Argentina’s air traffic controllers announce strike starting November 16
Argentina’s air traffic controllers have announced a week-long intermittent strike from November 16 to November 22. The union clarified that the strikes will exclusively affect aircraft takeoffs at all airports in the country. Flights with an emergency on board, as well as medical, humanitarian, state, and search and rescue flights, are exempted from the strike action. The union urged passengers to check with their service providers, as they considered them the responsible party for publishing the corresponding information. In light of these protests, lawmakers from the right-wing PRO party have filed a bill to privatize national flagship Aerolíneas Argentinas, and the government deregulated the airport ramp-operation service.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
November 13, 2024 11:04 UTC
Export restrictions can exacerbate climate change’s impacts on food security
This lower supply can exacerbate the impacts of climate change on global food security by further increasing international food prices and harming consumers in importing countries. Low yield variability is important for food security since it leads to stable farmer incomes and food supply, as well as stable prices for consumers. One study suggests that the 2007/2008 food price crisis was exacerbated by both agricultural export restrictions and import demand surges. Big exporters should avoid restrictionsFirst, big exporters should act responsibly and refrain from imposing agricultural export restrictions. Policies that protectLDC governments should seek to reduce their vulnerability to global food price volatility through a multifaceted approach to food security.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
November 13, 2024 09:00 UTC
Government deregulates airport ramp-operation services
The Argentine government has deregulated airport ramp-operation services for all airports across the country. The decision was made after a surprise strike on Wednesday by employees from Intercargo — the company which provides ramp-operation services for most airlines in Argentina. Some airlines such as Aerolíneas Argentinas, JetSmart, Flybondi and American Airlines have staff of their own doing handling operations, but not in every airport. The incident comes after months of tension between aviation unions that represent workers from public companies and the government. On Friday afternoon, aviation unions are set to meet with government officials and offer solutions on how to end the conflict between the two.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
November 08, 2024 14:32 UTC
Government threatens ‘drastic measures’ against airport strikes
Security Minister Patricia Bullrich said the government will take “drastic measures” against public air cargo company Intercargo, after its employees carried out a surprise six-hour long strike on Wednesday. The protest temporarily prevented passengers from stepping on and off planes at the Aeroparque Jorge Newbery airport in Buenos Aires City and Ministro Pistarini airport in Ezeiza. “We will take much more drastic measures against Intercargo,” Bullrich said during an interview with LN+ news channel on Thursday. They added that the unions said that they would stop all their protest measures as a peace offering. “We don’t know anything about this, but we were asked to have a meeting after the Intercargo strike,” APA press prosecretary Cecilia Moccia told the Herald.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
November 07, 2024 22:23 UTC
Three people charged over Liam Payne’s death in Argentina
Three people have been charged for crimes that led to former One Direction singer Liam Payne’s death in Buenos Aires in October. One person who was traveling with Payne has been accused of “abandonment of a person leading to death,” a form of neglect charge in Argentina. A hotel worker and a third person have been accused of procuring the drugs Payne got before his death. Three additional reports requested by prosecutor Madrea confirmed that all of Payne’s injuries were compatible with a fall. Prosecutors interrogated dozens of witnesses, including hotel staff, Payne’s relatives and friends, as well as expert doctors and psychiatrists.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
November 07, 2024 22:02 UTC
At a watch party in Recoleta, Democrats’ hopes give way to despair
“I wanted to be around my fellow countrymen on the night of the election,” she said with a wan smile. On this night, however, he was hoping to see Kamala Harris win the so-called “blue wall” states of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania. As of Wednesday afternoon, Trump had tallied 295 electoral college votes, or 25 more than is required to secure the presidential election. Democrats living and studying abroad, meanwhile, are finding new meaning in one of the Johnny Cash songs that Williamson selected. I fell into a burning ring of fireI went down, down, downAnd the flames went higherAnd it burns, burns, burnsThe ring of fireThe ring of fire
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
November 07, 2024 09:18 UTC
US election 2024: Four keys to understanding Trump’s position on Latin America
The Republican former president’s win signals the return of the populist far right to the most powerful government in the world, with broad-ranging implications for Latin America. The Herald spoke to Benjamin Gedan, director of the Wilson Center’s Latin America Program, about what the region can expect from Trump’s upcoming four-year term. How will Trump’s presidency affect the dynamics of regional relations in Latin America? The last time around, President Trump’s “my way or the highway” strategy was poorly received in the Americas. U.S. economic policy could be highly problematic for Latin America, in a period of prolonged economic stagnation.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
November 06, 2024 19:57 UTC
US election 2024: Donald Trump’s win will empower far-right leaders like Milei
Republicans also obtained a majority in the Senate and are close to achieving the same in the House of Representatives. We can also infer that the United States is not ready for a woman president and that, despite a clear Republican win, society remains deeply polarized. Regarding state bureaucracy, Trump has promised to reform numerous state dependencies by destroying them. This could lead to an administration even more beset by Trump’s cult of personality and continue to disarm the inner dynamic of the Republican Party, which is now firmly in the grasp of the MAGA movement. Trump’s win will also strengthen far-right leaders and politicians in Europe and Latin America.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
November 06, 2024 16:00 UTC
Oasis to perform in Argentina next year on November 15 and 16
English rock phenomenon Oasis, the band of brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher, announced the dates for their Argentina stop on their “Oasis Live ‘25” tour next year. The group will perform in River Plate Stadium on November 15 and 16, 2025. Tickets for Argentina are sold through the site AllAccess, and capped at four entries per fan, per city. Oasis just announced the dates for the South American leg of their tour. Next year’s tour includes dates in the United Kingdom, Ireland, North America, and Australia — all of which have already sold out.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
November 05, 2024 14:11 UTC
Argentine government to follow US elections hoping for a Trump win
The Argentine government hurried the swearing-in of new Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein as it waits for the results of the United States elections. Officials in the presidential palace will be closely following the elections, hoping for a Donald Trump win. They also do not rule out the possibility that Milei could travel to Washington DC for a potential Trump inauguration. The new foreign minister has already started his work and held a meeting with his vice minister, Eduardo Bustamante. The position of Ambassador to the United States is still vacant.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
November 05, 2024 14:02 UTC
Argentina accuses Bolivia’s Evo Morales of sexual abuse and human trafficking
Argentina’s Security Ministry has accused Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales of sexual abuse and human trafficking during his political asylum in Argentina between 2019 and 2020. Bullrich said that an individual had reported Morales to the Security Ministry two weeks ago for human trafficking and sexual abuse. On October 27, Morales reported that he had survived an assassination attempt after shots were fired at his vehicle, claims that the government disputed. The people can see this.”Regarding the statutory rape accusations in Bolivia, Morales’ lawyer Cecilia Urquieta Pardo says that they are politically motivated. For this, he is being accused of statutory rape, human trafficking, and exploitation.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
November 04, 2024 20:46 UTC
Businesspeople's fears and expectations on display at the Idea Colloquium
“Cautious optimism” is the best way to describe the mood of most businesspeople who attended the Idea Colloquium. No, because the only thing the state can do is harm, it does not produce anything. By this they meant the repetition of pendular cycles in Argentine politics, going from liberalism to populism and back again. In short, the Idea Colloquim reflected, with the presence of libertarian government officials, the beginning of a change in era. Sturzenegger best summarized what this new era could look like by saying that the best colloquium will be the one in which the presence of government officials is not important.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
October 20, 2024 06:17 UTC
Four hours at UBA’s occupied School of Social Sciences
The demonstration, which began on Monday, has served as a show of force after President Javier Milei vetoed legislation this month that would have provided essential funding for public universities. “The school building is under student control,” explained Nazarena Sciola, a 24-year-old sociology student and a vice president for UBA’s student-led Centro de Estudiantes de Ciencias Sociales. The banner reading “School taken” at the entrance of UBA’s School of Social Sciences. “I think it’s terrible the way this administration has attacked them.”“In Honduras, public universities are very exclusive,” he continued. Jorge Lulo giving a lecture in the School of Social Sciences’ courtyard.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
October 19, 2024 15:36 UTC
Liam Payne argued with a woman hours before his death, witnesses say
Former One Direction member Liam Payne was seen arguing with a woman about money just three hours before his death, a fellow guest at the CasaSur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, told the Herald. News reports state that both women argued with Payne at the hotel because he refused to pay them. “It was just my son, me, Liam Payne, the woman and the staff. After that, he left the hotel with his mother and saw the woman that Payne had been arguing with, talking on the phone outside. Fans gather outside the CasaSur hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, after Liam Payne of One Direction’s death.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
October 17, 2024 23:06 UTC
Argentina’s Energy Secretary resigns, replaced with mining company exec
Argentina’s Energy Secretary Eduardo Chirillo resigned on Thursday for “personal and professional reasons” and will be replaced by María Tettamanti, the general manager of the NRG Argentina mining services company. “Today, I received [Chirillo’s] resignation as Secretary of Energy. After that, in 2001, he moved to Mexico where he held a management position in the Spanish multinational energy company Iberdrola. His replacement, María Tettamanti, is the general manager of NRG Argentina, a mining company that produces sand suitable for hydraulic fracturing operations (fracking) in Argentina’s unconventional oil and gas reservoirs — that is, Vaca Muerta. Tettamanti advised current Security Minister Patricia Bullrich during her presidential campaign on energy matters.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
October 17, 2024 21:24 UTC