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“With these starvation pensions, we don’t even know how we’re supposed to eat”: IVSS retirees call for action as the Bolívar continues to fall

July 31, 2026July 31, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

“With these starvation pensions, we don’t even know how we’re supposed to eat,” stressed the vice president of the National Union of Retired Workers of the Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS). By Vanessa Davies Carlos Julio Rivera, vice president of the National Union of Retired Workers of the Venezuelan Social Security Institute (IVSS), says he […]

The San Juan earthquakes damaged homes and deepened social divides in Carayaca

July 28, 2026July 28, 2026Tatiana Da GamaLeave a Comment

Homes built with zinc sheets and dirt floors, children living in houses marked with red tags, and communities affected by the earthquakes were among the realities encountered by volunteer inspectors coordinated by Sergio Silva, a professor at the Central University of Venezuela’s School of Civil Engineering, during an outreach mission carried out from July 24 […]