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University Sector Joins Nationwide Education Strike

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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela’s university sector formally joined the nationwide public education shutdown this Wednesday. With this decision, academic activities across all levels of the country’s education system—from primary and secondary schools to the nation’s leading universities—have halted for 24 hours. Faculty associations from autonomous and experimental universities coordinated their actions with the national teachers’ […]

Teachers’ Unions Halt Activities on June 10 and Demand Education Minister’s Resignation

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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela’s national teachers’ federations and their affiliated unions are carrying out a 12-hour nationwide work stoppage this Wednesday, June 10, 2026. The protest, held under the slogan “Worker, protest: stay home,” runs from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. nationwide in response to wage collapse and the stagnation of the Third Collective Bargaining […]

Maha Capital Increases Its Stake in PetroUrdaneta Following Multi-Million-Dollar Acquisition

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The Daily Journal — Swedish financial services firm Maha Capital announced on Monday that it reached a definitive agreement to acquire the remaining 40% stake that Novonor Latinvest Energy held in Odebrecht E&P España (OE&P). The transaction carries a total value of $37.5 million. Through this strategic move, the European company strengthens its position in […]

Economist Hermes Pérez: Venezuela Must Reform the State Apparatus to Control Debt and Inflation

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

For economist Hermes Pérez, Venezuela must urgently reform its state apparatus to “control future debt payments” and “reduce inflation.” We recently spoke with the researcher, who used clear and accessible language to explain Venezuela’s complex economic situation. Yahvé Álvarez – Journalist and Historian Hermes Pérez is a distinguished researcher and university professor. During his 31-year […]

U.S. Embassy Reports Venezuelan Oil Exports Reach Highest Level in Seven Years

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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s oil exports have surged to 1.25 million barrels per day (bpd), marking the highest export volume the country has recorded in the past seven years. John Barrett, the U.S. diplomatic representative in Venezuela, disclosed the information in an official statement published on the U.S. Embassy’s X account in Caracas. According […]

U.S.-Owned Company Renegotiates Contract With Venezuela to Add 672 Megawatts to the Power Grid

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Reuters — Energy company IMPSA has made progress in renegotiating a contract to develop and rehabilitate two key hydroelectric projects in Venezuela, a move that could add up to 672 megawatts of generating capacity to the national power grid in the coming months, company President Jorge Salcedo told Reuters. More than a decade ago, IMPSA—originally […]

Caracas to Host Energy Summit Aimed at Attracting Up to $100 Billion in Investment

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The Daily Journal — Venezuela is preparing to host the Venezuela Energy Week international summit in October 2026, an energy-sector gathering through which the country hopes to attract up to $100 billion in investment as part of its strategy to revive the oil industry. The event will take place in Caracas from October 26 to […]

Diosdado Cabello Denies Alleged Meeting Between Delcy Rodríguez and María Corina Machado

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The Daily Journal — Diosdado Cabello, secretary-general of Venezuela’s ruling United Socialist Party (PSUV), denied rumors of a secret meeting between Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and opposition leader María Corina Machado. During the party’s weekly press conference, Cabello dismissed reports circulating on social media and digital platforms, describing them as opposition attempts to create false […]

Erdoğan and Delcy Rodríguez Seek to Increase Trade to $3 Billion Following Meeting in Istanbul

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The Daily Journal — The governments of Turkey and Venezuela agreed to deepen economic and commercial cooperation during a meeting held Monday between Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan at the Dolmabahçe Presidential Office in Istanbul. According to the Turkish Presidency, both sides reviewed mechanisms to expand bilateral trade and […]

PDVSA Retirees Demand Overhaul of Healthcare System and Payment of Labor Liabilities

June 10, 2026June 10, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — Retired workers of state-owned oil company PDVSA in Falcón state, western Venezuela, urgently called for an overhaul of the corporation’s healthcare system and warned that they could take their protests to the company’s headquarters in Caracas if management fails to address their healthcare and wage-related demands. During a general assembly at […]