By María Alejandra Díaz Venezuela is facing more than the physical consequences of the recent earthquakes. The deeper tragedy lies within its institutions: a country where the erosion of the State began long before the natural disaster, and where the emergency now threatens to become a pretext for deepening the constitutional void. While images of […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said on Monday that the economic impact of the June 24 earthquakes remained “localized” and stated that the country’s main sources of revenue continue to grow, including oil production, which she said has reached 1.2 million barrels per day. Speaking at a National Economic Council meeting […]
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The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s 2015-elected National Assembly announced on Tuesday the launch of a joint working agenda that will begin on August 1. Lawmakers presented the initiative as a roadmap “to promote stability, democracy, and national recovery.” In a statement published on X, the opposition bloc said the initiative aims to mark “the beginning […]
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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 […]
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The Daily Journal — National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez said on Saturday that appointing new authorities to the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) and the National Electoral Council (CNE) does not rank among the government’s immediate priorities. During a press conference with international media, reporters asked the lawmaker about the expiration of Acting President Delcy […]
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The Daily Journal — The Venezuelan government reported on Saturday that the death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck in June has risen to 4,333, while the number of injured stands at 16,740. According to the official report, the earthquakes damaged more than 850 buildings and destroyed 190 structures, leaving 17,907 people without homes. […]
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The Daily Journal — The Venezuelan government will launch a Single Housing Registry this Saturday for families displaced by the June 24 earthquakes who remain in temporary shelters, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced. According to information released by the Presidential Press Office, authorities will carry out the operation gradually across the camps established to assist […]
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The Daily Journal — The death toll from the June 24 earthquakes in Venezuela has risen to 4,118, according to the latest report presented by National Assembly President Jorge Rodríguez. The official report also lists 16,740 people injured and at least 17,907 residents whose homes suffered damage or collapsed, primarily in the coastal state of […]
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The Daily Journal — Rebuilding the areas devastated by the June 24 earthquakes exceeds the Venezuelan government’s fiscal capacity and will require the country to secure extraordinary sources of financing to cover an investment that could reach $15 billion, economist José Guerra said. The former congressman argued that the deterioration of public finances prevents the […]
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EFE — Tom Fletcher, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief, told EFE on Wednesday that governments should ease sanctions on Venezuela to ensure they do not hinder humanitarian assistance or the country’s recovery efforts following the twin earthquakes. “It is always important for us to have humanitarian exemptions so that nothing required for humanitarian support falls […]
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