Your Weekly Round-Up of News and Happenings...
Just in tonight... long-time expat Ian Mount will present his latest book, The Vineyard at the End of the World on Friday at the 37th annual Argentine national book fair. Get a sneak peek and meet the author at Pabéllon Amarillo #2123/2222. ● The tourist high-season is closing with a bang for the Italian airline, Alitalia, with bookings up 30% overall and flights to Buenos Aires at over 90% capacity. ● Galena RestoBar is putting out a spread for those who crave comida Mexicana on Friday at 7pm. ● Mario Vargas Llosa was gracious at the Argentine national book fair in thanking the president for preventing his presentation from being blocked by her supporters. ● More revelations from Hernan Dobry´s book on the Falkland Islands War ...it seems that Israel´s Menachem Begin armed Argentina´s dictatorship out of an old grudge over the British execution of his brother. ● The European Union increased the amount of high-quality Argentine steaks that they will allow to be imported from Argentina ...trouble is that Argentina has little beef to export. ● Strikes in the oil fields of the province of Santa Cruz are still shutting down 11,000 cubic meters of oil per day for the third week. ● Argentine state television has produced a video for kids, starring former economy minister Domingo Cavallo and a bunch of Martians to warn against the evils of public debt ...great trailer! ● Buenos Aires' premier waffle joint, WaflesSur San Telmo presented an evening of music, image, color, and energy with Sergio Steingold Volpe last Saturday. ● PubQuiz Buenos Aires announced their next quiz to be held at La Cigale on May 9th. ● Drinking Liberally Buenos Aires' regular Monday at Cilantro Bar overflowed into the street ...organizer and local salsa picante boss, El Tejano, said, "I can´t explain it. You just never know..." ● Las Tortillas de Pancho Villa announced two more locations to obtain their exemplary tortillas: Magdalena´s Party and the mysterious new Lo de Pancho. ● Sunday´s La Nacion featured an in-depth look at how the US expat community has grown since 2001 ...looks like there are 60,000 yanquis in Capital alone but the US embassy only knows about 23,000 ...good read via Google Translate. ● Grandma and former New Zealand government official is still in jail after 5 kilos of coke were found hidden in her luggage last week ...she denies reports that she was carrying drivers licenses from four countries when arrested. ● Bang, White Hot, Blistering, are all words used by the Wall Street Journal in their update to last week's item on the Argentine economy ...growth, GDP, production, everything is up ...including inflation. ● No more Beemers ...also in WSJ, long-time expat Taos Turner reports that BMW will no longer export to Argentina: 700 of the deluxe vehicles are already stuck in customs due to import restrictions. ● Rumbles of war in South America ...it seems that the Uruguayan Armed Forces have taken the Guinness World Record for largest barbeque from Argentina ...in less then one month. ● Hollywood likes Santiago Mitre´s new movie: El Estudiante ..."All of the performances are compelling, and (Estaban) Lamothe's skillful star turn holds the movie together." ● The Buenos Aires Shankees Baseball Team will take on Ciudad Jardin at Shankee Stadium in Parque Roca on Saturday, April 30th ...keep in touch here for details and transit info! ● Argentina plans to spend $2 billion on fiber optic broadband, the country is already second in Latin America in broadband penetration. ● Japanese parts shortage reaches Argentina with Toyota shutting the Zarate plant due to earthquake / tsunami damage suppliers in Japan. ● Send your news and event items to letters@yanquimike.com.ar ...see you next week.
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