RUSSIA INVADES UKRAINE Ukrainians march in Buenos Aires, demanding Russian withdrawal 25-02-2022 23:02 Around 2,000 members of the large Ukrainian community in Argentina marched in Buenos Aires on Friday, demanding the withdrawal of Russian forces.
COMMUNITY Kiddies’ Christmas Fund – bringing seasonal cheer to those in need 18-12-2021 07:51 Help the ABCC bring a bit of the light of the holiday season to those less fortunate this year. by James Grainger
COMMUNITY Remembrance Day: Tributes paid to fallen at British Cemetery 12-11-2021 22:29 The Buenos Aires British Cemetery hosted a Remembrance Day event this November 11, attended by representatives from several entities from the British community. by John Hunter
UNREST IN CHILE Chile president declares 'state of exception' over Mapuche conflict 13-10-2021 09:11 Sebastián Piñera declares a state of emergency and deploys troops to two southern regions, after clashes break out between Mapuche protesters and security forces.
CHILE'S NEW CONSTITUION Mix of hope, scepticism among Mapuche as Chile rewrites constitution 12-10-2021 14:57 Chile's Constitutional Convention had already begun to draft a new constitution, but Mapuche leaders doubt that it will resolve the community's historic demands for land and self-determination.
COMMUNITY American Club of Buenos Aires falls victim to the pandemic 09-10-2021 12:58 After 103 years of history, The American Club of Buenos Aires is finally closing its doors. Hit hard by the pandemic-related closure imposed upon it, the iconic institution has been finally forced into bankruptcy. by A Member
Modern diplomacy Messi: Argentina's 'number one' ambassador in Paris 09-10-2021 12:23 Argentine expatriates in Paris are delighted to see their fellow countryman playing for PSG, with many hailing the Rosario-born star's impact.
LONG READ Colombia's illicit coca economy helps communities thrive 03-09-2021 00:01 In the mountains and jungles of southwestern Colombia, peasants and migrantstoil determinedly in fields of coca despite the dangers and persecution they suffer.
OBITUARY Malcolm Hunter OBE, key figure in Argentina’s British community, dies at 91 27-08-2021 23:16 Ex-ABCC chief, business leader and charitable soul Malcom Hunter OBE has to go down as one of the most important leaders the British community in Argentina has ever had. by Michael Soltys
Coronavirus pandemic Delta case of community circulation detected in Buenos Aires Province 24-08-2021 19:18 Authorities in Buenos Aires Province identify first case of Delta variant contagion via community circulation in the region.
Coronavirus pandemic Quiros: Delta variant 'very close' to community transmission 17-08-2021 16:32 Buenos Aires City Health Minister Fernán Quirós warned Tuesday that the Delta variant of Covid-19 "is very close" to entering into community transmission.
Coronavirus pandemic Delta fears grip Argentina, prompting authorities into action 30-07-2021 19:33 More than 300 people in Buenos Aires City, Córdoba Province forced into isolation after at least 19 people test positive for Delta strain. President goes into preventative isolation after returning from overseas trip.
COMMUNITY Descendants of Welsh settlers mark 156 years in Patagonia 27-07-2021 22:14 In Gaiman, descendants of the first Welsh setters in Patagonia prepare to celebrate 156 years since the arrival of their ancestors on the shores of the Golfo Nuevo.
LATIN AMERICA Trans workers breaking barriers in Brazil 22-07-2021 09:58 A growing number of training programmes aimed specifically at transgender people are helping workers break through barriers in Brazil.
AMIA BOMBING: 27 YEARS ON Families reiterate call for justice on 27th anniversary of AMIA bombing 18-07-2021 15:38 Families of the victims of the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community centre renewed their demands for justice Sunday as they marked the 27th anniversary of the horror attack.
LGBT+ RIGHTS Argentina’s Senate approves transgender job quota law 28-06-2021 16:11 Senate backs sweeping legislation that reserves one percent of all public sector jobs for members of the trans community.
COMMUNITY Baby joy for travelling couple who spent pandemic stranded in Mendoza 19-06-2021 09:45 Baby Beatrice Myrtle Davis Bridges was born on March 18, 2021, at the Hospital Español de Mendoza to British mother Katherine Rose Bridges and American father Dawson Davis Jr, giving her a rare form of triple citizenship. by Emma Ridden
International Transgender Day of Visibility Protesters use Trans Visibility Day to highlight missing youngster 02-04-2021 02:34 Demonstrators mark International Transgender Day of Visibility by demonstrating outside Congress, demanding greater efforts be made in the search for Tehuel, a 21-year-old who went missing since March 11.
COMMUNITY Ronnie Scott: 103 not out 13-03-2021 08:52 Keep moving would seem to be the secret of Ronnie Scott’s longevity – flying the skies from World War II to the year of Argentina’s first World Cup, he remains on wheels to this day with a driving licence. by Michael Soltys
CARLOS MENEM (1930-2021) Choose your own Menem 20-02-2021 07:46 As from Menem, public officials who got rich on the job began to be the rule rather than the exception. by Javier Calvo
TRANS RIGHTS Trans footballer Mara Gómez makes history with women's league debut 09-12-2020 09:58 Footballer Mara Gómez makes history, becoming first transgender player to play a match in Argentina's women's championship.
Trans rights Argentina's Army must comply with 1% quota for trans individuals 24-11-2020 09:10 Argentina's Army has been included on a list of official bodies that must comply with new legislation guaranteeing the incorporation of transvestites, transsexuals and transgender people into the workplace, according to press reports.
TERROR THREAT? Argentina tightens border after tip-off warns of bomb attack on Jewish community 15-11-2020 10:34 Security Ministry opens probe after anonymous tipster warns Embassy in London that explosive material is due to cross border with Paraguay “for a bomb in Argentina with a Jewish objective.”
BLOOMBERG CEOs frustrated with Argentina rattle off list of problems 13-11-2020 19:02 Global companies are growing ever more frustrated with Argentina. The specific gripes vary, but broadly speaking executives say it’s hard to make money given the multitude of challenges facing the nation.
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Armenians in Argentina decry Nagorno-Karabakh conflict 11-10-2020 08:51 Hundreds of people from Argentina's Armenian community demonstrated Saturday in Buenos Aires, calling for an end to fighting in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh.
KIRCHNERITE TYCOON Lázaro Báez granted house arrest – but protests keep him behind bars 08-09-2020 16:50 Kirchnerite businessman Lázaro Báez, behind bars for more than four years over corruption and money-laundering allegations, granted house arrest. But residents at the gated community at which he is due to reside block access to his property.
TRANS RIGHTS Argentina establishes 1% quota for trans workers in civil service jobs 04-09-2020 16:40 One percent of state jobs must be reserved for transgender people, according to a decree published yesterday in the Official Gazette.
EDITORIAL No immunity from impunity 18-07-2020 09:10 The bloodiest attack against the Jewish Diaspora anywhere in the world since the Shoah, the AMIA massacre still marks this city’s biggest loss of life in a single day.
POLITICS & THE PANDEMIC The arguing never stops 11-07-2020 08:13 The arguing will never go away. At times it pauses briefly when the public is hit by unsettling news on the coronavirus front, but then, in no time at all, the bickering begins once more. by Martín Gambarotta
Life in quarantine Hungry neighbours cook together as virus roils Latin America 19-06-2020 19:56 Economic shutdowns have forced poor Peruvians, Argentines and tens of millions of others to fall back on community-based food kitchens, unseen in large numbers since crises like Peru’s 1990s civil war or Argentina’s financial crash two decades ago.