News of buenos aires province

Plan Máximo: First the province, then the presidency

16-01-2021 08:03 Máximo Kirchner, 43-year-old son of two former presidents, aims to head the Buenos Aires provincial branch of the PJ movement, before using it as a launching-pad for the 2023 elections. The ultimate goal? The Casa Rosada.

by Carlos Claá & Rodis Recalt, Noticias

Coronavirus pandemic

Police raid swingers party – and guests confuse officer with stripper

11-01-2021 19:08 In scenes that seem to have been ripped straight out a comedy movie, police officers in Buenos Aires Province raided a secret swingers’ party this weekend – only for attendees to mistake one officer for a stripper.

Coronavirus pandemic

Decree details new nighttime restrictions

09-01-2021 16:07 Regional leaders granted power to decide on timeframe of new restrictions. Officials in Buenos Aires City and Province say businesses, food and drink establishments and venues must shut between 1am to 6am, set 10-person limit on social gatherings.

Covid-19 vaccine

Anger and allegations after loss of 400 doses of Sputnik vaccine

05-01-2021 23:30 The Buenos Aires Province government and Olavarría City Hall swapped angry accusations on Tuesday when 400 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine had to be discarded.

EDITORIAL

Good riddance to 2020… ...and hello to a happier 2021?

02-01-2021 08:34 At a stretch 2020 could almost be summarised by one single C-word – next year is a little more difficult, but the midterm elections will undoubtedly be a defining moment.

VACCINES & POLITICS

Unforced errors and the unlikely prospect of unity

02-01-2021 08:24 It’s time to put aside differences and find a common way forward together, tackling the structural problems that will allow the country to move in the direction of progress.

by Agustino Fontevecchia

Covid-19 vaccine

Kicillof among first to receive Russian vaccine in Argentina

29-12-2020 09:53 Buenos Aires Province governor takes the first dose of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine, as the government's mass immunisation campaign got underway.

REVENUE-SHARING ROW

Senate approves bill to slash Buenos Aires City's share of funding

12-12-2020 09:27 City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta vows to take fight to Supreme Court as Senate approves bill to cut Buenos Aires City’s share of federal revenue-sharing funds.

AS I SEE IT

Buenos Aires under fire

05-12-2020 10:28 Cristina and her friends hope that by defunding the City government they will force the mayor to cut spending to the bone, which they assume should be enough to turn people against him.

by James Neilson

LAND OCCUPATIONS

Photo gallery: Police evict families, protesters from Guernica camp

29-10-2020 17:47 Police officers clash with protesters and homeless during strong-armed eviction of Guernica encampment, with Buenos Aires Province Security Minister Sergio Berni helping to lead the operation.

LAND OCCUPATIONS

Violent eviction of Guernica squatters camp draws criticism

29-10-2020 17:34 Hundreds of mostly homeless families living in improvised shacks at the Guernica encampment in Buenos Aires Province evicted by police, with violent clashes between demonstrators and officers.

Death of Facundo Astudillo Castro

Autopsy: Facundo Astudillo Castro's death was 'violent,' caused by 'drowning'

02-10-2020 14:55 Forensic experts conclude late 22-year-old died of “asphyxia by submersion,” adding it was not possible to determine if the young man’s death was a homicide due to “advanced skeletonisation of corpse.” No evidence of third-party involvement, nor that body was moved after death.

by James Grainger

Coronavirus pandemic

More than 9,000 new virus cases as infections surpass 710,000

28-09-2020 09:18 Argentina has recorded 711,325 infections of Covid-19 since the start of the pandemic, with more than 129,000 of those still confirmed as active.

BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE

Protesters clash with police after six-year-old killed in illegal drag race

16-09-2020 00:33 Tensions rise again in Buenos Aires Province as demonstrators clash with police in Gregorio de Laferrere. Protesters demand justice after six-year-old boy is run over in illegal drag race.

GUEST VOICE

Behind the conflict with the police

12-09-2020 09:43 The reasons for the protest? We can divide them into two main categories: institutional and political.

by Andrei Serbin Pont

Provincial police rebel

Fernández tries to defuse protests by Buenos Aires Province police

09-09-2020 23:27 Police officers in Buenos Aires Province escalate protests, with a group congregating outside the Olivos presidential residence. President Alberto Fernández vows to meet demands but criticises demonstration.

BUENOS AIRES PROVINCE

Court in La Plata orders eviction of Guernica encampment

09-09-2020 17:48 Appeals Court in La Plata orders clearance of occupied land on southern fringes of Buenos Aires, including eviction of estimated 2,500 poverty-stricken families.

Provincial police rebel

Police rebel against 7,000 infections and 40-peso-an-hour overtime

09-09-2020 17:10 Officers are in a mutinous mood throughout Argentina’s largest province, as the coronavirus pandemic brings to a head problems unresolved over many years.

by Leonardo Nieva

POLICE PROTEST

Police officers in Buenos Aires Province protest to demand better salaries

08-09-2020 15:59 Government promises pay increase after retired and active police officers stage demonstration outside Governor Kicillof's residence in La Plata to demand urgent salary increases and more protective equipment to protect against Covid-19.

DEATH OF FACUNDO ASTUDILLO CASTRO

Facundo Astudillo Castro: Investigation enters ‘new stage’ following autopsy results

05-09-2020 08:39 Autopsy confirms skeletal remains discovered last week are from missing 22-year-old; coroner says preliminary results show death was “violent” and a result of “asphyxia.”

URBAN PLANNING

Buenos Aires adapts tentatively to post-pandemic urban living

05-09-2020 08:29 New public space, pop-up bike lanes and pedestrian-only zones form part of the City's government's plans for the immediate future. But while other global cities are taking bold action during the pandemic, critics say changes in the capital are too few and far between.

by Federico Poore

Facundo Astudillo Castro

Protesters rally in capital to demand justice for Facundo Castro

04-09-2020 02:50 Protest held one day after forensic experts confirm remains of a body found in a rural area of Buenos Aires Province belong to Castro, a 22-year-old who had been missing for more than 100 days.

FACUNDO ASTUDILLO CASTRO

Judge confirms found remains belong to Facundo Astudillo Castro

03-09-2020 04:11 Bahía Blanca Federal Judge María Gabriela Marrón confirms remains of a skeleton found earlier this month belong to missing 22-year-old, who was last seen alive on April 30.

Facundo Astudillo Castro

Reports: Autopsy results show found remains belong to Facundo Castro

31-08-2020 19:25 Multiple local news outlets report that remains found in Villarino, near Bahía Blanca, are from body of missing 22-year-old, who was last seen alive on April 30.

Coronavirus pandemic

Pride and emotion run high inside Covid-19 vaccine lab

24-08-2020 07:00 Work has already began at Argentina’s mAbxience lab, where they're gearing up to begin producing millions of doses of a vaccine against Covid-19.

Facundo Astudillo Castro

Fernández promises Facundo Castro's mother there will be 'no cover-up'

17-08-2020 16:29 President Alberto Fernández calls mother of missing 22-year-old Facundo Castro and vows there will be no cover-up, should the unidentified body found over the weekend prove to be her missing son's.

Coronavirus pandemic

Sergio Berni, Gerardo Morales test positive for coronavirus

14-08-2020 22:43 News broke late Friday that Buenos Aires Province Security Minister Sergio Berni and Jujuy Province Governor Gerardo Morales have both tested positive for the novel coronavirus.

BLOOMBERG

Government wants Buenos Aires Province to be first to seal debt deal

10-08-2020 16:39 Casa Rosada wants Buenos Aires Province to be the first to resolve debt restructuring talks, according to sources, denying creditors chance to demand better conditions.

Facundo Astudillo Castro

Search for Facundo Castro: Mother says she has no hope of finding him alive

06-08-2020 17:13 Cristina Castro says she has "no hope" her son will be found alive, as investigators uncover items in search for missing 22-year-old.

POLICE BRUTALITY

Complaint filed after 17-year-old 'tortured with cattle prod' by police officers

31-07-2020 01:57 Members of Buenos Aires provincial force formally denounced by rights group for allegedly beating up a 17-year-old youth and torturing him with an electric cattle prod.

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Don't plan on a plan from Fernández

25-07-2020 08:20 By shunning “plans” Fernández is emulating his former boss, late former president Néstor Kirchner, who preferred to deal with issues as they came along without committing to a plan that could be easily derided.

by Martín Gambarotta

Coronavirus pandemic

Kicillof says Buenos Aires Province will pay Covid-19 patients to isolate

23-07-2020 11:38 Provincial government will pay citizens with mild cases of coronavirus 500 pesos per day (US$6.97) if they stay for 10 days in government facilities through the 'Acompañar' programme.

80 days missing

Search for Facundo Castro: New witnesses, mobile phone signal and DNA tests

21-07-2020 00:13 Search for missing 22-year-old, who was last seen on April 30 walking along Route 3 between Pedro Luro and Bahía Blanca when he was detained by Buenos Aires provincial police officers in Mayor Buratovich, advances.

by Leonardo Nieva

Facundo Astudillo Castro

UN demands ‘exhaustive’ probe into 22-year-old’s disappearance

13-07-2020 13:48 Facundo Astudillo Castro was last seen on April 30 after being stopped by police in Buenos Aires Province for breaching Covid-19 lockdown. UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances demands ‘all possible hypotheses’ be considered, as family alleges officers may have been involved in their relative’s disappearance.

POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC

Metropolitan area blues

04-07-2020 07:29 The display of bipartisan civility, even with disagreements behind the scenes between Buenos Aires City and Province, is now routine. Yet the volatility has not gone away.

by Martín Gambarotta

Coronavirus Pandemic

Officials debate future of quarantine, likely to limit public transport

15-06-2020 16:10 National, Buenos Aires City and provincial health ministers meet to debate future of quarantine and preventative steps to tackle Covid-19, as officials in Chaco announce return to stricter lockdown in province.

Coronavirus pandemic

Mayor confirms Necochea 'babyshower' newborn has coronavirus

05-06-2020 15:25 Newborn tests positive for coronavirus, but is otherwise in good health, according to officials. Her mother was infected with Covid-19 after attending babyshower party in Necochea.

Coronavirus pandemic

Automobile industry restarts production with limited shifts

27-05-2020 16:26 Sector returns to work after receiving authorisation from the government to restart production with limited shift patterns.

Coronavirus Pandemic

Villa in Buenos Aires Province sealed off amid surge in Covid-19 cases

26-05-2020 14:54 Authorities shut off Villa Azul, a low-income neighbourhood in Buenos Aires Province, after 92 new cases of Covid-19 are confirmed. Residents may not leave without permission.

Coronavirus pandemic

City government details new restrictions on commerce, transport

26-05-2020 09:40 City government announces new restrictions on commercial activity and shopping, new controls on circulation of people in and out of the capital and closing of 11 train stations.

Coronavirus pandemic

Officials confirm details of new permit to circulate during lockdown

25-05-2020 09:55 Officials have confirmed details of how citizens and residents can re-apply for permission to circulate via the Certificado Único Habilitante de Circulación (CUHC).

NEW MEASURES

Quarantine extension: new permits, more checkpoints, less public transport

24-05-2020 09:20 Authorities are concerned by the spread of the virus amid an increase in circulation of people on the streets and on public transport.

Coronavirus pandemic

Fernández, Rodríguez Larreta, Kicillof agree 'no margin' to loosen quarantine

21-05-2020 02:10 President, provincial governor and city mayor agree there is "no margin" to further liberalise quarantine measures in Greater Buenos Aires, given current state of affairs.

BLOOMBERG

Buenos Aires Province cut to selective default by S&P global

15-05-2020 23:22 Argentina’s largest and most populous province is considered to be in selective default because negotiations with creditors are ongoing, making the proposal a “distressed exchange,” according to an S&P statement.

DEBT RESTRUCTURING

Buenos Aires Province misses debt payment, extends deadline for offer

12-05-2020 17:20 Provincial government extends deadline to creditors to consider US$7-billion restructuring offer, following a similar move the national government.

ARGENTINA CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

President extends general quarantine by two weeks as death toll nears 300

09-05-2020 09:37 Flanked by Kicillof and Rodríguez Larreta, Alberto Fernández lashes out at opposition ‘lies’ over lockdown.

by James Grainger

Coronavirus pandemic

Buenos Aires City and Province account for 70% of Covid-19 deaths in Argentina

05-05-2020 12:43 Buenos Aires Province, the country's most populous region, has recorded 99 deaths at the time of writing, with 82 registered in the nation's capital.

ANSES

President Fernández fires ANSES chief Alejandro Vanoli

30-04-2020 15:19 Buenos Aires Province Community Development Minister Fernanda Raverta, a La Cámpora militant and former Unidad Ciudadana national deputy

BLOOMBERG

Officials begin 'virtual' roadshow as part of debt restructuring efforts

27-04-2020 08:17 Officials from national and Buenos Aires Province governments to call on about 20 institutions and funds to present their offer to restructure more than US$79 billion in debt.