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Archive: September 2026

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    • SportsEl Informador

      Barquisimeto SC beats Atlético Barinas 2-1 and returns to the FUTVE 2 final phase

      According to El Informador, Gabriel Cichero's side came from behind on the road at the Tito Sosa stadium on goals by José Rondón and Anthwan Díaz, qualifying for the second straight time for the final phase, which awards a first-division spot.

      Read on El Informador
    • SportsLa Prensa de Lara

      The Vuelta a Venezuela will ride through Lara from October 4 to 11

      According to La Prensa de Lara, the 63rd Vuelta Ciclista a Venezuela will cross Trujillo, Lara, Portuguesa, Yaracuy, Carabobo and Aragua with 14 foreign professional teams, five of them among the UCI America Tour's top ten.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • LocalEl Informador

      Hours without power in Lara jump 49.6% on September 29; Palavecino, 41 hours

      According to El Informador, Activos por la Luz recorded 173 hours and 39 minutes without power that day in 31 communities in Iribarren, Palavecino and Simón Planas, plus 11 voltage fluctuations; in Palavecino, 7 cuts in 6 sectors totaled 41 hours and 32 minutes.

      Read on El Informador
    • LocalEl Informador

      Lara teachers ask for a contingency schedule because of power cuts

      According to El Informador, Lara's Coalición Sindical de Educadores protested outside the Zona Educativa to demand such a schedule amid cuts of 6 to 7 hours a day, along with a pay raise, payment of the cestaticket allowance and attention for retirees.

      Read on El Informador
    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      Urdaneta protests over 6- to 8-hour blackouts and five months without water

      According to La Prensa de Lara, residents of Aguada Grande and Santa Inés rallied on September 28 and 29: they report daily cuts of 6 to 8 hours, five months without water in Santa Inés and a clinic out of service for four years.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • LocalEl Impulso

      OBSEL: more than 80% of Lara residents live in multidimensional poverty

      According to El Impulso, the September report by Lara's Observatory of Goods and Services counted about 610 power cuts and 2,750 hours without service in 35 sectors, more than 40 protests and a minimum wage of 130 bolívares against a $741 food basket.

      Read on El Impulso
    • LocalEl Impulso

      Colinas de Santa Rosa has had a sewage overflow for more than five years

      According to El Impulso, the sewage overflow at carrera 7 and calle 1 in Barquisimeto affects at least 200 families, has broken up the pavement and become a dump; residents are asking the authorities and the water utility to respond.

      Read on El Impulso
    • NationalCrónica.Uno

      Experts: oil tax cuts still leave gaps that hold back investment

      According to Crónica.Uno, the Hydrocarbons Law reformed in January set a single royalty of up to 30% and an integrated tax of up to 15%; experts Juan Korody and Rafael Pacheco criticize taxing gross income and a 16% VAT that cannot be recovered.

      Read on Crónica.Uno
    • NationalLa Prensa de Lara

      Preliminary commission will present its TSJ renewal list on October 15

      According to La Prensa de Lara, the preliminary Judicial Nominations commission, chaired by Giuseppe Alessandrello, was installed on September 30 and unanimously approved its timetable: the public call will run from October 2 to 9.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • NationalTalCual

      Foro Penal: 927 people charged under the anti-hate law since 2017

      According to TalCual, the NGO counts 927 people charged with incitement to hatred since 2017: 6 are still in detention and 638 are under precautionary measures. The journalists' guild CNP and the SNTP want the law, which carries 10 to 20 years, repealed.

      Read on TalCual
    • NationalTalCual

      Government promises 1,300 more megawatts before December

      According to TalCual, Electric Energy Minister Rolando Alcalá and the president of Corpoelec announced more than 500 megawatts from seven units in Zulia and 600 from Planta Centro by late November; the year's peak was 16,424 megawatts on September 22.

      Read on TalCual
    • NationalEl Impulso

      Proposal would restore overseas voting in 120 days

      According to El Impulso, Armando Armas, head of the foreign policy committee of the 2015 National Assembly, proposed a deal among the CNE, Saime and the Foreign Ministry: 30 days for a technical and legal review and a pilot at 60 to 90 days, with «digital consulates».

      Read on El Impulso
    • NationalEl Impulso

      HRW returns to Venezuela after 18 years and counts at least 344 political prisoners

      According to El Impulso, Human Rights Watch Americas director Juanita Goebertus said from Caracas that at least 344 political prisoners remain jailed, and called for repealing the anti-terrorism and anti-hate laws and overhauling the TSJ and the CNE.

      Read on El Impulso
    • NationalEl Impulso

      Two journalists charged with inciting hatred acquitted after 19 months in jail

      According to El Impulso, a trial court with jurisdiction over terrorism cases acquitted two journalists on September 30 who were arrested in June 2024 and released from jail in January; the CNP says 4 other journalists remain under precautionary measures.

      Read on El Impulso
    • HealthTalCual

      Health unions call an October 13 march on Miraflores to demand a pay raise

      According to TalCual, Mauro Zambrano of the Red Sindical Venezolana said more than 26 health-sector unions will march to Miraflores on October 13 and protest at some 300 health facilities; the minimum wage has stood at 130 bolívares since 2022.

      Read on TalCual
    • SportsEl Informador

      Samuel Zavala and three new relievers stand out in Cardenales' preseason

      According to El Informador, pitchers Kendeglys Virgüez, Carlos Jiménez and Cruz Noriega joined on the second day at the Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez stadium; outfielder Zavala arrives after 14 home runs and 44 RBIs in 118 games in Double-A.

      Read on El Informador
    • LocalEl Informador

      INTT handles vehicle paperwork in Barquisimeto on September 30

      According to El Informador, the mobile service is set up at the Juárez parish Municipal Council, is part of a drive in Lara, Falcón, Portuguesa and Guárico, and lets drivers update their documents without going to the main offices.

      Read on El Informador
    • LocalEl Informador

      Unions reject the retirement of 314 state teachers in Lara

      According to El Informador, the state government retired 314 teachers in the middle of vacation and many learned of it via WhatsApp; the Sumalara union alleges the move violates labor law, and one affected teacher estimates losses of up to $200 a month.

      Read on El Informador
    • LocalEl Informador

      Barquisimeto city bus fare rises to 220 bolívares on October 1

      According to El Informador, Lara's public transport workers' union said the fare will be 220 bolívares Monday through Friday and 240 on weekends and holidays; its president, Ilic Gómez, considers the increase insufficient.

      Read on El Informador
    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      Bararida Park opens an Orinoco crocodile breeding center

      According to La Prensa de Lara, the national breeding center started with 50 crocodiles and room for 150, on the park's 59th anniversary; two hyenas also arrived from the Caricuao zoo.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      About 200 hectares reportedly cleared in the Santa Lucía páramo

      According to La Prensa de Lara, residents and environmentalists allege that farmers are cutting and burning forest in the páramo, in Iribarren's Aguedo Felipe Alvarado and Tamaca parishes, to plant pineapple; they say the Ecosocialism Ministry has not inspected.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      Residents of about a hundred El Jebe sectors protest over water and power

      According to La Prensa de Lara, they have gone more than two months without water and last week endured seven straight days of long outages; they want a motor and valve worth about $2,500 replaced at the pumping station and pay $8 to $20 per tanker truck.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • LocalEl Impulso

      Lara logged 26 power cuts on September 28; Palavecino, 8

      According to El Impulso, Activos por la Luz recorded 116 hours and 5 minutes without power statewide that day; in Palavecino the 8 cuts added up to 33 hours and 30 minutes. If your area loses power, report it at cabudare.com/servicios.

      Read on El Impulso
    • LocalEl Impulso

      At least 50 Plaza Miranda Norte families without power after a transformer blast

      According to El Impulso, a transformer explosion on calle 59, between carreras 15 and 16 in Barquisimeto, left at least 50 families without power for 24 hours; Corpoelec deemed it irreparable but has not replaced it, and more than 400 students were sent home early.

      Read on El Impulso
    • LocalEl Impulso

      Residents of El Cují and downtown Barquisimeto report outages of up to 7 hours

      According to El Impulso, residents of El Cují, Plaza Miranda Norte, Barrio Nuevo and downtown say the cuts come in the morning, at night and before dawn, damage appliances and disrupt rest and work; they are asking the authorities for solutions.

      Read on El Impulso
    • NationalEl Informador

      Rick Scott: Machado is ready to talk with Delcy Rodríguez and return

      According to El Informador, the U.S. senator said after a call with María Corina Machado that she is willing to sit down with those who hold power, including Delcy Rodríguez, and prepared to return to Venezuela peacefully.

      Read on El Informador
    • NationalLa Prensa de Lara

      Delcy Rodríguez asks the National Assembly to reform the anti-hate law

      According to La Prensa de Lara, Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's vice president acting as «interim president», sought a partial reform to decriminalize conduct under the 2017 law, which carries up to 20 years in prison; press groups and NGOs want it repealed.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • NationalLa Prensa de Lara

      National Assembly names 11 lawmakers to start renewing the TSJ

      According to La Prensa de Lara, the Judicial Nominations Committee's preliminary commission is chaired by Giuseppe Alessandrello, with Pablo Pérez as vice chair; eight members come from the PSUV and three from the opposition; it must present a timetable, with no deadlines set.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • NationalEl Impulso

      Economist: raising interest rates falls short with 534% inflation

      According to El Impulso, Hermes Pérez, former head of the BCV exchange desk, said the new minimum rates, 42% for savings and 46% for term deposits (previously 32% and 36%), will not encourage saving in bolívares until inflation drops to double digits.

      Read on El Impulso
    • NationalEl Nacional

      Foro Penal counts 324 political prisoners after the latest releases

      According to El Nacional, that is 20 fewer than the previous count (344): 184 civilians and 140 military personnel; 310 men and 14 women. The NGO has tallied 19,251 political arrests since 2014.

      Read on El Nacional
    • HealthGobernación de Lara

      Hospital Luis Gómez López gave 497 chemotherapy treatments in August, Gobernación says

      According to the Gobernación de Lara, the Hospital Universitario Dr. Luis Gómez López treated 253 people with 497 chemotherapy treatments in August and held 24 medical oncology and 89 surgical oncology consultations, plus 14 cancer operations.

      Read on Gobernación de Lara
    • HealthMinisterio de Salud (MPPS)

      Lara's hospital network performed 10,452 surgeries in the first half, Health Ministry says

      According to the Health Ministry, the nine public hospitals in Lara's network performed 10,452 surgeries from January to June: 5,075 emergency and 5,377 elective procedures, above the same period last year.

      Read on Ministerio de Salud (MPPS)
    • HealthEl Impulso

      Gamblers Anonymous marks 20 years in Barquisimeto and warns about online betting

      According to El Impulso, the La Serenidad group of Jugadores Anónimos marks 20 years of free meetings in eastern Barquisimeto and warns that online betting platforms are accelerating addiction risk among teenagers and young people.

      Read on El Impulso
    • SportsEl Emergente

      Nelson Prada joins Cardenales on October 1 and Izturis on the 6th or 7th

      According to El Emergente, general manager Carlos Miguel Oropeza said the bench coach joins on October 1 and manager César Izturis between the 6th and 7th; pitchers Freddy Pacheco and Jesús Valles are training as invitees.

      Read on El Emergente
    • SportsEl Informador

      Cardenales opens preseason with 31 players

      Workouts for the 2026-2027 season began September 28 at the Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez stadium under hitting coach Selwyn Langaigne; manager César Izturis will join in the coming days, according to El Informador.

      Read on El Informador
    • LocalEl Informador

      Lara logs 209 power cuts in one week, the year's record

      According to El Informador, Activos por la Luz counted 209 outages and 918 hours and 52 minutes without power from September 21 to 27 in 48 sectors, 41.34% more hours than the previous week; Iribarren was the hardest-hit municipality, with 142 interruptions.

      Read on El Informador
    • LocalEl Informador

      Lara transport workers wait up to 36 hours in line for fuel

      According to El Informador, the Sindicato Automotor de Lara said 6- to 7-hour power cuts shut down service stations without generators; some drivers slept 24 to 36 hours in line and gas-powered vehicles can only work every two or three days.

      Read on El Informador
    • LocalEl Pitazo

      Rationing halts 70% of Lara's industry

      According to El Pitazo, only 30% of Lara's industries have their own generators and the rest shut down during cuts of 6 to 7 hours a day; Fedecámaras Lara president Joel Segura warned that two back-to-back cuts add up to «an entire day without work».

      Read on El Pitazo
    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      UCLA workers protest over wages and benefits

      UCLA faculty, workers and retirees rallied in Barquisimeto for a raise, a review of their collective agreement and payment of benefits; the Apucla president said they have gone four years without a pay adjustment, according to La Prensa de Lara.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • LocalEl Impulso

      Lara weighs short and long fares for city transit

      According to El Impulso, state government secretary general Nelson Torcate said two distance-based fares are under review; the fare is adjusted monthly to the equivalent of $0.25 at the BCV rate and now costs 202 bolívares in Barquisimeto and Cabudare.

      Read on El Impulso
    • LocalEl Nacional

      Carora residents and Corpoelec agree to spread power cuts more fairly

      After a September 25 protest that shut the Centroccidental highway for more than nine hours, Corpoelec agreed to reorganize rationing with fair daytime schedules and keep power on in ten sectors; a follow-up is set for October 2, according to El Nacional.

      Read on El Nacional
    • NationalCrónica.Uno

      Vente Venezuela will run in every election and wants a presidential election date

      According to Crónica.Uno, the party's communications coordinator, Claudia Macero, said so on returning to Caracas on September 27 after nearly two years in exile; she said María Corina Machado has tried to return seven times.

      Read on Crónica.Uno
    • NationalLa Prensa de Lara

      La Causa R calls for an election timetable now and a sovereign oil fund

      At its twenty-fifth National Meeting, with more than a hundred delegates, it demanded immediate presidential elections and the release of political prisoners, and proposed a fund from part of energy royalties for health, education and pensions, according to La Prensa de Lara.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • NationalEl Impulso

      OVP counts more than 60 inmate deaths in custody since April

      According to El Impulso, the Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones attributes the deaths to tuberculosis, lack of medical care and overcrowding that exceeds 150% in some facilities, and says there has been no institutional response.

      Read on El Impulso
    • NationalEl Impulso

      FIDH and Provea urge the UN to renew its Venezuela mission

      Before the Human Rights Council, the NGOs said impunity remains the norm, that there are more than 300 political prisoners and that government bonuses do not exceed $200 against a $727 food basket, according to El Impulso.

      Read on El Impulso
    • NationalEl Nacional

      Political guarantees table would be set up in October

      According to El Nacional, chavismo and the 2015 National Assembly delegation plan to set up in October, in the third round of dialogue, the table on exiles such as María Corina Machado, political bans and parties taken over by TSJ rulings; no election date yet.

      Read on El Nacional
    • NationalEl Nacional

      U.S. broadens licenses to do business with Venezuelan oil

      According to El Nacional, OFAC updated three general licenses on September 28: investment contracts in oil, gas, petrochemicals and electricity can now be negotiated, but creating new joint ventures and supplying diluents remain banned.

      Read on El Nacional
    • SportsEl Informador

      Cardenales opens preseason behind closed doors

      Workouts for the 2026-2027 season begin Monday, September 28, at the Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez stadium, with no media access on the first day; the eight imports will join gradually, according to El Informador.

      Read on El Informador
    • SportsLa Prensa de Lara

      Miguel Martínez wins the 21st Barquisimeto Golf Open

      Martínez won with 220 strokes over three rounds (71, 77 and 72), and Barquisimeto Golf Club players took 12 categories, La Prensa de Lara reported.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • SportsLa Prensa de Lara

      Gabriel Moreno, first Lara native to win a big-league batting title

      The Barquisimeto-born Diamondbacks catcher finished 2026 hitting .311, edging Luis Arráez (.310) by one point in the National League; he is the seventh Venezuelan with a batting title, according to La Prensa de Lara.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      El Mayal residents fear a leak in a gas pipeline

      According to La Prensa de Lara, the current of the Tabure creek bent an 8-inch gas pipe in El Mayal, Palavecino municipality; about 1,000 residents want an urgent inspection and blame the design of a culvert built in 2025.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • NationalCrónica.Uno

      Carabobo's CDI clinics run with two or three workers

      According to Crónica.Uno, a representative of the Sunamec doctors' union said Carabobo's Centros de Diagnóstico Integral lost about 85% of their staff in ten years, going from 20 to 30 employees per center to just 2 or 3, due to emigration.

      Read on Crónica.Uno
    • NationalEl Informador

      Power demand hits a record 16,424 megawatts

      According to Juan José Ramírez, sectoral vice president for Public Works and Services, demand reached 16,424 megawatts in the past week, matching 2017 highs, due to El Niño heat; he urged people to cut back on use, El Informador reported.

      Read on El Informador
    • NationalEl Informador

      Primero Justicia activist jailed since 2023 is released

      Primero Justicia confirmed the release of Franglin Peraza, held since August 2023 in Tocuyito prison; Juan Pablo Guanipa said «hundreds» of political prisoners are still waiting to be freed, according to El Informador.

      Read on El Informador
    • NationalEl Informador

      Seven jurists will vet candidates for the TSJ

      The government and 2015 National Assembly delegations appointed seven jurists, including Rogelio Pérez Perdomo, to review the credentials and eligibility of TSJ (Supreme Court) nominees; there is still no date for the nominating committee, according to El Informador.

      Read on El Informador
    • NationalLa Prensa de Lara

      Funvisis counts 2,099 quakes since the twin earthquakes

      Between June 24 and September 24 Funvisis recorded 2,099 seismic events, concentrated in the north-central belt, following the magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes of June 24, according to La Prensa de Lara.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • NationalLa Prensa de Lara

      Caravans in several states call for Machado's return

      Comando ConVzla staged a motorcycle and foot caravan on September 27 in states including Lara, Zulia and Carabobo to demand María Corina Machado's return and free presidential elections, according to La Prensa de Lara.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • HealthEl Impulso

      Power and gas crisis takes a toll on women's health in Lara, organizations say

      According to El Impulso, Alaplaf reports anxiety, stress, insomnia and depression among women hit by the utilities crisis, while the Laboratorio de Desarrollo Humano reports respiratory and eye problems in families cooking with firewood.

      Read on El Impulso
    • SportsLa Prensa de Lara

      Barquisimeto soccer school asks for the San Francisco field to be restored

      According to La Prensa de Lara, the Escuela de Talento de Fútbol Deportivo Iribarren, with 120 athletes, says the artificial turf at the field in Ana Soto parish is coming up and is asking for new turf and sports equipment.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • SportsCONMEBOL

      Venezuela draws 3-3 with Uruguay as the South American under-20 futsal tournament opens

      The men's tournament opened September 26 at the Domo Bolivariano in Barquisimeto and runs through October 4; the hosts drew 3-3 with Uruguay in Group A, which Paraguay leads after the first matchday, Conmebol reported.

      Read on CONMEBOL
    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      Residents of western Barquisimeto protest over power and water

      According to La Prensa de Lara, residents of Santa Isabel, San Francisco, Luis Hurtado, Pueblo Nuevo and Piedras Blancas protested on Florencio Jiménez avenue over cuts of up to 7 hours a day and water failures that force them to pay $3 per tanker truck.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • NationalCrónica.Uno

      Acceso a la Justicia proposes a scoring system to choose TSJ justices

      The NGO presented a 100-point system across three areas to evaluate candidates, requiring at least 15 years of experience and no party membership; it estimates the process would take about two months, according to Crónica.Uno.

      Read on Crónica.Uno
    • NationalEl Informador

      Unknown outbreak reported among Indigenous communities in Amazonas

      According to El Informador, Indigenous group Kuyunu reports about 165 people sick in some 12 Ye'kwana and Sanema communities in Manapiare, with fever and digestive and respiratory problems; three children have reportedly died and evacuations to Puerto Ayacucho are sought.

      Read on El Informador
    • NationalEl Informador

      Guanipa calls for declaring Maduro's «absolute absence» and an election timetable

      Opposition leader Juan Pablo Guanipa answered Jorge Rodríguez that, if the government wants to comply with the Constitution, it must declare Nicolás Maduro's absolute absence from office and set an election timetable as soon as possible, El Informador reported.

      Read on El Informador
    • NationalLa Prensa de Lara

      Trump says he discussed elections with Delcy Rodríguez

      At the White House, Donald Trump said he discussed elections with Delcy Rodríguez, Maduro's vice president acting as «interim president», at their brief meeting Tuesday in New York, and praised her, according to La Prensa de Lara.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • NationalLa Prensa de Lara

      Jorge Rodríguez announces four elections, but no dates

      As the second round of dialogue closed, the president of the 2025 National Assembly said there will be parliamentary, mayoral, gubernatorial and presidential elections «within the period set by the Constitution», without giving dates, according to La Prensa de Lara.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • SportsEl Informador

      Cardenales completes its eight imports with Abdiel Mendoza

      The 28-year-old Panamanian right-hander went 4-2 in 16 games in Double-A with the Arkansas Travelers in 2026; with him Lara fills its quota of eight foreign players, six of them pitchers, according to El Informador.

      Read on El Informador
    • LocalEl Informador

      Call to replace trees felled on Barquisimeto's carrera 15

      A social activist objected to the felling of trees on the median of carrera 15, between calle 60 and avenida Rotaria, during Iribarren mayor's office works, and proposed replanting suitable species with expert advice, according to El Informador.

      Read on El Informador
    • LocalEl Informador

      UPTAEB starts its academic year with about 12,000 students

      According to El Informador, the university will take in about 2,500 new students starting October 5, offers 12 degree programs and has opened a campus in Cabudare, Palavecino municipality, with five programs.

      Read on El Informador
    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      Engineers warn of overloading on the Yacural bridge

      According to La Prensa de Lara, the Colegio de Ingenieros of Lara state warns that heavy trucks are using the contraflow lane opened after the Santa Rosa bridge collapsed on May 26, and calls for permanent monitoring and geotechnical studies.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      Women in western Barquisimeto organize against violence

      According to La Prensa de Lara, a group backed by the Centro Gumilla brings together 70 women from six communities in the city's west around preventing gender violence, community coexistence and the environment.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      Experts: Barquisimeto and Cabudare are not ready for a major earthquake

      Three months after June's twin earthquakes, specialists meeting in Barquisimeto noted that the area sits on active faults and called for more soil studies and a culture of prevention, La Prensa de Lara reported.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • LocalEl Impulso

      Fanca Lara runs on September 27 for children with cancer

      The foundation's 11th run and walk starts at 7:00 a.m. from Sambil Barquisimeto, with 10, 5 and 2 kilometer routes; proceeds fund treatment for children from low-income families, El Impulso reported.

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    • LocalEl Impulso

      Lara drafts a decree to regulate motorcycle traffic

      According to El Impulso, state government secretary general Nelson Torcate said the decree will set hours, loads, rider age and passenger limits; he noted the Hospital Antonio María Pineda treated 1,495 injured motorcyclists between January and June.

      Read on El Impulso
    • LocalEl Impulso

      Watchdog denounces «double shift» power rationing in Lara

      The Observatorio de Bienes y Servicios del Estado Lara (OBSEL) denounced two power cuts in a single day adding up to more than 6 hours, voltage swings that damage appliances and silence from the authorities, El Impulso reported.

      Read on El Impulso
    • LocalEl Impulso

      Pot-banging protests and blocked streets in El Tocuyo over blackouts

      Residents of the seat of Morán municipality protested on the night of September 24 over prolonged power cuts and asked Corpoelec to stabilize service and publish a rationing schedule, according to El Impulso.

      Read on El Impulso
    • LocalEl Impulso

      Carora takes to the streets over blackouts

      Residents of the seat of Torres municipality protested over prolonged, recurring power cuts and asked Corpoelec to explain its load-management plans, according to El Impulso.

      Read on El Impulso
    • NationalCrónica.Uno

      Government acknowledges «administrative measures» against news websites

      The Communication Ministry announced it will lift those measures on a group of websites on Delcy Rodríguez's orders; according to VE sin Filtro, 177 domains were still blocked that afternoon, Crónica.Uno reported.

      Read on Crónica.Uno
    • NationalCrónica.Uno

      Second round of dialogue ends with no election date

      Chavismo and the 2015 National Assembly (AN) delegation signed four agreements on news websites, the radio spectrum and nominations to the TSJ (Supreme Court), but none sets an election timetable; the next round could come in mid-October, according to Crónica.Uno.

      Read on Crónica.Uno
    • NationalCrónica.Uno

      Bell pepper prices double in Caracas

      A Crónica.Uno survey of Caracas markets found that between August and September bell peppers went from 1,500 to 3,000 bolívares, onions rose 62.5% and tomatoes 44%; vendors blame the drought.

      Read on Crónica.Uno
    • NationalEl Informador

      Telefónica reportedly weighing sale of its Venezuelan unit

      According to El Informador, citing Bloomberg, the Spanish company is studying a sale of its Venezuelan subsidiary after 35 years in the country; any deal would need approval from the U.S. and Venezuelan governments, and no final decision has been made.

      Read on El Informador
    • NationalEl Informador

      Foreign minister says Venezuela will not abide by the ICJ on the Essequibo

      Félix Plasencia answered Guyana's president, Irfaan Ali, who urged respect for the ruling at the UN, saying Venezuela will not abide by any decision of that court because it considers it contrary to the 1966 Geneva Agreement, according to El Informador.

      Read on El Informador
    • NationalEl Impulso

      Vente Venezuela sets conditions for the dialogue

      The party demands the full release of political prisoners, a transparent election timetable and a new CNE (electoral council) so the negotiation yields concrete results, its national youth coordinator told El Impulso.

      Read on El Impulso
    • HealthLa Prensa de Lara

      Kidney patients block Carrera 25 to demand diesel for the dialysis unit

      According to La Prensa de Lara, patients at the dialysis unit on Carrera 25 and Calle 34 protested after a blackout cut their treatment short; they are asking the Gobernación and the Alcaldía de Iribarren to guarantee a weekly diesel supply.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • HealthEl Impulso

      Medical federation says 95% of Venezuela's hospitals are operating with doors almost closed

      According to El Impulso, Douglas León Natera, president of the Federación Médica Venezolana, said only 4 or 5 hospitals work properly and 302 need urgent repairs; the report recalls the blackout that interrupted dialysis in Barquisimeto.

      Read on El Impulso
    • LocalEl Pitazo

      Power cut leaves 42 dialysis patients in Barquisimeto without treatment

      The Diálisis Barquisimeto unit lost electricity and its backup generator had no fuel, El Pitazo reported. Relatives protested outside the center; diesel later arrived and treatment resumed.

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    • LocalEl Impulso

      More than a hundred women entrepreneurs complete a training program in Lara

      According to El Impulso, 107 women completed a program of more than 60 hours run by the Fundacedeap foundation on digital tools, financing and entrepreneurship; the organization says it will ease their access to bank credit.

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    • LocalEl Impulso

      Teachers protest in Barquisimeto for wages tied to the basic food basket

      Active and retired educators, joined by social organizations, rallied in Barquisimeto to demand salaries matched to the cost of the basic food basket and respect for collective bargaining, El Impulso reported.

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    • NationalCrónica.Uno

      A carton of eggs nears $7 in Caracas

      A Crónica.Uno survey of Caracas markets found its price rose more than 51% in dollars and more than 86% in bolívares in about two months; shoppers say they are buying fewer.

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    • NationalCrónica.Uno

      Blackouts of up to ten hours spark protests across the interior

      Communities in several states, including Lara, Carabobo and Zulia, blocked roads over power cuts lasting from seven to more than ten hours with no official rationing schedule, according to Crónica.Uno.

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    • NationalEl Pitazo

      Little is known about the second round of dialogue

      After a week of talks, chavismo and the delegation of the 2015 National Assembly (AN) reported only the setting up of a technical working group on freedom of expression and a joint follow-up commission, according to El Pitazo.

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    • NationalRunrun.es

      Amnesty International criticizes lack of transparency after the earthquakes

      90 days after June's twin earthquakes, Amnesty International denounced a lack of transparency by the interim government, death tolls that do not match and thousands of people still living in camps, Runrun.es reported.

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    • NationalEl Impulso

      UN mission says torture continues in Venezuela

      A member of the UN Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on Venezuela said its report documents 53 cases of torture and the continuation of repressive practices after January 3, according to El Impulso.

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    • NationalEl Impulso

      Oil reform: a lighter tax burden, but doubts for investors

      Specialists consulted by El Impulso see a lower tax burden in the reform of the Ley de Hidrocarburos, with a single royalty of up to 30%, but warn of gaps on the functional currency, tax losses and VAT.

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    • NationalEFE (vía Swissinfo)

      Opposition supporters march in Caracas for María Corina Machado's return

      Hundreds of opposition supporters asked that Machado be allowed to return, after her team said she was prevented from flying out of Panama three times that week, and demanded presidential elections in 2027, according to EFE.

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    • HealthEl Impulso

      Power cut interrupts dialysis for 45 patients in Barquisimeto

      According to El Impulso, a blackout forced the suspension of hemodialysis for 45 patients on the first shift at the Unidad de Diálisis Barquisimeto; patients say the backup generator ran for only one hour for lack of diesel.

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    • SportsEl Emergente

      Two big-league prospects will share the Cardenales catching job

      According to El Emergente, Ricardo Olivar (Twins) and Jeferson Quero (Brewers) will return to Cardenales for 2026-2027; both would join between late October and November.

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    • SportsEl Emergente

      Cardenales postpones its preseason series in Texas

      The Clásico Caribeño against Charros de Jalisco, set for October 9 to 11 in Dallas and Sugar Land, moves to 2027: organizers cited the immigration climate in Texas. Preseason in Barquisimeto goes ahead, El Emergente reported.

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    • SportsLa Prensa de Lara

      The 21st Barquisimeto Golf Open gets under way

      The Barquisimeto Golf Club opened its open tournament on September 23, the country's second-oldest national golf championship, this time honoring professional Vincenzo Giusti, according to La Prensa de Lara.

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    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      Lara, unbeaten national under-14 baseball champion

      The Lara team won every game at the XXXVII National Under-14 Baseball Championship and beat Aragua 12-2 in the final, La Prensa de Lara reported.

      Read on La Prensa de Lara
    • LocalEl Impulso

      Pozo Guapo blocks the road after 12 years with a broken aqueduct

      Residents of this community in Torres municipality say they depend on a water truck that is not enough and that their livestock are dying for lack of water; they want the aqueduct repaired, according to El Impulso.

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    • NationalCrónica.Uno

      Espacio Público: 65 news sites remain blocked

      Although 19 digital outlets were unblocked on September 16, the NGO Espacio Público counts 65 sites still restricted and is calling for all blocks to be lifted, Crónica.Uno reported.

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    • NationalCrónica.Uno

      Delcy Rodríguez promises elections at the UN

      At the UN General Assembly, Delcy Rodríguez, Nicolás Maduro's vice president acting as “president in charge,” said Venezuela will hold competitive and transparent elections, spoke of reconciliation and thanked the United States, Crónica.Uno reported.

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    • NationalCrónica.Uno

      Trump and Rodríguez meet behind closed doors in New York

      The White House confirmed a private meeting between Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez on the sidelines of the UN Assembly, the first between the two countries' leaders in more than 11 years, according to Crónica.Uno.

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    • LocalEl Impulso

      The Tamunangue moves a step closer to UNESCO's list

      The Red de Patrimonio y Salvaguardia of Lara state is starting to draft the code of ethics and safeguarding plan needed to nominate the Tamunangue as intangible cultural heritage of humanity, El Impulso reported.

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    • SportsCONMEBOL

      Vinotinto under-20 futsal team loses the final to Brazil at the Domo

      In its first continental final, Venezuela lost 3-1 in extra time to Brazil at the Domo Bolivariano in Barquisimeto, giving the Canarinha its fourth CONMEBOL Sub20 Futsal Femenina title, Conmebol reported.

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    • NationalEl Pitazo

      Venezuelans trade Florida for Utah

      The cost of living in Miami, the end of TPS and fear of deportation are pushing thousands of Venezuelans toward Utah and other inland U.S. states, according to an El Pitazo report.

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    • SportsFederación Venezolana de Béisbol

      Lara, unbeaten national under-14 baseball champion at home

      The Lara team won every game of the XXXVII Campeonato Nacional Juvenil A and beat Aragua 12-2 in the final at the Complejo Deportivo El Carmen in Barquisimeto, the Federación Venezolana de Béisbol reported.

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    • SportsEl Emergente

      Cardenales releases 45 players and invites two to preseason

      As it closed its roster of players without hiring priority, Lara released 45 players and invited pitchers Jesús Valles and Yofrec Díaz to earn a spot during workouts in Barquisimeto, according to El Emergente.

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    • SportsLa Prensa de Lara

      LVBP releases its schedule: 56 games per team

      The 2026-2027 season opens October 12 with Navegantes and Tiburones, the regular season ends December 27 and the championship series starts January 21, La Prensa de Lara reported.

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    • SportsLa Prensa de Lara

      Barquisimeto SC wins 2-0 in Barinas and stays second

      The Barquisimeto side beat Zamora B at the Agustín Tovar stadium and reached 47 points in Liga FUTVE 2, with Ureña SC two points away, according to La Prensa de Lara.

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    • SportsLíder en Deportes

      Cardenales adds four more imports, with Rangel Ravelo back

      Líder en Deportes reports the arrival of Cuban Ravelo (his ninth season with Lara), outfielder Spencer Packard and pitchers Roman Angelo and James González; the club now has seven foreign players lined up.

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    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      Festival Cervantes and cultural calendar in Barquisimeto

      The second Festival Cervantes, September 21 to 27, honors Federico García Lorca with a mural, food routes and a staging of «Bodas de sangre» (Blood Wedding), among other activities reported by La Prensa de Lara.

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    • HealthNoticias Barquisimeto

      Hospital Central relatives wait on the sidewalk as the waiting room stays closed

      According to Noticias Barquisimeto, three days after the first phase of the Divina Pastora waiting room was handed over, its doors were still closed; relatives sleep on cardboard and say they must buy supplies themselves.

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    • SportsLaVinotinto.com (FVF)

      Deportivo Lara routs El Vigía and clinches the final phase

      With two goals from Henri Pernía and one from Ronaldo Peña, Deportivo Lara won 3-0 and secured its place in the next round of Liga FUTVE 2 as leader of the Centro Occidental group with 57 points, according to the FVF website.

      Read on LaVinotinto.com (FVF)
    • NationalEl Pitazo

      Chile accepts a safe-conduct pass to return with an expired passport

      After cases of passengers who were not allowed to board in Santiago, Chilean authorities recognized the digital safe-conduct pass Venezuela issues to people without a valid passport, El Pitazo reported.

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    • NationalEFE (vía Swissinfo)

      Election date, political prisoners and sanctions on the dialogue table

      Ahead of the second round of U.S.-backed negotiations, organizations and parties were calling for an election date to be set and political prisoners to be freed; the government, for sanctions to be lifted, EFE reported.

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    • HealthÚltimas Noticias

      The Gobernación reports 603 surgeries in August at the Hospital Central

      According to official figures reported by Últimas Noticias, the Hospital Central Antonio María Pineda operated on 603 patients in August: 130 high-complexity surgeries, 379 medium and 94 low; high and medium together made up 84.4%.

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    • LocalEl Informador

      Barquisimeto had power on its anniversary; Palavecino did not

      On September 14, Barquisimeto's 474th anniversary, city residents noticed few outages, while prolonged blackouts were reported in Palavecino and Simón Planas, according to El Informador.

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    • HealthNoticias Barquisimeto

      Alcaldía de Iribarren delivers first phase of the Hospital Central waiting room

      According to the Alcaldía's press office, as published by Noticias Barquisimeto, the Divina Pastora room had been out of use for more than ten years; the first phase included air conditioning, lighting, chairs and restrooms.

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    • SportsLa Prensa de Lara

      Cosby, Engler and Serrano, Cardenales' first imports

      Lara confirmed three foreign right-handed pitchers for 2026-2027, all recently in Mexican baseball, at the disposal of manager César Izturis, La Prensa de Lara reported.

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    • SportsEl Impulso

      Barquisimeto hosts both South American under-20 futsal tournaments

      The Domo Bolivariano hosts the women's CONMEBOL Futsal Sub-20 (September 12 to 20) and the men's (September 26 to October 4), with ten South American national teams, regional authorities announced, according to El Impulso.

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    • LocalLa Prensa de Lara

      August ended with 15 violent deaths in Lara

      According to La Prensa de Lara's tally, 12 of those deaths were caused by road crashes and 3 by homicides, in the municipalities of Iribarren, Morán, Palavecino and Torres.

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    • SportsEl Emergente

      Cardenales to open preseason on September 28

      Workouts will be held at the Antonio Herrera Gutiérrez stadium. El Emergente noted that manager César Izturis's presence at the start depended on his commitments in the Mexican league.

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    • SportsEl Impulso

      Deportivo Lara wins the guaro derby at the last minute

      At the Metropolitano in Cabudare, Deportivo Lara beat Barquisimeto SC 2-1 with a 90th-minute goal and led the Centro Occidental group of Liga FUTVE 2 with 48 points, eight more than its rival, according to El Impulso.

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    • LocalEl Informador

      Deportivo Lara wins the Lara derby in Cabudare

      Deportivo Lara beat Barquisimeto SC 2-1 at the Metropolitano stadium in Cabudare with a 90th-minute goal, widening its lead in Liga FutVe 2 to eight points, El Informador reported.

      Read on El Informador