The Daily Journal — Two months after the earthquakes that devastated central Venezuela, a group of relatives of deportees from Flight 164 gathered Monday outside the headquarters of the Vuelta a la Patria Mission in Caracas to demand answers from the government about the fate of their loved ones, who became trapped when the Santuario […]
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The Daily Journal – Relatives of political prisoners gathered in downtown Caracas on Monday to demand that authorities publish an official list of those released from prison and free all detainees whom they consider political prisoners. The Committee for the Freedom of Political Prisoners (CLIPPVE) and the Alliance for the Freedom of Political Prisoners organized […]
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The Daily Journal – Removing the debris left by the two powerful earthquakes that struck Venezuela two months ago could take approximately one year, according to estimates from specialists and the government headed by Delcy Rodríguez. Meanwhile, authorities have yet to begin housing reconstruction formally, and thousands of people who lost their homes remain in […]
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The Daily Journal. — Heavy rains associated with the passage of Tropical Wave No. 40 left at least one person dead, five missing, and more than 150 homes affected over the weekend, along with flooding, overflowing rivers and streams, stranded vehicles and road damage, according to reports from authorities and emergency agencies. Authorities identified the […]
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The Daily Journal.— The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) authorized on August 21, 2026, the negotiation and execution of contingent contracts aimed at bringing new investment into Venezuela’s telecommunications sector. The measure explicitly allows Venezuelan state entities, particularly the National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) and Compañía Anónima Nacional Teléfonos de […]
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Austrian company SBO received an order to deploy its precision technology in Venezuela The Daily Journal.- Venezuela has returned to the business radar of oil equipment supplier SBO after the company received an order to deploy its precision technology in the South American country. According to Klaus Mader, CEO of the Austrian company, the Venezuelan […]
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The Daily Journal.- The United States delivered 20 remotely operated heavy machines to Venezuela to speed up the removal of debris left by the June 24 earthquakes, according to John Barrett, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Caracas. The United States coordinated the delivery with U.S.-based TFI Solutions. The machines will operate in hard-to-reach […]
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Julio A. López, Editor-in-Chief. – The dispute over control of Petrodelta, the joint venture that operates six oil fields in eastern Venezuela, escalated this week. DP Delta Finance B.V., the private partner whose 40% stake the Ministry of Petroleum revoked in May, publicly stepped up its claim and alleged that it had been stripped of […]
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The Daily Journal.— Oswaldo Pirela, a former Venezuelan baseball player and catching coordinator in the San Diego Padres minor league system, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Sunday, August 16, 2026, at El Paso International Airport in Texas. Pirela, 34, was traveling for work with the organization, specifically with the […]
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The Daily Journal.— An earthquake with a magnitude above 4 struck early Tuesday morning, with its epicenter in La Guaira state, acting President Delcy Rodríguez reported on social media. In a message posted at 3:43 a.m., Rodríguez said the earthquake occurred at approximately 3:20 a.m. and that authorities immediately activated contingency protocols. “I want to […]
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