Vanessa Davies The June 24 earthquakes were followed by the closure of La Guaira’s beaches. The state’s governor, José Alejandro Terán, explained that conditions did not allow recreational activities to resume while rescue workers continued searching for victims and heavy machinery worked around damaged buildings. But there is another side to the story: beach workers […]
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The Daily Journal.— Authorities relocated more than 86,000 students to different schools in Caracas and other Venezuelan states due to damage caused by the earthquakes that struck on June 24, acting President Delcy Rodríguez said Monday during the start of the new academic year. “We relocated them so that everyone can attend classes,” Rodríguez said […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela begins the 2026-2027 school year this Monday, Sept. 14, with more than six million students expected to return to classrooms. The government says 27,000 educational institutions are ready to welcome them, while the Venezuelan Federation of Teachers (FVM) warns about infrastructure deficiencies, low salaries and the loss of labor benefits. Students […]
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The Daily Journal.- The Venezuelan government has delivered 528 homes to people affected by the earthquakes that struck on June 24, representing 13.2% of the 4,000 housing units that Delcy Rodríguez’s administration pledged to deliver before the end of 2026. State-run television channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV) reported the figure on Wednesday during a broadcast […]
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The Daily Journal — Government authorities announced the completion of rehabilitation work at 239 educational institutions in La Guaira state as part of preparations for the start of the new academic year following the earthquakes that struck last June. La Guaira Governor José Alejandro Terán provided the figures during remarks broadcast by state-run television channel […]
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The Daily Journal.— Venezuela’s Ministry of Public Works officially released a list of 39 buildings slated for demolition in La Guaira state after authorities identified severe structural damage caused by the earthquakes that struck on June 24. The government issued the order as part of a technical risk-mitigation plan that authorities launched in urban areas […]
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The Daily Journal.- The two powerful earthquakes that struck several regions of Venezuela on June 24 caused structural damage to homes, buildings and public spaces. Caracas, one of the hardest-hit cities after La Guaira, woke up to cracked walls and ceilings and buckled floors. More than two months after the earthquakes, thousands of families still […]
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The Daily Journal.- The Venezuelan government has allocated 335 new homes to families affected by the June 24 earthquakes, representing 8.4% of the 4,000 homes that Delcy Rodríguez’s administration has pledged to deliver before the end of 2026. “We have delivered 335 new homes, benefiting 1,172 people, and restored 1,001 homes, benefiting 3,503 people,” Rodríguez […]
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The Daily Journal.- Banco de Venezuela (BDV), the country’s leading financial institution, has launched a digital application process for housing loans aimed at families affected by the June 24 earthquakes as part of the government’s Venezuela Renace Fund program. The program offers financing and government subsidies for home purchases, with terms that vary by property […]
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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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