Venezuela Hires Hogan Lovells to Advance One of the Largest Sovereign Debt Restructurings in Decades

The Daily Journal — The Venezuelan government has hired Hogan Lovells US LLP as its strategic legal advisor to help restore the country’s access to international capital markets. Authorities disclosed the appointment of the international law firm, which maintains major offices in Washington and London, through an official filing published by the Foreign Agents Registration […]

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Rubio’s Statements on Venezuelan Oil Exports Contrast with OPEC Data

The Daily Journal. — Recent statements from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio regarding Venezuelan oil exports to the American market have raised questions when compared with production figures published by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). During a public appearance in which he reviewed Washington’s policy toward Venezuela, Rubio stated that the […]

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Álvaro Pérez Miranda, The First Venezuelan to Have Two Michelin-Starred Restaurants in the U.S.

The  Daily  Journal.-  The  Michelin  Guide  Florida  2026  has  confirmed  for  the  third  consecutive  year  Ogawa,  in  Miami,  as  an  undisputed  reference  of  high-end  Japanese  cuisine  in  the  United  States,  retaining  its  star,  while  Emelina,  its  new  restaurant  in  Palm  Beach,  earns  its first Michelin star.  With  this  official  announcement,  Álvaro  Pérez  Miranda  became  the  […]

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Public Sector GDP in the First Quarter of 2026: Between Doubts and Negative Performance

The  BCV  figures  are  beginning  to  be  released,  but  their  prolonged  absence  has  generated  “suspicions” among some economists. By José Gregorio Yépez Data  from  the  Central  Bank  of  Venezuela  (BCV)  indicate  that  the  Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP)  of  Venezuela’s  public  sector  showed  a  negative  performance  in  the  first  quarter  of  2026, registering  -0.68% . This  […]

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JetBlue Announces Plans to Launch Its First Air Route to Caracas

The  Daily  Journal .-  U.S.  airline  JetBlue  formally  announced  its  intention  to  establish  a  direct  connection  between  the  United  States  and  Venezuela  through  a  new  route  linking  Fort  Lauderdale-Hollywood  International  Airport  and  Simón  Bolívar  International  Airport  in Maiquetía.  The  announcement  marks  a  milestone  for  the  company,  representing  its  first  operational  entry  into the Venezuelan market, […]

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Universities Generate Knowledge and Also Want  to Produce “Money” Through a Special Economic Zone

Professor  Dilio  Hernández,  director  of  the  UCV  Center  for  Research  and  Prospective  Analysis,  proposes  incorporating  both  public  and  private  universities.  The  project  is  advancing under the framework of the Organic Law on Special Economic Zones. By Vanessa Davies  The  “house  that  conquers  the  shadows”  seeks  to  overcome  not  only  the  specters  of  every  kind  looming  […]

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Gold Reserve Signed Agreement with Augusta Capital to Transfer 50% of Its Stake in Venezuelan Mining Project

The  Daily  Journal.-  In  mid-May,  Canadian  mining  company  Gold  Reserve  Ltd.  announced  the  signing  of  a  binding  preliminary  agreement  with  Augusta  Capital  Corporation  to  transfer  a  50%  stake  in  the  rights  and  interests  it  holds  in  the  Siembra  Minera  gold  and  strategic  minerals project, located in Bolívar state, southern Venezuela.  The  strategic  move  coincides  with  […]

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AP: Trump Orders Halt to Investigations Against Delcy Rodríguez

The  Daily  Journal.-  According  to  an  exclusive  report  by  The  Associated  Press  (AP) ,  the  administration  of  President  Donald  Trump  “quietly  instructed  federal  prosecutors  in  Miami  to  avoid  opening  or  advancing  criminal  investigations  against  Venezuela’s  acting  president, Delcy Rodríguez.” According  to  the  U.S.  news  agency,  the  current  Venezuelan  leader  “has  for  years  been  a person  of  […]

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National Assembly Formally Establishes Venezuela-United States Parliamentary Friendship Group

The  Daily  Journal.- The  opposition  lawmaker  stated  that  they  aspire  to  become  “a  viaduct  of  peace,  integration,  and  prosperity.”  National  Assembly  (AN)  deputy  Antonio  Ecarri  formally installed the  Venezuela–United States Parliamentary Friendship Group  .  The  Bicentennial  Hall  of  the  Federal  Legislative  Palace  served  as  the  venue  for  the  official  swearing-in  of  the  Parliamentary  Friendship  Group  […]

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