Venezuela's interim president has signed an agreement with US energy giant General Electric to rebuild the country's electricity grid. Delcy Rodríguez, who was sworn in shortly after US forces seized Venezuela's leader, Nicolás Maduro, in January, announced the move at a televised event at the presidential palace on Monday. The agreement is the latest sign that the interim leader - who was a fierce critic of the US before Maduro's ouster - is opening up Venezuela's economy to US investors and companies. Critics of her government have warned that while Rodríguez appears to be loosening the state's control over the economy, many key institutions remain firmly under her party's control. Venezuela suffers from frequent power cuts and its power system - which was nationalised in 2007 under Maduro's mentor, Hugo Chávez - is in dire need of repair and investment. Rodríguez described the signing of the agreement with General Electric Vernova, the US company's local branch, as "a historic step for Venezuela", which would allow the South American nation to restore what she called "an essential service". Power cuts often last 10 hours or longer and have affected major cities, including the ca
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With the number of people killed in the powerful twin quakes which struck Venezuela on Wednesday still rising, there is no doubt that this natural disaster is a devastating blow to a country already mired in uncertainty. It has been less…
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With the number of people killed in the powerful twin quakes which struck Venezuela on Wednesday still rising, there is no doubt that this natural disaster is a devastating blow to a country already mired in…
Read original at BBC →Delcy RodrÃguez said authorities were shifting rescue teams from other parts of the country to the hardest-hit La Guaira area Venezuela declares state of emergency after deadly twin earthquakes Have you been affected…
Read original at The Guardian →Second quake, at magnitude 7.5, was most powerful to strike the country since 1900, collapsing buildings in capital Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has declared a state of emergency after the country was…
Read original at The Guardian →The strongest quake to hit Venezuela in more than a century could not have come at a worse time for the country. The Latin American nationâs once-booming economy had already been crippled by years of US-led sanctions,…
Read original at CNN →Follow our live coverage here.Sigue nuestra cobertura en español aquÃ. Rescuers are desperately searching through piles of rubble in Venezuela after the country was rocked by two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday,…
Read original at CNN →Venezuela's interim president has signed an agreement with US energy giant General Electric to rebuild the country's electricity grid. Delcy Rodríguez, who was sworn in shortly after US forces seized Venezuela's leader,…
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With the number of people killed in the powerful twin quakes which struck Venezuela on Wednesday still rising, there is no doubt that this natural disaster is a devastating blow to a country already mired in uncertainty. It has been less…
View source →Delcy RodrÃguez said authorities were shifting rescue teams from other parts of the country to the hardest-hit La Guaira area Venezuela declares state of emergency after deadly twin earthquakes Have you been affected by the earthquakes in…
View source →Second quake, at magnitude 7.5, was most powerful to strike the country since 1900, collapsing buildings in capital Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodríguez, has declared a state of emergency after the country was struck by two powerful…
View source →The strongest quake to hit Venezuela in more than a century could not have come at a worse time for the country. The Latin American nationâs once-booming economy had already been crippled by years of US-led sanctions, hyperinflation,…
View source →Follow our live coverage here.Sigue nuestra cobertura en español aquÃ. Rescuers are desperately searching through piles of rubble in Venezuela after the country was rocked by two powerful earthquakes on Wednesday, leaving scores of…
View source →Venezuela's interim president has signed an agreement with US energy giant General Electric to rebuild the country's electricity grid. Delcy Rodríguez, who was sworn in shortly after US forces seized Venezuela's leader, Nicolás Maduro, in…
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