INTERVIEW / PERIODISMO PURO Guillermo Dietrich: ‘I’m backing this government all I can so that it does well’ 13-04-2024 05:47 Former transport minister and close ally of Mauricio Macri on the Milei government, state companies and Juntos por el Cambio. by Jorge Fontevecchia
POLITICS Short-stay: More than 30 officials have left Milei’s government 02-04-2024 15:34 The product of resignations and dismissals, President Javier Milei’s government has lost more than 30 officials since taking office. Heavyweight departures include Infrastructure Minister Guillermo Ferraro, ANSES chief Osvaldo Giordano and Labour Secretary Omar Yasín.
POLITICS Milei’s office confirms resignation, closing of Infrastructure Ministry 27-01-2024 19:25 Infrastructure Minister Guillermo Ferraro will resign due to “personal reasons,” confirms president’s office.
POLITICS President Milei sacks Infrastructure Minister Guillermo Ferraro 25-01-2024 22:34 Infrastructure Minister Guillermo Ferraro asked to resign post amid reports he leaked information from Cabinet meetings, local media reports.
AVIATION INDUSTRY Cutbacks at Aerolíneas Argentinas as government slashes management 10-01-2024 15:48 Management of loss-making flagship carrier cut by 43% as part of “streamlining plan” for state airline introduced by Milei administration.
POLITICS & ELECTIONS Government out to end PASO primaries in extra Congress sessions 19-12-2023 17:39 In order to reduce political expenditure, President Javier Milei's government will seek to remove the PASO primaries from the electoral process and propose an amendment to the Electoral Code that would implement the single ballot system.
PRIVATISATION BLITZ? Milei government intends to privatise railways, confirms minister 17-12-2023 06:11 Infrastructure Minister Guillermo Ferraro reiterates that President Javier Milei intends to "remove the state from the economy" and advance with privatisation of Argentina’s rail and train network.
FILM Argentines relive Qatar 2022 World Cup win in theatres with new films 08-12-2023 12:09 As the nation nears the first anniversary of last year's Qatar 2022 World Cup win, two new two documentaries released this week – 'Elijo Creer' and 'Muchachos' – are bringing back the memories. by Andrea Puerto
NEW GOVERNMENT Milei finalises Cabinet line-up ahead of inauguration 07-12-2023 21:15 At press time nearly all the members of new government had been revealed by president-elect’s team; One key gap remains the Health Secretariat, with speculation it may be separated from new ‘Human Capital Ministry.’
ECONOMY & EXCHANGE RATE Milei minister hints new exchange rate of 650 pesos per greenback 05-12-2023 16:40 Economists react with caution, doubt and criticism to incoming Interior Minister Guillermo Francos’ declaration that peso should be at between 600 and 650 per greenback.
MILEI’S GOVERNMENT Who will be in Milei’s Cabinet? Confirmed ministers, secretaries 22-11-2023 22:51 The libertarian government will have eight ministries, with Human Capital and Infrastructure the new innovations. Many previous ministries will become secretariats. A look at the confirmed and possible names in the next Cabinet.
PRESIDENT MILEI: REACTION Governments in Americas congratulate Milei on election triumph 19-11-2023 22:09 Presidents, prime ministers and political leaders across the Americas offer congratulations to Argentina's President-elect Javier Milei.
Politics The make-up of Victoria Villarruel’s inner circle 07-09-2023 15:04 Javier Milei’s vice-presidential candidate has close group taken from her teams from the Fundación Oíd Mortales and the Partido Demócrata of Buenos Aires Province. Trajectories and thoughts of a hermetic group on the rise. by Giselle Leclercq
ELECTION 2023 Milei draws up plans to ‘free’ Argentina’s Judiciary 31-08-2023 13:46 Libertarian presidential hopeful believes that Argentina’s “political caste” has “taken the Judiciary hostage.” Claiming that he wants to remove political pressures and fill judicial vacancies, Javier Milei could make Guillermo Montenegro, a candidate for national deputy and a figure close to Victoria Villarruel, his judicial operator, should he reach the Casa Rosada. by Juan Pablo Kavanagh
ELECTION 2023 Rumours and confirmations: Milei assesses potential cabinet options 26-08-2023 00:27 Propelled by his PASO primary victory, the libertarian lawmaker’s team is hurriedly assessing its options. The presidential hopeful has already said who will be heading Ministries of Foreign and ‘Human Capital,’ the latter pooling sensitive areas under the leadership of a woman with an unknown background. Who might join a Javier Milei cabinet if he is elected as president: confirmed names and rumours. by Giselle Leclercq
Election in Ecuador Polar opposite candidates set to vie for Ecuador presidency 21-08-2023 09:24 Ecuador election heads for a second-round showdown that will pit leftist frontrunner Luisa González against Daniel Noboa, the conservative son of one of the country's richest men.
Election in Ecuador Ecuador heads to presidential run-off pitting left against right 21-08-2023 09:16 Luisa González, a lawyer close to divisive former leader Rafael Correa, emerges as frontrunner after Ecuador presidential election; She will face Daniel Noboa in a second-round showdown in October.
ELECTION 2023 Candidates for Argentina's 2023 PASO primaries confirmed 01-07-2023 06:56 Unión por la Patria, Juntos por el Cambio and Frente de Izquierda y los Trabajadores-Unidad will have competitive primaries; Milei faces no competition for La Libertad Avanza with several smaller parties seeking to clear the 1.5 percent PASO threshold.
Political crisis in Ecuador Facing impeachment, Ecuador President Lasso dissolves Congress 17-05-2023 09:36 Ecuadorean leader controversially dissolves Congress by decree after opposition-dominated National Assembly launches second attempt to oust him in less than a year.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Fernández: Diplomatic crisis with Ecuador is ‘unjust, unconscionable’ 21-03-2023 16:37 President slams Ecuador’s response to diplomatic crisis as “serious, unjust and unconscionable"; Growing rift caused by the mysterious appearance in Venezuela of a convicted Ecuadorean ex-minister.
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN How US sitcom ‘Married with Children’ became local stage success 03-03-2023 09:15 Casados con hijos, the local adaptation of hit US sitcom Married With Children, first made waves in the 1990s. But in recent months, a stage adaptation has played to full houses night-after-night at one of the largest theatre in Argentina – and ticket sales aren’t slowing down. by Erica Davis
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina reopens Embassy in Bangladesh after football furore 01-03-2023 13:45 Foreign Minister Cafiero flies to Dhaka to inaugurate Argentina's new Embassy in Bangladesh, 45 years after it was shuttered by dictatorship; Trade, shared history and, of course, football on the agenda. by Api Dhadda
Politics Frente de Todos split in Senate: Four senators form new caucus 23-02-2023 00:53 Setback for Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in the Senate with the fragmentation of the ruling coalition’s caucus. New Unidad Federal bloc formed by Edgardo Kueider, Carlos Espínola, Guillermo Snopek, Eugenia Catalfamo and Alejandra Vigo.
Murder in Villa Gesell 'Racism, machismo and classism' evident in Báez Sosa killing, say sociologists 27-01-2023 16:10 High-profile murder trial into the brutal killing of young Fernando Báez Sosa, beaten to death by a group of eight rugby players, shines a light on discrimination in Argentina.
Corruption Scandal Ecuador president asks heads of all state firms to resign 18-01-2023 14:04 Director of state body overseeing public enterprises calls for "the availability of the positions of general managers" in all state institutions "by order of the president of the republic."
THE ECONOMIC INSIDERS Meet the trio of key players backing Massa at the Economy Ministry 16-11-2022 10:54 Gabriel Rubinstein, Guillermo Michel and Lisandro Cleri are the officials who represent the eyes of Argentina’s Economy Minister Sergio Massa. Longtime and low-profile backers of the Tigre leader, their support is unconditional.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Andean leaders want Argentina, Chile, Venezuela to join regional bloc 30-08-2022 17:04 Colombian President Gustavo Petro makes his international debut at Andean Community of Nations (CAN) summit in Lima; Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru call for Argentina, Chile and Venezuela to join the bloc.
BATAKIS' TEAM TAKING SHAPE? Trade secretary dumped with Scioli and La Cámpora defining Batakis’ team 07-07-2022 01:24 Guillermo Hang leaves post after just over six weeks in role; New economy minister’s team begins to take shape.
Latin America Indigenous protests cost Ecuador US$1 billion, central bank says 05-07-2022 10:00 Days of protests over the cost of living by indigenous Ecuadoreans could cost the country at least US$1 billion, claims nation's central bank.
Unrest in Ecuador Ecuador talks falter after soldier killed by 'violent demonstrators' 29-06-2022 13:22 Negotiations to end more than two weeks of disruptive living cost protests by indigenous Ecuadoreans were dealt a blow Tuesday when the killing of a soldier prompted the government to suspend participation.
UNREST IN ECUADOR Protesters reject Ecuador president's 'insensitive' fuel price cut 27-06-2022 13:32 Unrest continues as indigenous protesters reject a fuel price cut announced by the government as insufficient and "insensitive."
UNREST IN ECUADOR Indigenous protester dies at anti-government demos in Ecuador 22-06-2022 11:01 Indigenous protester dies in clashes with law enforcement officers as demonstrations against the Ecuadorean government head into tenth day.
Latin America Ecuador judge orders release of Indigenous leader amid protests 15-06-2022 18:08 Prominent Indigenous leader Leonidas Iza's release has been ordered, his legal team confirms, less than a day after he was arrested and accused of paralysing roads during nationwide anti-government protests.
Education Crisis Report: Latin America's children lost more than a year's learning due to pandemic 05-06-2022 14:02 Children who have returned to school in Latin America after closures imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic have lost between 1 and 1.8 years of learning, according to a new World Bank report.
Human Rights Science and the Grandmothers: the DNA chains uniting Memory, Truth and Justice 02-06-2022 15:32 Guillermo Amarilla Molfino is the 98th grandchild to recover his identity, thanks to the existence of the Bank of Genetic Data, a pioneering scientific organisation that is celebrating its 35th anniversary. Created with the objective of helping the Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo find their grandchildren, cruelly snatched by the last military dictatorship, the institution safeguards the genetic samples that make these yearned-for reunions possible.
Feria del Libro Buenos Aires’ famed Book Fair returns after two-year absence 29-04-2022 19:55 Palermo welcomes back its sprawling city of books as patrons flock to this year’s Feria Internacional del Libro de Buenos Aires. by Hannah Gonzalez