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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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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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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Trained and properly identified volunteers will conduct door-to-door inspections in the areas hardest hit by the earthquakes. By Vanessa Davies The Daily Journal — Like fractured giants. That is how hundreds of buildings in Caracas and La Guaira now stand after the June 24 earthquakes. The Presidential Commission for the Evaluation of Infrastructure Habitability has […]
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The Daily Journal — The devastating twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 have immediately reshaped international financial market sentiment. Although the country had achieved a recovery in its sovereign fixed-income securities following the capture of Nicolás Maduro in January, much of that renewed confidence disappeared as the scale of the disaster and uncertainty […]
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The Daily Journal — The United States has increased its humanitarian assistance for Venezuela to $386 million following the June 24 earthquakes and announced the launch of an air bridge to speed the delivery of relief supplies, the U.S. Department of State said Wednesday. According to a statement from the Office of the Spokesperson, authorities […]
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EFE.— About 36,700 women affected by the powerful twin earthquakes that devastated northern Venezuela are pregnant, and nearly 4,000 are expected to give birth within the next month amid the country’s “severe humanitarian emergency,” the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) warned. The UN agency appealed to donors for $10 million to ensure lifesaving reproductive health […]
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The Daily Journal.— During an international press conference, a Mexican journalist asked Venezuelan authorities about allegations of structural deficiencies in homes delivered under housing programs launched during the administration of former president Hugo Chávez following the damage caused by the June 24 earthquakes. The reporter cited testimonies from residents of a housing complex who claimed […]
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