The Daily Journal. — The death toll from the June 24 earthquakes has risen to 6,438, according to figures released Monday by Delcy Rodríguez’s administration. The official report also indicates that healthcare facilities nationwide have treated 86,358 people. Infrastructure damage assessments and housing allocation Technical teams have inspected 59,109 properties to determine the extent of […]
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The Daily Journal – Environmental organization SOS Orinoco warned on Thursday about a new illegal mining operation inside Canaima National Park, which UNESCO recognizes as a World Heritage Site. According to the report, the mining site covers 5.8 hectares at the confluence of the Carrao and Caroní rivers, across from Playa Linda in Bolívar state. […]
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The Daily Journal.- Florida oil tycoon Harry Sargeant III agreed to sell his stake in a Venezuelan oil producer after the Trump administration exerted strong pressure on him to abandon his business interests in the country. According to Bloomberg, the parties signed the deal just hours before the U.S. Treasury Department announced measures against Sargeant’s […]
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The Daily Journal.- CNP Caracas documented 134 attacks against the press between January and July 2026. A report from the monitoring unit of the organization’s Caracas chapter shows a sustained increase in censorship, arbitrary detentions and persecution targeting media workers in Venezuela. The National Association of Journalists (CNP), Capital District-Caracas chapter, warned about the systematic […]
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The Daily Journal – The Venezuelan government held a strategic working session in Caracas with representatives of the African Energy Chamber (AEC) to explore joint investment opportunities and strengthen the country’s oil and natural gas industry. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez led the meeting alongside Minister of Hydrocarbons Paula Henao and PDVSA President Héctor Obregón. NJ […]
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The Daily Journal – Technicians from the U.S. Department of Energy and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) assessed the Guri Dam, Venezuela’s main source of electricity generation, which supplies more than 60% of the country’s power. The assessment falls under the U.S. Department of State’s Power Sector Program. It represents part of the three-phase […]
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“We need many hands,” relatives and volunteers insist as they refuse to give up. By Vanessa Davies At the Opppe housing complex in Los Cocos Beach, day and night have become the same battlefront. The earthquakes of June 24 turned time itself into a test of human determination. Beneath the rubble, life still struggles to […]
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The Daily Journal.— At least 1,579 people remain missing following the June 24 earthquakes, a disaster that has claimed 6,125 lives, according to La Guaira Governor José Alejandro Terán, who spoke Tuesday with Colombia’s Caracol Radio. The governor said the figures come from a census currently underway in the disaster zone. “Based on the information […]
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The Daily Journal.— The United States resumed deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants on Monday after suspending the program following the June 24 earthquakes. According to official information released by the government repatriation program, Flight No. 165 transported 147 Venezuelans, including 132 men and 15 women. Authorities from the national and regional governments received the deportees […]
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The Daily Journal – The National Board of the College of Engineers of Venezuela and leaders of the Venezuelan Chamber of Construction held an institutional meeting this weekend and signed a joint document addressed to the relevant authorities. The document calls for implementing a proper methodology to manage the debris left by buildings that collapsed […]
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