The Daily Journal — Five months after a U.S. military operation ended with the capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, Washington’s top military leadership returned to Caracas in a visit aimed at demonstrating strategic continuity in the new phase of relations between the two countries. Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs […]
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The Daily Journal — The recent reform of Venezuela’s Organic Hydrocarbons Law has sparked an intense debate about the future of the country’s primary source of income. While the government argues that the changes aim to attract investment and increase oil production, energy economists warn that the new framework significantly reduces the state’s share of […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s prison system recorded an average of one inmate death every two days during 2025, reaching a total of 181 deaths in prisons and police detention facilities, according to the annual report presented by the Venezuelan Prison Observatory (OVP). The report, titled In Venezuela, Death Is Preferable to Living the Horror […]
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The Daily Journal — The Venezuelan government has hired Hogan Lovells US LLP as its strategic legal advisor to help restore the country’s access to international capital markets. Authorities disclosed the appointment of the international law firm, which maintains major offices in Washington and London, through an official filing published by the Foreign Agents Registration […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, arrived at Palam Airport in New Delhi on Wednesday to begin a high-level official agenda in the Republic of India. According to the official press report, the trip aims to “strengthen ties and establish cooperation mechanisms in the economic, commercial, cultural, technological, industrial, and healthcare sectors.” […]
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The Daily Journal — In a strategic shift for the country’s energy policy, the National Assembly unanimously approved the Partial Reform Bill of the Organic Law of the Electric System and Service during its first debate on Thursday. The national executive submitted the bill, which opens the sector to private and mixed capital under a […]
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The Daily Journal. — Chevron Corporation CEO Mike Wirth warned that Venezuela needs to urgently reduce corporate taxes and oil production royalties if the country wants to attract fresh investment capital next year. During an interview with Bloomberg TV, Wirth explained that current fiscal conditions severely limit international operators’ profit margins and weaken Venezuela’s competitiveness […]
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Everything points to unusually warm Pacific waters during the 2026–2027 period, which for Venezuela means less water and more heat. International organizations urge countries to prepare. Vanessa Davies No photographs capture the delivery of household goods to replace what people lost. Politicians cannot kiss grandmothers for the cameras. No rivers drag away vehicles, and no […]
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Héctor Sánchez. Sociologist. — Venezuela today resembles an enormous recording studio more than a sovereign republic. Much like fictional Seahaven, we live beneath a glass dome where reality has given way to a meticulously orchestrated simulacrum: a hyperreality in which the political script comes first and shapes the facts. A 1998 film, viewed in retrospect, […]
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The Daily Journal — Colombian right-wing candidate Abelardo De la Espriella secured a decisive victory among Colombian citizens living in Venezuela during the first round of Colombia’s presidential election held on Sunday, May 31, 2026. Official overseas voting data showed a clear advantage for De la Espriella. In Venezuela, he outpaced his left-wing rival Iván […]
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