A weekend of Argentine films
As the local film industry endures the government’s relentless austerity plan for the cultural sector, here is a short list of films you can enjoy over the weekend and also see what Argentine professionals are fighting for. María Luisa Bemberg films at CCKSala María Luisa Bemberg Theater & Sala A, 6th floor at the Centro Cultural Kirchner — (Sarmiento 151)From May 24 to June 1The screenings do not require ticket reservations, admission is on a first-come, first-served basis until the capacity of the room is filled. One of the most renowned Argentine filmmakers and scriptwriters, Bemberg directed six feature-length and two short films before passing away in 1995 at 73. The film, which featured both original songs and classics like Moris’ El oso, was a box office hit and became one of the most popular films in Argentine history. On May 25th, the program features the film that spearheaded the so-called New Argentine Cinema of the early 2000s.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 24, 2024 23:46 UTC
5,000 tonnes of food sit in warehouses as government cuts soup kitchen deliveries
The Argentine government has confirmed that 5,000 tonnes of food are sitting in state warehouses while soup kitchens complain the Human Capital Ministry has not provided them with food aid since President Javier Milei took office in December. In impoverished neighborhoods around the country, many people rely on food from soup kitchens (comedores in Spanish) to eat. Soon after Milei became president, the Human Capital Ministry cut off food deliveries to soup kitchens, arguing that they were auditing the organizations and had identified irregularities. Rodríguez told the Herald her soup kitchen has not received any food since Milei became President. A spokesperson for the Human Capital Ministry told the Herald that the food stash is to be used in disasters and emergencies.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 24, 2024 23:43 UTC
Alma Unveils Alma Harmony™ and Alma IQ™ in U.S. Market, Advancing Personalization in Aesthetic Treatments
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May 24, 2024 12:37 UTC
She survived Auschwitz. Then Argentina’s dictatorship took her child
After surviving the horrors of Auschwitz as a young woman, she sought refuge in Argentina in 1948 and started a family. There, in 1977, the civic-military dictatorship took her son, Daniel. Decades after arriving in Argentina, a young music student played the violin for Rus, before giving her the instrument. Mother of Plaza de Mayo Vera Jarach, who, like Rus, survived both the Holocaust and the dictatorship, attended the ceremony. A documentary about her life, La memoria y después (The Memory and After) by Eduardo Feller, was released in 2018.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 24, 2024 11:57 UTC
Pope Francis officially launches University of Meaning
Pope Francis officially launched the Universidad del Sentido (University of Meaning) on Thursday, an autonomous university headquartered in the Vatican that aims to “address the crisis of meaning that ails the modern world.”The launch was the culmination of the International Summit of Meaning, organized by the international educational organization, Scholas Occurrentes, which will also manage the university. The University of Meaning invites us to work with three languages: that of the mind, the hands, and the heart,” said the pontiff when asked by Scholas about the new university’s significance. The summit included university deans from around the world, young community leaders, and artists with the stated objective of “seeking concrete solutions to current and future challenges facing the world.” Participants handed Pope Francis a document with conclusions reached during the summit and proposals for the new university. Pope Francis created Scholas in 2013, as a multicultural educational movement helping young people around the world to search for meaning in their lives. Since 2015, it has worked with a network of universities to develop educational content, as well as research and teacher training.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 24, 2024 11:57 UTC
V2X to Participate in the Baird 2024 Global Consumer, Technology & Services Conference
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May 24, 2024 11:19 UTC
Desert Control releases its Q1 2024 Report and Year-to-Date Company Update
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May 23, 2024 17:09 UTC
Thousands of Argentine builders laid off as Milei slashes state spending
Tens of thousands of jobs have been cut in construction alone. Milei wants to slash spending to erase an entrenched fiscal deficit and loosen labor protections to spur investment. At least 50,000 construction workers lost their jobs between November and February, with industry bodies saying it could now be closer to 100,000. “We knew that if this government came in, they wouldn’t invest money in civil works,” said Vazquez, who did not vote for Milei. Milei, who has shut or downgraded ministries including the Transport Ministry and Public Works Ministry to cut costs, has repeatedly presented the private sector as a solution, but Camarco counters that it cannot replace state investment.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 23, 2024 12:47 UTC
Government announces 270% budget increase for public universities
The government announced a 270% budget increase for national public universities aimed at covering operational costs. Public universities consulted by the Herald said they still haven’t received any official communication on this. Public universities, like the rest of the public sector, started off the year with the same budget they had in 2023, given that Congress did not approve a new national budget for 2024. Hours before the April 23 march to defend public education, all public universities received a 70% budget increase for operating costs for the remainder of the year. The first would issue a public education budget emergency and automatically increase public universities budget, while the second would permanently establish the Teachers’ Incentive National Fund (FONID in Spanish).
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 22, 2024 21:42 UTC
Parallel dollar exchange rates increase by up to 10% in two days
After months of relative calm, the informal U.S. dollar rate, or “blue dollar,” jumped by 9.8% this week. The blue-chip swap rate, a financial rate used in bond exchanges known as contado con liqui in Spanish, increased by 8.3% in the same period. With the jump, the “blue dollar” is at AR$1,230 per unit, close to its all-time high of AR$1,250 in January. The blue-chip swap rate is AR$1198. “There was a wide spread between the peso rate and the devaluation rate,” Repetto added.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 22, 2024 07:27 UTC
Milei postpones May Pact until Ley Bases is approved
President Javier Milei said the May Pact will be postponed until his flagship reform bill known as Ley Bases is approved in Congress. “There won’t be a May Pact because the Ley Bases will not be approved by [May 25],” Milei said Monday night during an interview with TN news channel. Milei had announced his intentions of meeting with all governors and several political leaders on May 25 during his opening speech before Congress. “There’s not enough time for the bill to be approved now,” Milei said. Given the reforms he wants to make are long-term, Milei said, signing the pact later on won’t be a major issue.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 22, 2024 07:27 UTC
Scaloni ahead of Copa América: ‘We go out to win every game, that won’t change’
Argentina men’s national football team head coach Lionel Scaloni has released the 29-player list for the team’s preparation friendlies ahead of the 2024 Copa América. “The tour before a cup is key, because that’s when you make the last adjustments,” Scaloni told the MLS Español social media channels on Tuesday. Scaloni highlighted that most players are coming from a highly demanding season, so his work will focus on team-building. “When teams face Argentina, they face the champions, but it changes nothing for us,” said Scaloni. “Wearing this kit means we go out to win every game and that won’t change.”Argentina is the Copa América defending champion, after winning the title in Brazil in 2021.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 21, 2024 18:34 UTC
Thousands march in Uruguay demanding answers for dictatorship crimes
We demand answers. Until when are we going to have to march, demanding the truth of what happened to our relatives?” he asked. In spite of the popular support, Montes de Oca remarked that there are still no answers from the Army or the state. Mujica’s own sister-in-law, former member of the Movimiento de Liberación Nacional-Tupamaros (MLN-T) María Topolansky, sister of former Vice President Lucía Topolansky, criticized the pair in a press conference. “They also made a mistake, beyond the fact that my sister is vice president and he is my brother-in-law.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 21, 2024 16:03 UTC
Language changes — and you can’t stop it!
He was born in approximately 1422 and died in 1491: when the language spoken in England was only just recognizably the English language we use today. Myriad books delve into different aspects of the English language today. I quoted Richelieu above as having said that language “describes good usage and defends this from all causes of corruption.” But language is organic. There is nothing teleological about language change — it merely happens. In the same way that the tide comes and goes, so language changes, but the tide never gets anywhere, never stops, it just ebbs and flows.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 21, 2024 07:37 UTC
Here’s how pay negotiations work in Argentina
Although there can be more than one union per working sector, only one is formally authorized to participate in collective labor negotiations. Labor conditions — known as convenio colectivo de trabajo — from a certain sector can only improve compared to what the Labor Contract Law states,” he explained. How do labor negotiations work? Although these meetings can address specific labor conditions, updating salaries has become increasingly prevalent in recent years due to sky-rocketing inflation. When unions and employers don’t sit down for negotiations, labor conditions established in previous meetings remain in place, including salaries.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
May 21, 2024 07:37 UTC