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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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s Public Prosecutor’s Office reported on Tuesday that forensic and genetic investigations show natural causes and no signs of violence in the death of Víctor Hugo Quero Navas, a political prisoner whose disappearance relatives and human rights groups had denounced. The Prosecutor’s Office said investigators exhumed the body and conducted multiple […]
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EFE — The Venezuelan government notified foreign airlines operating in the country that payments for Venezuelan fuel must go directly to accounts linked to the U.S. State Department, according to a document obtained by EFE on Tuesday. The Ministry of Hydrocarbons sent a letter dated May 28 to at least one Latin American airline and […]
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The Daily Journal — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave lawmakers on Tuesday an update on Washington’s Venezuela policy during a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. The top U.S. diplomat defended the results achieved five months after a military operation that led to the arrest of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, will visit India from June 3 to 7, India’s Ministry of External Affairs announced on Tuesday, according to a Reuters report. Earlier, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had announced the Venezuelan leader’s trip ahead of her arrival in New Delhi. Between April and May, Venezuela […]
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The Daily Journal. — Venezuela recorded a coffee harvest of approximately four million quintals during the 2025–2026 cycle, interim president Delcy Rodríguez announced this weekend, attributing the result to stronger community production organizations and government support for the agricultural sector. The announcement took place during the First Meeting of the 2026 Communal Coffee Plan, held […]
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