News of province

Fires ravage Iberá wetlands, causing incalculable damage

25-02-2022 22:48 Raging fires in Corrientes are ravaging the Esteros del Iberá and its native forests, threatening an area of great biodiversity that shelters numerous species threatened with extinction.

Contaminated cocaine: Investigators switch focus to different drug gang

25-02-2022 17:27 Investigators believe gang led by convicted drug-trafficker Miguel Ángel 'Mameluco' Villalba is linked to the sale of tainted cocaine that killed 24 people last month.

Cost of CFK's flights with presidential fleet to El Calafate revealed

18-02-2022 17:02 Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's numerous flights on state aircraft have been a regular source of ire for her critics – now the results of a freedom of information request from a local news agency have reignited debate. 

Court overturns conviction for femicide that prompted 'Ni una menos' movement

13-02-2022 09:13 Santa Fe court overturns conviction against man who murdered 14-year-old Chiara Páez in 2015, the femicide that spurred Argentina's first 'Ni una menos' march against gender violence.

Death toll from laced cocaine tragedy climbs to 24

04-02-2022 22:58 At least 24 people have died and more than 200 have sought medical attention in Buenos Aires Province after consuming cocaine that prosecutors believe was cut with a toxic substance.

Argentina signs agreement to build fourth nuclear power plant

04-02-2022 03:22 New nuclear power plant, Atucha III, requires an investment of more than US$8 billion and will create 7,000 new jobs, according to the government. Announcement made on eve of president’s visit to China.

Horror in Tucumán: 10-year-old girl gives birth following rape

14-01-2022 17:24 Young girl had been sexually abused by her foster mother's partner; Accused has been on the run since last October.

Tourism experts predict ‘record season’ in Argentina

07-01-2022 22:46 More than 16 million people are expected to travel in the first three months of this year; National government reveals more than 4.5 million tourists used its PreViaje programme in 2021.

Buenos Aires provincial legislature approves mayoral re-election for 2023

31-12-2021 00:50 Mayors, lawmakers and councillors in Buenos Aires Province can now seek a third term in office after provincial deputies speed through vote modifying law preventing their re-election after two consecutive terms in office.

by James Grainger

Judge leading probe into Facundo Castro's disappearance removed from case

29-12-2021 15:12 Federal Chamber of Criminal Cassation has removed judge overseeing probe into disappearance and death of Facundo Astudillo Castro from the investigation.

Second day of clashes in Rawson after approval of Chubut mining law

18-12-2021 08:05 Lawmakers in Chubut approve controversial zoning law authorising mining in region's central plateau; At least 30 injuries and seven protesters arrested after police clash with protesters, who set public buildings alight.

Pan American Silver soars after long-awaited Argentina approval

16-12-2021 13:36 Lawmakers in Chubut vote in favour of a zoning law allowing mining in the Gastre-Telsen zone of the province.

Villa Dálmine lets 16 players go as spotlight falls on play-off defeat

03-12-2021 01:55 Second-tier side Villa Dálmine lets 16 players go in wake of play-off defeat to Barracas Central. Allegations of match-fixing emerge, or are the players being punished for a bad performance?

Rogelio Frigerio: ‘Juntos por el Cambio needs a more federal leadership’

26-11-2021 23:29 Fresh off the back of a convincing victory in the recent midterms, former interior minister Rogelio Frigerio discusses provincial politics, broadening the opposition coalition’s leadership and why Peronism only united for the election.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Black swan song

12-11-2021 21:57 Not only does murder most foul occur elsewhere in the world but also in this country – the murder rate in Buenos Aires Province has averaged a couple every day for some years now while Rosario has become a byword for ferocity.

by Michael Soltys

French, Chinese firms restart lithium project in Argentina

08-11-2021 10:35 French mining group Eramet said Monday it was reviving a joint project with China's Tsingshan to build a lithium production plant in the north of Argentina to supply the booming electric car industry.

Raids uncover corrupt mayor’s stash of cash, guns and luxury cars

15-10-2021 12:32 Courts in Salta Province order police raids on 18 properties linked to Salvador Mazza Mayor Rubén Méndez, confiscating more than US$850,000 in cash, weapons and imported luxury cars.

Argentina’s 120-year-old cattle auction is leaving Buenos Aires

10-10-2021 09:30 In late December, the Mercado de Liniers, a sprawling open-air cattle market built in 1901, is slated to hold its final auction in front of what is certain to be a teary-eyed crowd.

Gerardo Morales: ‘I wouldn’t vote for Mauricio Macri again, no’

02-10-2021 08:36 Jujuy Governor Gerardo Morales on Radicalism, his fellow opposition leaders, the 2021 elections and why cannabis will soon mean more to his province than lithium and renewable energies.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

Rosario drug gang leader given 22-year jail term in seventh trial

01-10-2021 20:57 Ariel Máximo ’Guille’ Cantero, head of Los Monos drug gang, convicted for instigating seven attacks on judicial buildings, homes of prosecutors and judges.