The Argentine Post

Photo: Cristina Kirchner and the Cult of Personality

taos — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:36:36 +0000

Look carefully at the mural hanging just behind Interior Minister Débora Giorgi.

Argentina’s Awash in Constitutional Reform Talk

taos — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:08:13 +0000

Last June I discussed the possibility that President Cristina Kirchner would try to reform the constitution so she could run for a third consecutive term. Last week the president appeared to float a...

Some Argentine Officials are Big Apple Fans

taos — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:05:50 +0000

Vice President Amado Boudou appears to be a big Apple fan. In this photo you can see him meeting with Economy Minister Hernan Lorenzino. But if you’re an Apple geek what you’ll notice...

David Cameron On Argentina Falklands Dispute

taos — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 01:51:53 +0000

This is footage of British Prime Minister David Cameron discussing the controversial dispute with Argentina over the sovereignty of the Falklands Islands. Last week Cameron made the following...

Al Jazeera Video: Argentina’s Emerging Drug War

taos — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:22:52 +0000

Argentina’s growing drug problem represents a major threat to the kind of peaceful political and social stability the country has enjoyed, with infamous exceptions, in recent decades. Experts...

Al Jazeera Video on Cristina’s Cancer Surgery

taos — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:54:34 +0000

My colleague Matt Moffett wrote a feature for The Wall Street Journal on this and the rather strange events that have been taking place in Argentina in recents weeks. You can read it here.

Buenos Aires Subway Ticket Price More Than Doubles

taos — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:06:59 +0000

Subway ticket prices more than doubled today to 2.50 pesos (58 US cents) from 1.10 previously. The increase comes just days after the federal government turned over management of the subway system to...

Netflix Now on Apple TV, iPad & iPhone in Argentina

taos — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 03:28:45 +0000

Netflix confirmed on Wednesday that it’s popular video and TV streaming service now works on Apple TV, iPhones and iPads in Argentina. Can you do that, Cuevana? On a related note, my buddy...

Argentina, The New Saudi Arabia?

taos — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 06:32:18 +0000

OK, maybe not. Still, Argentina’s biggest oil and gas company, YPF, has found a massive amount of oil in the province of Neuquen. YPF on Monday confirmed the existence of almost 1 billion...

Cristina Kirchner, Barack Obama Meet in Cannes

taos — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 01:43:37 +0000

Almost nine months after Argentina confiscated a U.S. military plane, causing an unprecedented diplomatic mess, Argentine President Cristina Kirchner and U.S. President Barack Obama met in Cannes,...

Claro Unveils 50 Megabit Internet Service

taos — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 13:44:03 +0000

Claro, Argentina’s leading cell phone company, is rollling out a new 50 megabit, fiber optic broadband service. The service is the fastest currently available for Argentine households, Claro...

Fibertel Evolution Offering 30M Download Speeds

taos — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 03:19:06 +0000

Argentina’s Internet service provider, Fibertel, is now offering its new ultra fast 30 megabit download service, making Argentina the third country in Latin America to offer such fast...