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News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Culture: Venezuela's interim president's Essequibo badge sparks Guyana protest

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/venezuelas-interim-presidents-essequibo-badge-sparks-guyana-protest/ar-AA22cq9C
Published on: Friday 01 May 2026

The long-standing territorial dispute between neighboring countries Venezuela and Guyana is showing signs of escalation. The "badge" consistently worn by Venezuela’s interim president at diplomatic ...

News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Culture: No Man’s Land: How Drug Trafficking Took Root in the Disputed Essequibo Territory

News channel or source: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/drug-trafficking-disputed-essequibo/
Published on: Wednesday 04 June 2025

When soldiers and anti-drug officials dug up 4.4 tons of cocaine at an illegal airstrip in northwest Guyana on August 31, 2024, they uncovered more than just drugs. They found evidence that Guyana’s ...

News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Culture: A Golden Opportunity: Maduro and Venezuelan Miners Target Essequibo

News channel or source: https://insightcrime.org/investigations/golden-opportunity-maduro-venezuela-miners-target-essequibo/
Published on: Wednesday 04 June 2025

Just after 5 p.m. on May 13, 2025, shots rang out along the Cuyuní River, as troops from the Guyana Defense Force (GDF) made their way between the towns of Eteringbang and Makapa, along the broad ...

News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Culture: Transform Essequibo islands into dynamic centres of economic and cultural vitality

News channel or source: https://www.stabroeknews.com/2025/05/31/opinion/letters/transform-essequibo-islands-into-dynamic-centres-of-economic-and-cultural-vitality/
Published on: Friday 30 May 2025

As a tourism writer who lived along the coastline of Barbados for over twenty years, I know firsthand the allure of waterfront properties and the psychological uplift that island living provides.