Key points of Venezuela’s new legal framework for construction and rental housing

The Daily Journal.- Following the June 24 seismic event, concerns over housing safety, the future of construction projects, and protections for tenants and property owners have moved to the center of the legislative debate. Amid speculation about potential land seizures in high-risk areas or expedited evictions, lawmaker Alejandra Rodríguez, second vice president of the Special […]

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

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, […]

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