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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Why is finding a loved one’s body so important for grieving families? “Finding the body means you can bury it and have a place to visit,” emphasizes paramedic Emili Quintero, who is stationed in Playa Grande. By Vanessa Davies Some people choose to carry heavy crosses. Emili Quintero appears to be one of them. A […]
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The Daily Journal — Rebuilding the areas devastated by the June 24 earthquakes exceeds the Venezuelan government’s fiscal capacity and will require the country to secure extraordinary sources of financing to cover an investment that could reach $15 billion, economist José Guerra said. The former congressman argued that the deterioration of public finances prevents the […]
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Audio summary of the news article: https://clyp.it/l3hja4yp PDF of the Regulations of the Organic Hydrocarbons Law: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j6NvstM1su_GMrxLxW82bveTjvVBdm1X/view?usp=sharing 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, […]
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