguaychú, Osvaldo Chesini, are calling for stronger action against sex trafficking, according to analisisdigital.com.ar. Chesini says locations that promote sex trafficking, especially whiskey bars, need to be closed down and that clear, immediate policies against the crime are the only […]
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Photos of missing persons were posted at polling sites around Buenos Aires today in the hope that voters might be able to give information about the whereabouts of the missing people, according to infobae.com. The Solidarity Network organized the campaign and put up about 40 photos of missing people at all polling sites in the […]
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According to LaVoz.com.ar the government of Mendoza will not report on the number of flu cases in their province. The Secretary of Health in Mendoza, Enrique Quesada confirmed the government’s decision on July 1st. Quesada says people should be more concerned with prevention and sanitary care than numbers of people who have fallen ill. Quesada […]
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A 22-year-old woman was assaulted and raped while waiting for the bus early yesterday morning just 3 blocks away from a police station in the Marqués de Sobremonte neighborhood of Córdoba, according to lavoz.com.ar. The attacker threatened the woman with a knife before dragging her 50 yards to a nearby garden to assault her. There […]
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British oil company Rockhopper announced this week that it has begun evaluating methods to extract oil from a well in the waters surrounding the Falklands Islands which they have been drilling in since last year without permission from the Argentine Government, according to diariouno.com.ar. This is the first time any oil company has officially decided […]
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Citizens of the Buenos Aires towns, Arturo Seguí, La Loma, San Carlos, barrio Norte, Gorina Villa Elvira and Berisso have been complaining this week of severe power outages, blackouts and disruptions in their electrical service, according to eldia.com.ar. The complaints continue today as some residents have suffered outages all week that power company Edelap is […]
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Mountain climber Alejandro Sorondo is missing after a storm broke last Saturday during his climb of Aconquija Mountain in Tucumán, Argentina, according to infobae.com. The climber and his guide were last together at a hill near Las dos Lagunas, a location over 5,000 meters above sea level, when they were blown apart in the storm. […]
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Put into effect today, the federal government of Argentina has banned public advertising of prostitution, according to infobae.com. The command was published this morning in the Official Gazette. In an announcement at the Casa Rosada last night, President Kirchner said the new legislation is part of Argentina’s effort to combat sex trafficking. The law also […]
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The Córdoba branch of the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (INADI) shut down a Facebook group last night that advertised a club for young men that had “no blacks” and “no floggers (similar to hipsters),” according to lavoz.com.ar. The page promoted the City Festival club in Patio Olmos, but was not the official […]
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A 29-year-old woman died today in Mendoza, Argentina of the H1N1 virus, making her the second fatality of the flu this year in the province, according to lavoz.com.ar. The woman was admitted to the Diego Paroissien Hospital in Maipú, Mendoza on June 10th for pneumonia symptoms; she was pregnant at the time. It was later […]
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A woman and her 3 children were assaulted by thieves early this morning in their home in General Rodríguez, Buenos Aires, according to diariohoy.net. The thieves broke into the grounds through an opening in the fence and escaped through the same opening with large sums of cash, clothing and electronics. Read Article
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The Argentine government today singed an agreement with the Chamber of Imports that will increase traceability and control over imports, states ambito.com. The agreement will also help officials to know what is entering the country by requiring all items to be declared and entered into a computer system. Officials hope the new regulations will prevent […]
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The government of Mendoza, Argentina, where there have been 54 confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus, has announced that they will no longer release data on the amount of cases, according to the Secretary of Health, per lavoz.com.ar. Officials hope to shift the focus from the number of cases to prevention and care. The […]
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According to an official statement released today by LAN airlines, flights have been canceled at the Ezeiza and Aeroparque airports in Buenos Aires due to a new wave of ash from Chilean volcano, Puyehue, per infobae.com. Both international and national flights have been canceled until conditions are consistent with LAN’s security standards. Read Article
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Argentine president Cristina Kirchner commented on the economic status of the country, stating that if reelected for another term, she will ensure industry growth and Argentina will remain a model of democratized growth around the world, according to infobae.com. The remarks were made at the Casa Rosada yesterday afternoon during a ceremony held to officially […]
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Candidate for governor of Buenos Aires, Jorge Telerman, along with his partner, current legislator Diego Kravetz, have presented a report listing the 11 most unsafe corners in Buenos Aires Federal Capital, according to infobae.com. Telerman has promised to increase police presence in these dangerous areas and will place large stickers at each corner with the […]
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As a new presidential race grows near, many in Argentina are critical and skeptical of what their leaders are doing to better the Argentine society, says 927digital.com.ar. With 4 million people living below the poverty line, 6% of the population suffering from malnutrition and a rising inflation that increases the gap between the rich and […]
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Hoy.com.ec reports that a bomb hoax in the Plumerillo International Airport in Mendoza, Argentina caused a partial evacuation on Thursday June 30th. Officials say the hoax was reported just before the Peruvian national soccer team was due to arrive in Mendoza for the Copa America. Police say a passenger left a couple of bags in […]
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A classified U.S. diplomatic document written in June 2005 and released today by Wikileaks states that Brazilian diplomats are distrustful of Paraguay’s commitment to the fight against trafficking along their border, according to abc.com.py. Brazil is extremely devoted to securing their borders with Paraguay and the Triple Frontier between Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil against drug, […]
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An 11-year-old boy was brought to the Children’s Hospital in Córdoba early last night after stepping on a live electrical wire on Villa Posse Street, according to lavoz.com.ar. The boy suffered severe burns and was in shock when brought to the hospital. For now he remains lucid and hasn’t had any hemodynamic or cardiac issues. […]
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The mayor of Bariloche, Marcelo Cascón, declared the area an economic and social disaster zone due to damage and suffering caused by ash from Chilean volcano, Puyehue, according to periodismo.com. The city has already exceeded losses of 600 million pesos and cancelled elections originally scheduled for September 4. As the volcano continues to be active […]
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President Cristina Kirchner will not be traveling to Paraguay today for the Mercosur Summit per medical advice discouraging flying after she tripped and hit her head at an institute opening last Wednesday. According to lanacion.com.ar, the Presidential Medical Unit issued a statement saying the president will not be traveling as a precaution, but that she […]
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A head-on collision between a bus and a truck early this morning left one man dead and four others injured, according to losandes.com.ar. The bus was traveling to Chacabuco, Buenos Aires and the accident occurred on Route 7 near Pullman. The man who died was 60-years-old and the remaining victims were brought to the city […]
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Police are investigating after a medical worker was found crawling outside of her home in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Tartagal, Salta last Friday with severe injuries, according to eltribuno.com.ar. The woman was found by two construction workers and brought to the Juan Domingo Perón hospital, where she works. She was admitted to the Intensive […]
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The Ricardo Núñez Research Center has released data from an unpublished study focussing on suicide in Argentina, specifically in the province of Córdoba, that the Department of Health hopes will lead to improved suicide prevention programs in the country, according to lavoz.com.ar. The issue of suicide is not one frequently discussed in Argentina, there are […]
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Tourism in Argentina during the first trimester of 2011 has gone up 12.8% since last year, according to prensalibre.com. The Argentine Department of Tourism reported that 1.7 million tourists visited the country in the first three months of the year and spent around 1500 million pesos ($368.9 million). More than half of the tourists came […]
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The National Weather Service reported that temperatures reached 0.4℃ (33℉) around 8 this morning with a windchill of -3℃ (26℉) in Tucumán province, per lagaceta.com.ar. The average minimum temperature in June for this province is 8.3 (47℉) according to meoweather.com. Officials say the sun will help temperatures rise today to 8.25℃ and tomorrow it should […]
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Engineer Claudio Lowy reached his ninth day of a hunger strike yesterday against agrochemicals, according to unoentrerios.com. After a lack of response from the Department of Agriculture in Argentina to Lowy’s pleas to change the classification of chemicals used on crops and a petition containing 9.3 thousand names of people affected by chemicals, the strike […]
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After the second accident involving stray horses in the road in two days, the owner of the animals has stepped up, according to unoentrerios.com.ar. A man was killed in an accident early yesterday morning after his car hit a stray horse on Route 14 near Pedernal, Entre Ríos. Three other people in the car were […]
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An idea constructed in February of 2009 by the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo was to build 350 houses and a hospital for landslide victims in Tartagal, Salta which would be funded and carried out by the “Shared Dreams” foundation, according to perfil.com. After the Mothers were charged with alleged corruption and money laundering […]
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Argentine president Cristina Kirchner will stay and work from her home in Olivos for the rest of the day on the advice of her doctors after her accident yesterday at the inauguration of the Leloir Institute annex, according to lagaceta.com. Buenos Aires media sources that were present said the president slipped on some wet stairs […]
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Argentina has cut its gas supply to a large group of Uruguayan companies with interruptible contracts this week due to an increase in demand because of cold temperatures in Argentina, according to abc.com.py. These companies pay less for gas at the risk that their service can be suspended, and will use alternative fuel during those […]
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The Department of Tourism in Mendoza has launched a new campaign ad featuring the slogan “Mendoza, nothing higher,” referring to the Aconcagua mountain located in the province which has the highest peak in the Americas, according to diariouno.com. The new slogan will be used for the first time on July 11 during the Copa America […]
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The price of bread and pasta in Argentina is at risk to increase in the next couple of days, according to tn.com.ar. In the wake of the disbandment of the corrupt National Bureau of Farm Trade Control (Oncca) earlier this year, flour millers are arguing with the government over a 2000 million peso compensation for […]
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A recent ComScore report shows that Argentineans spend the most time on Facebook in all of Latin America and are second, behind Israel, for the most time spent on the social network in the world, according to islabit.com. Of the 27.4 hours an average Argentinean spends online a month, 9 of those are devoted to […]
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The 9-year-old daughter of retired Navy officer, Victor “Lindoro” Olivera, was shot last night and is in critical condition today after undergoing surgery, according to lavoz.com.ar. The girl was in her family’s home in Partido de Pilar, Buenos Aires at around 10 p.m. when the shootings occurred. Olivera was charged last year for torturing and […]
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Reporters from conexionbrando.com find 15 restaurants in Buenos Aires Federal Capital where you can eat for less than 50 pesos. Ranging from cafe classics like coffee with milk accompanied by a warm croissant at Le Blé in Chacarita to jazzed up French cuisine at Le Bistrot de la Alianza Francesa downtown. Or try a more […]
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120 thousand pesos were stolen during an armed robbery that took place around 8:40 this morning at a Correo Argentina post office at the Las Heras Mendoza branch, according to lavoz.com.ar. Three men entered the branch located at Sarmiento and Rivadavia and threatened the security guard before committing the theft. They escaped in a white […]
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Argentina has felt the greatest impact from the Chilean volcano, Puyehue, as the largest portion of ash has fallen in southwest cities and provinces in the country, according to df.cl. The tourism industry in the area has been hit the hardest and tourism operators in places like Bariloche estimate a loss of $100 million of […]
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The Bureau of Agreements to the Sustainability of Villa La Angostura released a report documenting the socioeconomic and environmental impact volcano Puyehue is and will have on the town and solutions to overcome the current crisis, according to infobae.com. Villa La Angostura of Neuquén province is the Argentine town most heavily effected by the Chilean […]
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Recent data provided by the Consulate in Buenos Aires and published yesterday in El País shows that of the estimated 309 Uruguayan prisoners and 500 defendants being held in Argentina, 79% of them are in prison for drug trafficking, per espanol.upi.com. Most of these traffickers are women between the ages of 18 and 35 and […]
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A Paraguayan man was killed early this morning outside a local dance club in Melchor Romero, La Plata, Buenos Aires, according to elcomercial.com.ar. The 30-year-old man had many head injuries caused by a blunt object, but no bullet or stab wounds. The club is located in a largely Paraguayan community. Family and witnesses will testify […]
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Defense Minister, Nilda Garré, confirmed this morning that 1,500 kilos of cocaine were seized by Argentine police in 48 hours over the weekend, according to infobae.com. A maneuver called ‘Operation Transparency” arrested 2 Argentine police officers in Salta yesterday, near the Bolivian border, and seized 966 kilos of cocaine they were transporting from Bolivia and […]
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Lesbian couple Vanessa and Angela began the divorce process this week, they told agmagazine.info, making this the first same-sex divorce in Argentina since the equal marriage law was passed last year. The two were the first same-sex couple to be married in the province of La Rioja, gaining much media coverage at their wedding on […]
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A 79-year-old man who was assaulted last April in a nursing home in Despeñaderos, Córdoba died last night at the San Roque hospital, according to lavoz.com.ar. Dalmacio Sánchez was admitted to the nursing home in March with Alzheimer’s disease and was attacked on April 14 by a patient with mental retardation he shared a room […]
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James Peck yesterday became the first person born on the Falkland Islands to become an Argentine citizen, according to bbc.co.uk.com. At a ceremony yesterday, president Kirchner presented Peck with his new documentation and Argentine birth certificate in commemoration of the 29th anniversary of the end of the Falklands War. Peck lives in Buenos Aires with […]
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A 60-year-old Bolivian woman was arrested yesterday in her home in the town of Ingeniero Budge in the Lomas de Zamora district of Gran Buenos Aires on drug trafficking charges. Police also confiscated 143 bars of chalk cocaine and money, according to la-razon.com. The defendant had traveled to Bolivia in secret to buy drugs and […]
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A 37-year-old man was arrested in the neighborhood Bajo Yapeyú, Córdoba on charges of sexual abuse of a minor, according to lavoz.ar.com. The Division of the Protection of Persons called for the man’s arrest after suspecting he had taken advantage of the 15-year-old girl’s sexual immaturity. Read Article
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A Rapipago cyber, call center and tax service location in the Nueva Córdoba neighborhood in Buenos Aires was robbed early this morning, according to lavoz.com.ar. The owner called the police when he discovered the door to the business was open when he arrived at 9 this morning. 150 thousand pesos were missing from a safe […]
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Edgardo Buscaglia from the Mexican Autonomous Institute of Technology has shown in a recent investigation that Argentina is home to several drug trafficking networks extended from Mexican drug cartels like Sinaloa, Tijuana and Los Zetas, according to elespectador.com. He also confirmed that Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, the most wanted man in the […]
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Jorge Sapag, the governor of Neuquén province in the south of Argentina, has declared the town of Villa La Angostura a disaster area and in a state of economic and social emergency, according to infobae.com. The city has been covered in volcanic ash since the eruption of Chilean volcano, Puyehue, on June 4 and the […]
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President elect of Peru Ollanta Humala continues his Latin American tour of the Southern Cone as he meets with Argentine president Cristina Kirchner today. Humala traveled from Montevideo to Buenos Aires by boat last night since flights were suspended due to volcanic ash from Chile, according to pagina12.com. In his private meeting with Kirchner at […]
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Secretary general of the UN, Ban Ki-Moon expressed his admiration and pride of Argentine peacekeepers during a ceremony at the Argentine Center of Training for Peace Missions, according to lavoz.com.ar. He said Argentines are all over the world helping with projects that focus on maintaining peace. Ki-Moon arrived in Argentina yesterday for an official two-day […]
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A government committee met in Buenos Aires yesterday to present the Provincial Commission for the Prevention and Eradication of Human Trafficking, according to lavozdetandil.com. The main objective of the new Commission is that Buenos Aires government will make it their priority to persecute networks in the province that traffic and sexually exploit men, women and […]
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Argentine airlines LAN, Aerolíneas Argentinas y Austral will return to their normal flight schedules this afternoon at Ezeiza and Aeroparque airports in Buenos Aires after weeks of delays and closures due to ash from Chilean volcano Puyehue. Aerolíneas Argentinas y Austral will be up and running at 3 p.m. And LAN at 4 p.m. as […]
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Different entities of Buenos Aires legislature held a debate at the beginning of the weekend that focused on the advertising of prostitution on the city streets by handing out small pamphlets depicting naked and half-naked prostitutes and how to contact them. It is difficult to make it more than a block or two in downtown […]
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The Argentine Naval Institution seized 242 kilos of marijuana at the end of last week from Buenos Aires, Mendoza and Misiones and arrested 7 people that were part of a drug trafficking network working out of Buenos Aires. According to abc.com.py, the network transported the drugs at the Triple Frontier from a supplier in Pedro […]
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The Buenos Aires government today burned over a thousand kilos of marijuana on the premise of the Desler SA Company at the Parque Industrial San Eduardo de Tortuguitas in partido of Malvinas in Buenos Aires. Governor of Buenos Aires, Daniel Scioli attended the burning saying it is a symbol of Argentina’s fight against drug trafficking. […]
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Labor Minister Carlos Tomada presented today a National Plan for the Eradication of Child Labor and Protection of Adolescent Labor that was constructed by the National Commission for the Eradication of Child Labor (CONAETI) and national Provincial Committees. These institutions introduced the first National Plan in 2006, but have decided it is time to review […]
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Uruguayan airline Pluna announced this morning they are canceling all flights from Montevideo to Buenos Aires due to the ash cloud from Chilean volcano Puyehue. Argentine airlines have been canceling national and international flights out of Buenos Aires airport Ezeiza since earlier in the week. Yesterday 324 domestic flights and 110 international flights out of […]
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National Deputy Mariel Calchaquí has introduced 2 bills this week under the slogan “All for the Falklands” that aim to increase awareness nationally and internationally that Argentina has rights to the territory, according to malvinense.com.ar. The first part of the legislation proposed would create a logo stating, “The Falkland, Georgia and South Sandwich Islands are […]
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National Deputy of Argentina, Natalia Gambaro, announced today that the country is a sanctuary for drug traffickers. She says the government doesn’t want to accept that Argentina has a drug problem and has no political resolve to combat the issue. Gambaro sites Brazil as an example of national security in response to president Dilma Rousseff’s […]
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Director of the Department of Human Trafficking, Daniela Acosta, calls for a change in the Argentine judicial system after two men from Entre Ríos were released today and acquitted of charges of sexual exploitation of minors and running a brothel. The Federal Court absolved the charges even after one of their young victims testified against […]
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Customs agents at the Central Mail post-office in Buenos Aires uncovered archaeological remains of skulls and mummies wrapped in blankets and Inca fabrics, according to sdpnoticias.com. The package was shipped from La Paz, Bolivia to an Argentine citizen living in Buenos Aires who was arrested for smuggling. The Federal Public Revenue Administration said the remains […]
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The National Directorate of Aquatic Resources (DINARA) in Uruguay is taking action to discover the cause of death of 140 penguins this week in Cabo Polonio, along with another 300 that were found dead in Maldonado and Rocha. The department is seeking the advice of an Argentine expert to determine if there have been any […]
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Following a series of 25 raids by Buenos Aires police, more than 12 million doses of paco, cocaine paste, were seized today and 13 people were arrested in Lomas de Zamora. The operation has led to the disbandment of a gang called “Los Matatigres” who have been in operation for over 20 years committing crimes […]
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80 thousand Argentine citizens who know they are living with HIV have access to free medication and healthcare that helps maintain their disease, but it is estimated that another 50 thousand are unaware they have the disease. The main goal of the Department of Health and the country is to reach out to that portion […]
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A decision made yesterday by the Department of Agriculture will allow 200 thousand tons of wheat to be exported at the Bahía Blanca port starting next Monday, according to cronista.com. Another port will be opened later in the month that will be able to export another 200 thousand tons. Officials expect the new allotted shipment […]
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As part of a military operation called Frontera Sur, Brazil has deployed troops to the cities Foz de Iguazú and Guaíra along the southern tri-border the country shares with Argentina and Paraguay to help fight crimes like drug trafficking and the smuggling of people and goods. Of Brazil’s 4 thousand men army, 800 are stationed […]
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Local police of Comodoro Rivadavia are investigating a possible case of enslavement and sexual abuse involving a 12-year-old Bolivian girl, according to la-razon.com. The girl was brought to the country by a couple who promised her family she would begin studying at a local school. Police discovered the girl wasn’t in school and was being […]
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A 13-year-old Paraguayan girl was attacked by children at her school while waiting at a bus stop in La Plata, Argentina, according to larazon.com.ar. The girl was surrounded by 5 students from her school, including a 14-year-old girl from her class, who pulled her hair, kicked and pushed her all while calling her a “dirty […]
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For the first time in the history of the Argentine Federal Police a group of women occupy high profile positions within the force. A decision was made lat week by the Security Minister to promote 9 officers, 5 of whom are women, to second and third chiefs of police in Buenos Aires. As part of […]
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The amount of tourists traveling to Argentina for medical procedures has gone up 10% since 2009, and now constitutes about 1000 visitors a month, according to mensajeroweb.com.ar. The president of the Argentine Association of Travel and Tourism says Argentina is one of the most popular medical tourism destinations in the region because of the quality […]
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Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral Líneas Aéreas, Argentina’s domestic airline, have announced that all flights are canceled until further notice because of the ash cloud from the Puyehue volcano in Chile that began erupted over the weekend, per pagina12.com.ar. LAN has also cancelled flights, mostly those destined for Córdoba, Tucumán, Mendoza, Salta and Iguazu. Passengers whose […]
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Operations in Santa Fe and Córdoba over the weekend led to the rescue of 13 women who had been forced into prostitution at whiskey bars in Isla Verde, Monte Maíz and Santo Tomé. Of the 13 women, 3 were from Paraguay, 4 from the Dominican Republic and the other 6 from Argentina, according to lanacion.com.py. […]
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Argentine Federal Police rescued 2 minors and 30 undocumented Bolivian citizens working at an underground sweatshop today in Parque Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, per eltribuno.com.ar. Three people were arrested during the raids that found the Bolivians living and working in inhumane conditions. The workers, including two women ages 15 and 17, were brought into Argentina under […]
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The Department of Health signed an agreement last week with the Argentine Federation of the Industry of Bread and Baked Goods (FAIPA) and the Argentine Federation of Hotel and Food Service Professionals (FEHGRA) in the hope of reducing sodium intake in Buenos Aires. As part of the Program against Hypertension, FAIPA will reduce the amount […]
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A report released in May by the U.S. State Department shows that Argentina plays a prominent role in the trafficking of women and children for the sex slave industry, according to infobae.com. The report shows Argentina is still a popular destination for sex tourism, and a country of origin, transit and destination for human trafficking […]
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A Hercules C-130 of the Argentine Air Force made an emergency landing during an “Ajax Exercise” of in-flight refueling. The crew detected a problem with one of the engines that turned out to be low hydraulic fuel pressure. They landed as a precaution and both the crew and the aircraft are OK. Read Article
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Three Coast Guard pilots are being charged today for the murder of French nuns and several of the founders of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo who were thrown from aircraft into the sea during “death flights” in December 1977. The military dictatorship in Argentina during the late 1970s and early 80s used “death […]
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The provinces of Argentina adopted a new electronic tracking and registration system this week that officials at the Federal Records Council hope will strengthen their fight against organized crime and money laundering within the country. The provinces have been given membership rights to the National Registration of Societies and the National Information System of Real […]
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A 48-year-old man was arrested last week in Villa Gobernador Gálvez, Santa Fe after officers found large quantities of shotguns, pistols and revolvers in his home. The man was apparently renting out fire arms to criminals, according to pais24.com. Some of the weaponry found included: Sole caliber 24 shotguns 380 caliber Bersa pistols 32 caliber […]
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18-year-old Argentine citizen, Jorge Luis Parsisi, has been detained in Baragas International Airport in Madrid for the past 2 days. Parsisi had just arrived in Spain at the time of his arrest and has a valid passport and a return ticket to Buenos Aires for June 13, but was detained at the airport because he […]
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North Americans, mainly from the United States, are flocking to South America, especially Argentina, in search of better health care and a better economy. Economic life in the United States has been difficult these past few years, and many have found life easier in Argentina. Some are drawn to the country because of the culture […]
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Congress passed a law yesterday that bans smoking in public places in Argentina nationwide, limits tobacco advertising and expands health warnings on cigarette packs. Implemented by the Department of Health, the new smoking law hopes to decrease the 40 thousand annual tobacco related deaths in the country. Congress is now discussing a law that would […]
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The first national survey of health in schools published this month in the magazine Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría shows that 23% of adolescents in the country have sex before they are 14. 1,980 children between the ages of 13 and 16 were questioned for the report about their sexual behavior, showing that 1 in 10 […]
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The Senate is meeting today to discuss and vote on a new law that will punish money laundering as a separate crime. This legislation was proposed by the government in regulation with the Financial Action Task Force guidelines on how to handle money laundering offenses. The new law also changes the election process for leaders […]
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The campaign proposed this month by the National Departments of Health and Agriculture called “Argentina 2014 free of trans fats” aims to reduce the consumption of these fats that cause high blood pressure. This condition leads to hypertension and cardiovascular disease which account for 32% of all deaths in Argentina, according to saludable.infobae.com. The proposal […]
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A demonstration held last night in front of the National Congress demanded the legalization of abortion in Argentina. Demonstrators focussed on one idea; a “national campaign for the right to safe, legal and free abortion.” The event saw many speakers versed in political and social issues in the country along with entertainment by popular musicians. […]
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A raid ordered by Federal Court No. 3 and performed by the Federal Public Revenue Administration (AFIP) in Paso Viejo, Córdoba found 34 unregistered workers, including women and 2 children, working in subhuman conditions collecting and processing olives on a rural farm. They were forced to live in a camp on the job site with […]
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A report from the Association of Argentine Prostitutes (Ammar), a member of the Headquarters of Argentine Workers, shows that there are 80 thousand sexual workers in the 5 most important provinces in the country: the Federal Capital, Buenos Aires province, Córdoba, Mendoza and Santa Fe. Sixty-thousand of those come from the poorest areas of the […]
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