Raylí Luján (EN)

Journalist in Venezuela

Venezuelan journalist. I coordinated the print edition of El Nuevo País and wrote for the newspaper El Nacional. I have collaborated for digital media such as Prodavinci and won the Roche 2021 Award, for the collaborative work #HuirMigrarParir, together with La Vida de Nos.

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Venezuela’s Oil Minister Resigns Amid Arrests Linked to Corruption Allegations

Tareck El Aissami announced his resignation in a tweet on Monday as the government carried out a series of arrests as part of Nicolás Maduro’s government’s investigations into acts of corruption

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Fake Nike Store Renews Concern Over Pirated Brands In Venezuela

An imitation Nike store in Caracas follows the case of a fake Starbucks, causing concern about the unauthorized use of brands and the sale of pirated goods in the country

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Optimism of Better Times Prevails Among Venezuelan Businesses

Eduardo Fortuny, a speaker at a forum in Caracas on economic prospects for 2023, says optimism among business leaders is mainly focused on the second half of the year

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Venezuelan Baseball Advances to Second, Third Base After MLB Lifts Sanctions

More than 20,000 people have attended the Caracas-Magallanes classics this year, a 60% increase compared to the one prior

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Venezuelan Opposition Parties Call for End to Juan Guaidó's Interim Government

Three parties, Un Nuevo Tiempo, Primero Justicia and Acción Democrática propose the elimination of the government due to a lack of results and strategies

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‘Going Back is Riskier:’ Venezuelan Migrants Face Long, Perilous Trek to US

Venezuelan migrants heading for the US face dangers and abuses, and even ending up in limbo at the Mexico-US border. Migrants and their guides tell their stories to Bloomberg Línea

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US Unveils New Immigration Process for Venezuelans

President Biden’s administration has published new regulations outlining how Venezuelans can obtain one of the 24,000 visas to be made available

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Venezuela’s Hospitality Sector Recovery Led By Luxury Hotels

The Hotel Cayena in Caracas, a favorite among diplomats and artists and which charges up to $950 a night, is among the high-end hotels that have seen their occupancy rate rise in recent months

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Venezuela and Colombia to Reopen Border, Reestablish Consulates

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Faria and his counterpart Álvaro Leyva, appointed by President Gustavo Petro, held a meeting in San Cristóbal, located in the border state of Táchira

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Who Are Venovu, the Group Behind the Purchase of Avon in Venezuela?

With little information forthcoming regarding its production processes, the company, which was presented by the Labor Ministry of President Maduro’s government, has recently created private social media accounts

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Avon Cosmetics Departs Venezuela, Transfers Assets to Local Company

The global cosmetics company is quitting the South American country, leaving its assets and workforce in the hands of a local firm

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Venezuela a Land of Opportunity for Innovators, Entrepreneurs Amid Technological Setbacks

The Founder Institute set up shop in Caracas last year and has made some surprising discoveries among the hundreds of people who apply to join its training programs

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Number of Venezuelan Young Entrepreneurs Swells Amid Search for Solutions to Adversity

The number of members of the country’s Association of Young Entrepreneurs (AJE) has tripled over the past year

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Venezuela’s Growth Seen Outpacing South American Average In 2022

In an interview with Bloomberg Línea, ECLAC’s Daniel Titelman says the country could bring eight years of recession to an end this year, if economic predictions are correct

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Russia-Venezuela Relations Remain Deep Despite Global Isolation of Moscow

How committed is Caracas to Vladimir Putin? More than 20 bilateral agreements, including military cooperation, bind the two countries despite Moscow’s global isolation

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‘We Need to End the Dictatorship’: An Interview with Venezuela’s Juan Guaidó

The interim president talks to Bloomberg Línea about the challenges of ending President Maduro’s rule

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Venezuela Begins 2022 with Flexibility, Confusion in Fight Against Omicron

Maduro’s government contradicts itself regarding quarantine measures

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