By Neirlay Andrade Argentine journalist Pablo Solana recently visited Caracas to present his book With the Truth in His Throat: The CIA’s Shadow Behind the Murder of Poet Roque Dalton. In this investigation, the writer’s life unfolds at the intersection of three forces: the internal struggles of the Salvadoran left, U.S. counterintelligence operations, and the […]
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By Dr. Juan Barreto It is not about surrender or tutelage. What happens when a species changes so it does not disappear? It evolves and may even hybridize, like mules, which are neither horses nor donkeys. Macaws do the same. A new variety—or even a new breed—may emerge. Species commonly interbreed across genera; ask any […]
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The Daily Journal — National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said on Saturday that appointing new authorities to the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) and the National Electoral Council (CNE) does not rank among the government’s immediate priorities. During a press conference with international media, reporters asked the lawmaker about the expiration of Acting President Delcy […]
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The Daily Journal — The Venezuelan government reported on Saturday that the death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck in June has risen to 4,333, while the number of injured stands at 16,740. According to the official report, the earthquakes damaged more than 850 buildings and destroyed 190 structures, leaving 17,907 people without homes. […]
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The Daily Journal — India’s Ministry of External Affairs announced Friday the conclusion of Operation Dost (Operation Friendship), the humanitarian assistance mission the country deployed to Venezuela following the earthquakes that struck in June. Indian authorities reported that the field hospital established in Caracas carried out more than 8,000 medical procedures and laboratory tests, including […]
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The earthquakes in Venezuela have triggered a geopolitical shift. The arrival of IsraAID rescue teams and Acting President Delcy Rodríguez’s official welcome to the Jewish community have buried nearly two decades of ideological dogmatism, opening a channel of pragmatism amid the rubble. By Óscar Reyes Matute Geology has achieved what diplomacy seemed unable to accomplish: […]
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Two women search for seven relatives in the Bahía Mar building in Los Corales. By Vanessa Davies Every day begins early in the morning and ends at night under the blazing sun of La Guaira. Since June 24, when they lost contact with the seven relatives who were inside the Bahía Mar building, the two […]
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The Daily Journal — The Venezuelan government will launch a Single Housing Registry this Saturday for families displaced by the June 24 earthquakes who remain in temporary shelters, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced. According to information released by the Presidential Press Office, authorities will carry out the operation gradually across the camps established to assist […]
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The Daily Journal — The death toll from the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 4,118, according to the latest report presented by National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez. The official report also lists 16,740 people injured and at least 17,907 residents whose homes suffered damage or collapsed, primarily in the coastal state of […]
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Listen to the audio of the Editorial Summary here: https://clyp.it/mdkelqzu Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief. — Geology does not write checks, drill wells, or rebuild pipelines. Venezuela has oil and gas, including known oil and gas fields. The problem lies in converting that geological wealth into financeable projects, production, employment, taxes, and infrastructure. The legal reform opened […]
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