Weekly News Roundup, January 13th.
It’s Friday again! And you’re still on vacation mode, so you don’t care much about anything, do you. You’re like “January is a slow month, man” and stuff. Chances are you’re not even reading this, so I...
View ArticleRepsol-YPF CEO Holds “Positive” Meeting with Argentine Government
Antonio Brufau, the president of Spanish oil company Repsol, met with government officials yesterday to negotiate investments in Argentina’s oil and gas market. Braufau reputedly held an informal...
View ArticleVice President Attacks Clarín and La Nación
Vice president Amado Boudou used newspapers Página 12 and Ámbito Financiero as conduits to launch a series of attacks against media moguls Clarín and La Nación today. Boudou mentioned several...
View ArticleBoudou Criticises Media Role in Embezzlement Allegations
Following the raid on his home by gendarmerie officials on Wednesday, today Vice-President Amado Boudou defended himself against claims against him of embezzlement. The vice-president denounced the...
View ArticleWeekly News Roundup, April 6th
It’s Good Friday again! It’s a holiday. It’s early. And yet here I am, half asleep, writing for you. I hate you all so much. Specially since I know that none of you will be reading this today. Maybe on...
View ArticleWeekly News Roundup, April 13th.
It’s Friday (the 13th) again! And while we’re all horrified by the lack of cup sleeves at the local Starbucks because of import restrictions, at least your friendly (and not-so-friendly) emails put a...
View ArticleNew Judge Assigned to Boudou Court Case
Daniel Rafecas, the judge who was presiding over the case involving the vice-president Amado Boudou was yesterday relieved of his role due to an apparent lack of “impartiality”. It was announced today...
View ArticleVice President Boudou Implicated in Illegal Enrichment Scheme
Prosecutor Jorge Di Tello has ordered the opening of an investigation into alleged illegal enrichment by Vice President Amado Boudou. Alejandro Vandenbroele and José María Núñez Carmona, both involved...
View ArticleWeekly News Roundup, May 18th.
Oh, it’s Friday alright. And today’s edition of the Weekly News Roundup is particularly fat and juicy, so let’s get down to business fast. First things first: after thousands and thousands of annoying...
View ArticleVice-President Accused of Falsifying Divorce Affidavit
Vice-president Amado Boudou has hopped into the fire once again, after the Anti-Corruption Office denounced him for allegedly falsifying an affidavit that excluded his car from his divorce proceedings....
View ArticleWeekly News Roundup, May 25th.
It’s Friday and it’s a national holiday again! One of the many that you love so much because you get to enjoy an extra day of doing nothing! Now, I could start one of my never ending diatribes about...
View ArticleArgentina News Roundup: 7th February 2014
Flooding in the City of Buenos Aires (photo: María Candelaria Lagos/Télam/lz) Hundreds of People Evacuated Due to Heavy Rain: At least 2,000 people had to be evacuated today as torrential rains hit the...
View ArticleWitness in Corruption Case Leaves the Country
Vice-President Amado Boudou (photo: Paula Ribas/Télam/ef) A witness on the corruption case involving Vice-President Amado Boudou over the bankruptcy of the Ciccone printing company left the country...
View ArticleVice-President Boudou Summoned for Questioning
Vice-President Amado Boudou (photo: Paula Ribas/Télam/ef) The judge in charge of the corruption case against Amado Boudou, Ariel Lijo, has summoned the Vice-President for questioning in July. In a...
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Vice-President Boudou to Stand Trial
Vice president Amado Boudou (photo: Paula Ribas/Télam/ef) A judge has announced that vice-president Amado Boudou will stand trial for allegedly using fake and forged documents to register a car in his...
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