The US Government is financing a “humanitarian relief centre” at the airport in Resistencia, Chaco Province, via the US Southern Command (USSC), a division of the US military. The donation for the centre is at least US$1 million. Official sources such as the US embassy, USSC, and the Chaco government, have been quite adamant in […]

The responsibility over the Buenos Aires’ subte system has been in limbo since it was set to transfer from the Federal Government to the City Government. The handover has been plagued by continuing set-backs and is now caught in a web of litigation. Amidst this dischord have been a series of strikes by subte workers, headed […]

World Press Freedom Day took place on 3rd May this year, celebrated in cities around the world. Sponsored by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Science, and Cultural Organisation), the event’s purpose is to examine the promise and challenges facing media of various forms, as well as inform citizens on violations of press freedom that continue to […]

Last week the government of the province of Buenos Aires introduced a bill that, if passed, will stop Capital Federal’s rubbish from being dumped in the province by January 2014. For decades the city’s rubbish has been going to landfills in the province, so now that the city might have to deal with its own […]

Arguably one of the most important announcements to come out of the recent Summit of the Americas, next week on 15th May the United States and Colombia will officially enter into a free trade agreement. Colombian politicians have named the move a “win-win situation” and a “unique opportunity” for the country. The new agreement aims […]

From its inception, Hotel Bauen, located in the city centre, has been surrounded by controversy. Built in 1978 with loans from the military government, the Bauen was originally designed to host tourists arriving in Argentina for the World Cup that year. After a period of decadence, its former owner, Mercelo Iurcovich, filed for bankruptcy in […]

With the attention of the world focused on the Americas for this month’s Summit of the Americas, the war on drugs that has cost so many lives was high up on the agenda. For the first time, leaders from both continents were speaking openly about the prospect of changing tactics in the fight against the […]

The years of Menem’s wave of privatisation gone wild are still fresh in Argentines’ minds. In an attempt to ‘regain energetic sovereignty’, President Fernández has now launched another takeover bid on the privatised national oil company, YPF, which is majority owned by the Spanish multinational Repsol. While diplomatic and commercial skirmishes between Argentina and Spain are mounting on […]

Buenos Aires’ communes or comunas, represent the 15 separate districts that were outlined after the city’s reassignment to autonomous status. Despite being designated in 1996, the city’s comunas are just now beginning to wield power. They held their first elections in 2011, and are mainly responsible for secondary roads, public parks, sidewalks and local maintenance […]

2nd April, 1982: under orders from former dictator Leopoldo Galtieri, Argentine forces invaded the Malvinas/Falkland Islands. The move started a conflict that lasted only 74 days, but the war’s effects are still felt today. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the assault, and the view that the islands do rightfully belong to Argentina still […]