College of Engineers of Venezuela Archives

Engineering Association offers free building safety inspections to assess habitability

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

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 […]

Twin earthquakes halt recovery of Venezuelan bonds and send country risk soaring

July 9, 2026July 9, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

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 […]