Suhelis Tejero

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Suhelis Tejero Puntes is a Venezuelan journalist based in the Dominican Republic. She has specialized in economic and financial issues and is currently part of Diario Libre's team of journalists and collaborates with the AFP news agency. She has worked in investigations focused on corruption, human rights, international cooperation, and environmental issues.

Tejero has worked in media outlets such as El Universal, in Venezuela. From Caracas, she was a correspondent for the newspaper El Comercio (Quito) and the agency Europa Press. Her work has been recognized with the Citi Journalistic Excellence Award in 2015 and has received honorable mentions from the Ipys-Venezuela Prize in 2016 and 2019.

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