Argentina this week
The politics of transport: bus strikers hold up Buenos Aires whilst Cristina threatens UK’s air link with Islands.
Articles by Ben Darlington
Argentina this week
Former President Menem absolved of illegal arms trading whilst Cristina makes an uncharacterstic move towards limiting wage rises.
Argentina this week
Mothers of Plaza del Mayo accused of financing Crisina’s campaign while invesigation into flight SOL 5428 shows pilots at fault.
Argentina last week
Investigations continue as missing girl’s body is found, while motorcycle usage increases in Buenos Aires. The body of missing 11-year old Candela Rodríguez was found on Wednesday. Argentina has been…
New Latin Writers Project.
Pulsamérica, the online news link for Latin America, is expanding its activities with the aim of creating a dynamic intercultural space for the promotion of new Latin American literature. Our…
Argentina 08/08/11
Housing shortages plague North and Leaky Mails.com - democratic watchdog or just dirty laundry?
Argentina 01/08/11
Bad news for Kirchnerism as both Santa Fe and Buenos Aires see defeat for FpV whilst France puts pressure on Argentina for student double murder.
Argentina 27/07/11
Federal Police officer shoots by-stander in San Telmo whilst Buenos Aires’ buses shift to electronic tickets. 22 year old Ariel Dominguez was shot dead by a member of the Policia…
Argentina 18/07/11
City elections swing right whilst the Clarin-kids DNA test proves negative.
Argentina 11/07/11
The vote out for the city whilst Cristina takes a step against sexual exploitation by banning all marketing related to prostitution.
Argentina 04/07/11
Chicago grain price plunge and the ghost of debt defaults passed shake up the economy in Argentina this week.
Argentina 27/04/11
President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner finally announces her intention to run for re-election; Boudou joins her on the ticket, whilst high energy demand sees Uruguayan business left in the cold.
Argentina 20/06/11
Inflation rate dropping says official index provoking outcry from opposition, whilst a US yacht is found with 400kg of cocaine aboard.
Argentina 13/06/11
Blast off! Argentina’s collaboration with NASA launches, whilst another big bang in Chile proves a pain.
Argentina 06/06/11
DNA tests will be taken ‘with or without consent’ to prove the provenance of the Clarín children, whilst Falklands veterans make headway with official recognition.
Argentina 30/05/11
A lovers’ tiff: Kirchnerism falls out with the Madres de la Plaza del Mayo, whilst statistics show Argentina’s youngsters prefer to kiss and make up.
Stitching Stories: Chile’s arpillera tradition
During the censorship of the Pinochet dictatorship a powerful form of expression was born in the form of ‘arpilleras’. Ben Darlington hears the stories these tapestries have to tell in…
Argentina 23/05/11
22 killed in Argentina’s worst air crash since 1999, whilst train operators lose 22% of ticket sales.
Argentina 16/05/11
Cristina puts re-election aims in doubt whilst new import restrictions in Brazil stir up tension between Mercosur’s biggest partners.
Argentina 09/05/11
Delayed trains spark fiery reaction in Buenos Aires on Monday, and what are the chances of seeing Maradona in your wallet?