Uruguay’s water crisis continues, industries halt production
Montevideo and its metropolitan area are days away from running out of water reserves. The water crisis is also hitting the local industry, with production hindered by the lack of drinking water and the high levels of salinity in the one currently being distributed by the state water company OSE. The CIU published a poll on contingency plans in factories a month ago, revealing that 69% of companies using OSE water didn’t have an alternative plan in the face of water supply restrictions or service interruption. Of those companies, the poll revealed that 78% would be forced to shut down production if the OSE water supply was affected. The first publicly resonant case so far Frigorífico Canelones meatpacker, which decided to stop production in late June and send 700 workers to collect unemployment insurance.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 06, 2023 03:41 UTC
Salary board to start fresh minimum wage negotiations
The Salary Board will meet again next week to adjust the minimum wage based on the criteria established by Economy Minister Sergio Massa. The main function of the minimum wage is to update social welfare programs that are calculated as half of the minimum wage. These have been limited to accompanying inflation with minimum wage rises in quotas. March’s salary board meeting ended with a majority vote from members to increase the minimum wage by 26.6% in three quotas. The Workers’ CTA abstained and the Autonomous CTA rejected it.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 05, 2023 14:21 UTC
Mercosur closed 2022 with historic trade volume
Argentine President Alberto Fernández transferred the rotating presidency of regional trade bloc Mercosur to Brazi’s Luiz Inácio “Lula” Da Silva at a summit in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones province. While negotiations for an agreement with the European Union are being negotiated, the South American bloc reached the greatest commercial volume of its history in 2022. According to an official report, the volume of purchases and sales with the rest of the world topped US$ 752.6 billion. Despite some heated discussions in the latest Mercosur summits, the bloc keeps delivering indicators that prove its relevance. Following a deceleration phase, commercial trade between full members regained impulse in the last two years and topped pre-pandemic levels by 38%.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 04, 2023 20:52 UTC
Brazil passes law mandating equal pay for men and women
Brazil has passed a law mandating companies pay men and women equally for the same position. Companies that fail to pay equal salaries to men and women doing the same work can be fined ten times the value of the salary discrepancy, the law establishes. Brazilian law has required equal pay for men and women since 1943, but the pay gap remains, according to Brazil’s Women’s Minister Cida Gonçalves. Per the new law, businesses must also present reports so that inspectors can check what men and women are paid. There should also be a drive to educate and prepare women for their entry, continuity and progress in the workplace on equal conditions to men.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 04, 2023 17:53 UTC
Jorge Macri’s candidacy cleared by court
Jorge Macri, former President Mauricio Macri’s cousin, has been cleared to run for Buenos Aires City Mayor by the city’s electoral court. It ruled against three legal challenges to his candidacy contending that he did not meet the city’s residency requirements to run. Macri was mayor of Vicente López between 2011 and 2021, and following that he joined the current BA city administration as Goverment Minister. His candidacy already had the backing of incumbent City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta. The three legal challenges against Macri’s candidacy were presented by Vanisa Biasi of the Leftist Front as well as Eugenio “Nito” Artaza and Juan Pablo Chiesa from the Frente Renovador.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 04, 2023 06:24 UTC
Mercosur meeting begins in Puerto Iguazú
Foreign minister Santiago Cafiero is opening an ordinary meeting of Mercosur trade bloc’s common market council at 10 a.m. on Monday in Puerto Iguazú, Misiones province. The meeting is a prelude to Tuesday’s summit for heads of state of Mercosur countries and associate states. The meeting marks the transfer of Mercosur’s pro tempore presidency from Argentina to Brazil. Argentine officials will present the country’s work as pro tempore president in the first six months of the year. Bolivia is in the process of joining, and all other South American countries are associate states.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 03, 2023 19:38 UTC
New York to dedicate street corner to Charly García
On the fortieth anniversary of his seminal album “Clics Modernos”, Charly García will be immortalized on the NYC street corner where the album’s famous cover photo was taken. The street art behind García in the pic was later destroyed during the construction of a hotel. Nonetheless, “Charly García Corner” has profiles on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube, where it has thousands of dedicated followers. García, now 71, is the defining Argentine rock act of the 20th century. The band was acclaimed among critics and the public for its folk rock sound and singable lyrics.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 03, 2023 19:34 UTC
Google Doodle honors travesti activist Diana Sacayán
An Indigenous travesti with jasmines in her dark hair smiles at the world from today’s Google Doodle. She is wearing a poncho lined with the transgender flag and there’s a multitude marching behind her under a rainbow. Unlike its direct English translation, travesti in Argentina is a gender identity with deep political roots that is worn with pride. She had fought for the country’s new Gender Identity Law which allowed for that change— seminal legislation that defines gender identity as self-perceived, among other things. “When I go, I would wish for a mountain of flowers, the ones that those thousand loves I suffered for never knew to give me,” Sacayán wrote.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 03, 2023 02:22 UTC
Translation troubles: big fingers and hairless tongues
Se la bancaBancar is a very versatile verb that means: to wait for, to support, to bear/put up with, to finance, and to take responsibility for. If someone tells you they want to say something sin pelos en la lengua, you may want to brace yourself. My translation was “I don’t want to mince my words” but it’s just not as forceful or evocative. The vice president has also used the idiom for political intrigue, referring to conspiring or overthinking, as she did this week. “Don’t get your knickers in a twist” might be a closer literal translation but would be further from the spirit of what was being said.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 03, 2023 01:01 UTC
Bullrich spreads fake information about foreign college students
Juntos por el Cambio (JxC) primaries presidential candidate Patricia Bullrich said Friday that “almost half” of college students in Argentina are foreigners, blaming them for taking up places meant for Argentine nationals in universities. “Argentine universities are empty of Argentine students because foreign students come and take those places, they account for almost half of the enrollment,” she said in her dissertation in a forum organized by the International Foundation for Liberty (FIL, by its Spanish acronym.) The day before, Bullrich had signed an “ethical commitment” to “fight misinformation” during this year’s elections. “If it were true that our universities were populated by migrants, that would be fine because there are no second-class people. According to official information, out of all foreign college students in the country, 95.93% came from the Americas, 2.90% from Europe, and the remaining 1.17% from Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 01, 2023 18:09 UTC
Books we’re reading this week: feminism, history and graphic novels
As one would probably expect when dealing with a newsroom, non-fiction is an ever present reading category for our staff. We’re also engulfed in the history of how Homo sapiens evolved, as well as a graphic novel version of a dystopian book of one of Argentina’s most important writers. – EstefaníaSapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, by Yuval Noah Harari (Harper, 2015, 464 pages)The book explores the history of humankind and the rise of the homo sapien species. The book discusses how Homo sapiens were a relatively unimportant species for a significant period of time and how we came to be the only human species. It is just now delving into how Homo sapiens permanently altered the Earth’s ecosystems, specifically looking at the colonization of Australia.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
July 01, 2023 17:52 UTC
Invasion Season 2: Speculated release date, cast, plot and other details
The show received a second season renewal in December 2021. Ever since the fans learned about the renewal of the series for a second season, they have been waiting for the release date. Invasion Season 2: CastAs of now, we do not have the exact information regarding the official cast list of the upcoming season. Invasion Season 2: Release DateOn August 23, 2023, the first episode of Invasion season 2 will be made available only on Apple TV Plus. Invasion Season 2: Official TrailerThe official trailer of Invasion season 2 is yet to be released.
Source:The Bubble
July 01, 2023 04:53 UTC
US Ambassador at July 4 celebrations: 'We believe in the power and potential of our bond with Argentina'
US Ambassador Marc Stanley welcomed more than 1,500 guests Thursday night to an event at the Palacio Bosch building in Buenos Aires city to celebrate the 247th anniversary of the Declaration of United States Independence, which took place July 4, 1776 . Stanley spoke around 8 pm standing next to his wife Wendy, who accompanied him on stage while the ambassador read his speech in Spanish. “As President Biden said, the United States is committed to a long-term relationship. We believe in the power and potential of our bond with Argentina. “Argentina and the United States have done great things together and we can do even more,” said Stanley.
Source:Bueno Aires Herald
June 30, 2023 18:59 UTC
Boiling Point (2023): Potential release date, cast, plot and everything we know about the upcoming series
AdvertisementThe Boiling Point TV series on BBC1 will be based on the well-liked film with Stephen Graham about the workings of a prestigious restaurant. Here is all the information we can provide about the upcoming miniseries Boiling Point. Boiling Point: CastFor all that we know, the network is yet to update about the cast of this upcoming series which is why we cannot provide you the exact list of the entire cast members. According to a BBC news release, in the upcoming season, Andy’s former crew members will join Sous Chef Carly as she takes the helm of her own restaurant. In 2023, the four-part series is anticipated to run on BBC and be accessible on BBC iPlayer.
Source:The Bubble
June 30, 2023 16:12 UTC
Billions Season 7: Expected release date, cast, plot and all the details we know so far
Additionally, it implies that Chuck Rhoades, played by Paul Giamatti, now faces two opponents instead of one. Here’s everything we know about the seventh and upcoming season of the series. Billions Season 7: CastAs of now, we do not have the exact information regarding the official cast list of the upcoming season. In addition to that, the official synopsis of the upcoming season reads, “In season seven, alliances are turned on their heads. Billions Season 7: Official TrailerCheck out the official trailer of Season 7 below:
Source:The Bubble
June 30, 2023 16:06 UTC