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Stalin González: The earthquake “caught us” with Ill-equipped firefighters and rescue teams; the government arrived on the third day

July 23, 2026July 23, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Few governments can realistically prepare for a seismic event as devastating as the twin earthquakes that struck on June 24. Still, the country’s rescue teams and firefighters lacked the equipment they needed to respond during the critical first hours after the disaster. That is the assessment of Stalin González, a member of the National Assembly, […]

“Welcome to tent city”: Life inside the emergency shelters

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

AFP. — “Welcome to Tent City,” reads a sign next to a Venezuelan flag at the entrance to a camp for earthquake survivors in the devastated state of La Guaira. Having accepted that the wait will be long, families are beginning to organize their lives inside tents at this improvised shelter in La Guaira, ground […]

Port of La Guaira prepares to resume operations after repairs to key infrastructure

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal. — Maritime commercial activity in La Guaira is approaching a full restart after the structural damage that the June earthquakes caused. Eduardo Quintana, coordinator of Fedecámaras La Guaira, said reconstruction work at the Central Coast’s main port has made significant progress in critical loading and unloading areas. During an interview on the […]

Hotel industry collapse drags down tourism service providers in La Guaira

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal. — The destruction and shutdown of hotel infrastructure along Venezuela’s Central Coast following the twin earthquakes measuring 7.2 and 7.5 have begun to trigger a chain reaction across the region’s economy. Twenty days after the disaster, the loss of lodging capacity now threatens the survival of thousands of self-employed workers and small […]

Juan Márquez, rescuer: “Recovering the victims’ bodies hurts deeply, because it feels like they’re family”

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

This volunteer travels from Barquisimeto to offer the greatest gift he can to the victims of the earthquakes: helping recover their bodies, regardless of the conditions. By Vanessa Davies Sometimes determination outweighs experience. On Tuesday, July 14, Juan Márquez pulled on the legs of a white protective coverall designed to shield him from the fluids […]

Private banks waive point-of-sale transaction fees for 90 days in La Guaira

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal. — Three weeks after the earthquakes that struck north-central Venezuela, the Venezuelan Banking Association (Asobanca) announced financial relief measures for businesses in La Guaira state. The banking association reported that about 40% of the 12,300 point-of-sale terminals operated by private banks in the state are currently processing commercial transactions. According to Asobanca, […]

Cirion Technologies dispatches vessel to repair submarine cable damaged by earthquakes

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

The Daily Journal. — Digital infrastructure company Cirion Technologies announced that the specialized vessel assigned to repair the submarine cable connecting Venezuela to international networks is already heading toward Venezuelan waters. The operation aims to fully restore connectivity disrupted by the earthquakes that struck on June 24. The company said in a statement that the […]

More than 226 tons of humanitarian aid arrive in a single day

July 16, 2026July 16, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Xinhua. — Venezuela received more than 226 tons of humanitarian aid on Tuesday from the Caribbean, Eurasia, and the Middle East, highlighting the geopolitical diversity of the international response to the earthquakes that devastated the country’s central coast on June 24. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez personally received three of the four shipments and led a […]

“The people of La Guaira don’t want to be spectators to the government’s decisions”

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

Voces 101.5 FM has continued broadcasting from the disaster zones, explains its president, José Félix Varela By Vanessa Davies Giving a voice to those who lost loved ones and their homes in the June 24 earthquakes in La Guaira has become the new mission of Voces 101.5 FM. Its president, José Félix Varela, decided to […]

“I have a feeling she is here”

July 11, 2026July 11, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Two women search for seven relatives in the Bahía Mar building in Los Corales. By Vanessa Davies Every day begins early in the morning and ends at night under the blazing sun of La Guaira. Since June 24, when they lost contact with the seven relatives who were inside the Bahía Mar building, the two […]