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Juan Barreto asks who will be “the new RECADI Chinito” amid secrecy surrounding business deals in Venezuela

October 13, 2026October 13, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The political leader questioned the lack of transparency surrounding transactions under the Anti-Blockade Law and warned of the risk of repeating corruption schemes involving public resources. The Daily Journal.- Political leader Juan Barreto raised the question of who might become “the new RECADI Chinito,” referring to the growing number of business deals and transactions that, […]

The inequality of phantom growth: why Venezuela and Ireland suffer from the same macroeconomic mirage

September 14, 2026September 14, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Andrés Ramón Giuseppe Ávalo In conventional economic analysis, Venezuela and Ireland rarely appear in the same conversation. One is a European technology and pharmaceutical hub; the other is a Caribbean oil-producing nation recovering after years of acute economic collapse and severe international sanctions. Yet beneath their profound geographical and institutional differences lies a shared structural […]

More than 100 media outlets and organizations demand full restoration of freedom of expression in Venezuela

September 3, 2026September 3, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal.— Dozens of media outlets, human rights organizations, professional associations, journalists and citizens signed a manifesto demanding the immediate and full restoration of freedom of expression in Venezuela, an end to the persecution of media workers and the dismantling of the legal and institutional structures that, according to the signatories, have facilitated censorship. […]

Editorial | What do those who sign actually affirm?

September 1, 2026September 1, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Dr. Juan Barreto, Director of The Daily Journal for Venezuela and Latin America.— The week begins with plenty of movement on the oil front. On the one hand, this Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on his social media platform that he had signed an oil agreement with Venezuela’s acting president, Delcy Rodríguez, calling it […]