Martín, 10 years old, digs with his 9 and 11 year old cousins in a mine open air in Callaotown of Venezuela deafened by the roar of mills that crush stones to search gold. He doesn’t know how to read, but he quickly detects golden traces in the ground. Mining for gold in the dusty […]
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Venezuela seeks to evade US sanctions by joining the BRICS
The government of Venezuela has made clear his interest in joining the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa), a desire that, for experts, arises from the need to strengthen their international recognition and their ability to evade sanctions. USA and other countries to the Caribbean nation. Venezuela is one of the 23 countries […]
Anti-Chavismo presents primary ballot, just over a month before its elections
The Venezuelan opposition presented this Sunday the ballot that will be used in the primary elections on October 22, in which anti-Chavismo will define – among 13 candidates – its standard bearer for the 2024 presidential elections, whose elections do not yet have an established date. The names of the candidates are distributed in two […]
Venezuela: producers warn of the entry of food without health permits
The Confederation of Associations of Agricultural Producers of Venezuela (Fedeagro) warned this Saturday that perishable foods have entered the country without the regulatory health permits, which is why they ask the authorities to address this complaint. ”Finished and perishable foods are entering the country without the proper health permit,” Fedeagro president Celso Fantinel told private […]
China and Venezuela sign agreements on economy, trade and tourism
China and Venezuela They signed several bilateral cooperation documents focusing on areas such as the economy, trade and tourism, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported on Wednesday. The president of China, Xi Jinping, signed the agreements with the president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduroafter a meeting in Beijing. Xi noted that the two countries are […]
Venezuela works on the creation of a special zone for food production
authorities of Venezuela They are working on the creation of a large special area dedicated to the production of different types of food in the east of the country, recently announced by the Executive, which invited countries to invest in this space, the Minister of Agriculture, Wilmar Castro, reported this Sunday. Soteldo. The official assured […]
“The boom is over” in the face of high inflation: Venezuelans regret fleeting dollarization
When the economy of Venezuela Showing tentative signs of recovery in 2020, Enrique Perrella thought it was time to open a cafeteria in eastern Caracas serving coffee, desserts, and breakfast. In January of this year, and although he had a clientele, he closed his premises due to high rents, higher taxes and financing limitations. “the […]
Intermittent gas supply in Venezuela, an unresolved failure
In various areas of Venezuela -the country with the eighth gas reserves in the world-, the gas supply for domestic use is intermittent, despite the fact that the three months that the president Nicolas Maduro He gave his officials to solve the “serious” problems that have been dragging on for years in this service. Last […]
Eni and Repsol plan to improve oil agreement for debt with Venezuela
European companies Eni and Repsol plan to extend an agreement Petroleum for debt with Venezuela under the approval of the United States, with the objective of supplying refined products to the state company PDVSA and boost oil shipments to Europe, according to three people familiar with the matter. When US sanctions cut off the flow […]
Venezuelans need 118 minimum wages to cover food expenses, according to NGO
A Venezuelan family of five needs 118.14 minimum wages to access the family food basket, whose value in July was US$ 502.27, according to estimates released this Monday by the Center for Documentation and Social Analysis of the Venezuelan Federation of Teachers (Cendas-FVM). The independent entity explained that, while the minimum wage is established by […]