Tatiana Da Gama, Author at The Daily Journal

Colombia and Venezuela Accelerate Cross-Border Power Interconnection with Investments Exceeding $22 Million.

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — The governments of Colombia and Venezuela are moving forward with the reactivation of their binational power interconnection through a project in the Vichada border region. The initiative aims to expand electricity coverage, strengthen energy security, and revive cooperation in energy infrastructure between the two countries. Colombia’s Minister of Mines and Energy, […]

Elías Jaua: “The Venezuelan State must demand the immediate restoration of control over the nation’s revenues”

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

José Gregorio Yépez Following the events of January 3, Venezuela’s political landscape has been redrawn, giving rise to unprecedented circumstances for the country. Interpretations abound, and new words and expressions have emerged from every corner. Perceptions range from denunciations of a “trusteeship” to those who, with relief, say: “Thank goodness it happened.” The political and […]

Fire against women: the new deadly weapon of femicides

June 17, 2026June 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Between January and March 2026, the organization Utopix recorded five completed femicides and 12 attempted femicides in which fire was used as the murder weapon. The flames reveal a desire to inflict extreme pain and cause disfigurement, says anthropologist Aimee Zambrano. Vanessa Davies The flames of jealousy, which seem to consume any capacity for reason, […]

Vicente Brito: Asset damage caused by expropriations reaches $100 Billion

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The president of the Network for the Defense of Work, Property, and the Constitution argues that the State never paid for more than 90% of the expropriated assets. He proposes compensation payments to enable businesses to resume operations once their original owners regain control. Vanessa Davies The word compensation frequently appears in the discourse of […]

The tyranny of the host: A World Cup under geopolitical siege

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Héctor Sánchez, Sociologist — Commentators have repeatedly described the 2026 FIFA World Cup as historic because three countries are jointly hosting it. Yet behind the rhetoric of sporting unity lies an unprecedented contradiction: for the first time in history, one of the host nations—the United States—maintains a state of open military hostility toward another participating […]

The dance of good and evil: The Corpus Christi Dancing Devils

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — The Corpus Christi Dancing Devils stand among Venezuela’s most emblematic cultural and religious traditions. This celebration blends elements of Christianity with Indigenous and African influences. In December 2012, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recognized the tradition as an Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The Dance of the […]

“Half a century of art in motion”: memory and transformation in venezuelan Art

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Neirlay Andrade — The National Art Gallery (GAN) commemorates its 50th anniversary with Half a Century of Art in Motion, an exhibition that not only celebrates the trajectory of Venezuela’s leading institution dedicated to the visual arts, but also offers a broad and dynamic reading of the country’s visual history. Through a journey that connects […]

Venezuela’s Academy of Economic Sciences calls for significant debt relief and IMF support for restructuring

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s National Academy of Economic Sciences (ANCE) has warned that the country will require a “significant reduction in the nominal value of its debt” and support from multilateral institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if it hopes to achieve a viable and internationally credible restructuring of its external obligations. […]

Shell to export venezuelan gas to Trinidad and Tobago

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal — British energy company Shell has received authorization to extract natural gas from the Loran field, located in Venezuelan territorial waters, and export it directly to Trinidad and Tobago for processing. Trinidadian Energy Minister Roodal Moonilal announced the development before a parliamentary committee, following the signing of a production agreement last week […]

What do those in power mean when they speak of peace?

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Américo Briceño Dos Santos, Political Scientist and University Professor — Most people conveniently understand peace as the absence of war or a period without conflict. However, Costa Rican politician Oscar Arias defines it differently: “Peace is a process, an attitude, a behavior, a way of life. It is not the absence of conflict, but the […]