College of Engineers and Construction Chamber call for proper rubble management methodology

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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The opportunity hidden in the rubble

By Wilmer Rosas Specialized estimates indicate that Venezuela’s twin earthquakes of June 24, 2026, produced more than one million tons of rubble and debris. That presents an enormous challenge—and, at the same time, an opportunity—for the State to demonstrate sound management and operational efficiency. Countless protocols, international case studies, and public policies already address the […]

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Engineering Association offers free building safety inspections to assess habitability

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

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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