A few galaxies here and there is not enough. The current status of Venezuela as a whole is quite uncertain. The role of science in society is unclear. Astronomy is considered much less of a priority and less necessary than other sciences. We do not produce either food or money, only knowledge, and that is not very attractive to the government, nor to the population.
Modern astronomy is quite young in Venezuela.
It started less than 25 years ago. There are few people working on astronomy in the country, but many of us have made a real effort to increase this number. We have trained many excellent students. Some of them have left the country, some of them are being trained outside and will come back, others will finish their doctoral degree in Venezuela. There is no doubt that a new generation of young Venezuelan astronomers is being formed and that they will make sure that astronomy remains important as a scientific discipline.