Concrete cities: The urgent need to protect urban trees in Venezuela

Leonardo Salazar “We all want to enjoy nature, but not all of us are willing to take care of it.” This maxim takes on alarming relevance when walking through the streets of Venezuela’s major cities. What should be a vital ecological asset for public health has become the target of a silent yet devastating practice: […]

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Glencore, Peabody and Heeney consider coal production in Venezuela

Coal production plunged to 350,000 short tons in 2024 from 8.7 million in 2000 The Daily Journal.- Glencore Plc, Peabody Energy Corp. and Heeney Capital are considering agreements to produce coal in Venezuela’s Zulia state. The talks have focused on operational control and offtake rights rather than direct ownership of the mines. According to a […]

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Oil workers demand collective bargaining talks and announce mobilization to Caracas

The Daily Journal.- Robert González, a leader of the United Federation of Venezuelan Oil Workers (Futpv), called on Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) on Wednesday to immediately begin negotiations on the sector’s collective bargaining agreement, citing a delay of more than eight years in negotiations over labor benefits. González made the demand during a sector-wide plenary […]

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Venezuela activates power turbine in Zulia amid blackout crisis

EFE.- Venezuela started up a power turbine in Zulia state, the region hardest hit by blackouts, which will begin supplying electricity within the next 72 hours, government authorities said Thursday. “TZ07 has just begun its slow rotation, which will allow it to synchronize with the SEN (National Electric System) within the next 72 hours,” Public […]

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Zulia Oil Unions demand collective bargaining negotiations

The Daily Journal.- Representatives of oil industry unions in Zulia state have called on workers to attend a meeting on October 1 to discuss collective bargaining negotiations and other labor issues affecting industry employees. The meeting will take place at 9:00 a.m. at the Casa de la Cultura and will bring together workers from Baralt […]

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Oil activity in Zulia begins to pick up, with production reaching 360,000 barrels per day

The Venezuelan Petroleum Chamber confirmed increased activity among companies and equipment in the sector The Daily Journal.- The Venezuelan Petroleum Chamber (CPV) confirmed Thursday that oil activity in Zulia state has begun to pick up, with companies increasing operations and production reaching between 350,000 and 360,000 barrels per day. Roy Biagioni, president of the CPV’s […]

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Manufacturing sector loses 44% of working hours due to power outages

The Daily Journal.- Power outages became the second-largest constraint on domestic production during the second quarter of 2026, according to an assessment of the manufacturing sector’s performance presented by the Venezuelan Confederation of Industrialists (Conindustria). Between April and June, companies reported an average of 214 hours without electricity out of a total of 488 working […]

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“Today is the time to make the real defense of our human rights possible for all Venezuelans,” says Martha Lia Grajales

The Daily Journal.- Human rights activist Martha Lia Grajales, coordinator of the Committee of Mothers in Defense of the Truth, maintains that “today is the time to make the real defense of our human rights possible.” She made the statement during the presentation of the book No siempre pierden las de abajo: Crónicas de la […]

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Venezuela’s Supreme Court orders Halliburton to resume operations and return seized assets

The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s Supreme Tribunal of Justice (TSJ) has ordered Halliburton Servicios de Venezuela, S.A. to resume its productive operations through a precautionary measure issued in Ruling No. 327, corresponding to Case No. 2026-006. The decision follows a request filed by the company’s legal representatives on March 24, 2026. The ruling instructs the […]

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Colombia’s Constitutional Court halts Special Economic Zone with Venezuela

The Daily Journal – Colombia’s Constitutional Court recently halted the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding signed one year ago by the governments of Gustavo Petro and Nicolás Maduro to create a Binational Special Economic Zone. The court ruled that the agreement must follow the constitutional procedure required for international treaties and cannot take effect […]

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