Guyana News » Essequibo Islands West De News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Government: No Man’s Land: How Drug Trafficking Took Root in the Disputed Essequibo Territory
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 » Government: Venezuela, Guyana resume hearings over disputed, oil-rich Essequibo
May 4 (UPI) --Venezuela and Guyana resumed their long-running territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region with public hearings at the International Court of Justice in The Hague on Monday, ...
News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Government: Venezuela Is Holding an Election. For Another Country’s Land.
In Sunday’s election, President Nicolás Maduro has called to elect a governor of Essequibo — a region that actually belongs to neighboring Guyana. By Genevieve Glatsky On Sunday, Venezuela plans to ...
News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Government: Guyana and Venezuela return to UN court to settle historic dispute over valuable border region
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — Guyana told the United Nations’ highest court on Monday that 70% of its territory is at stake in a historic border dispute with Venezuela over a swath of jungle that is rich ...
News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Government: Venezuela to hold referendum over Essequibo land dispute with Guyana
President Nicolas Maduro speaking December 1, 2023 at a Caracas rally ahead of a referendum he hopes will bolster Venezuela’s claim to the vast Esequibo territory ...
News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Government: U.S. Intervention in Venezuela Has Shored Up Guyana’s Oil Ambitions
Guyana’s fast-growing offshore oil sector has benefited from U.S. backing, reducing the immediate risk posed by Venezuela’s territorial claims. The Essequibo dispute is rooted in a century-old legal ...