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: Guyana faces elections amid oil boom, Maduro's threats
Aug. 14 (UPI) --With less than three weeks before Guyana's general elections Sept. 1, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has intensified his rhetoric over a long-standing territorial claim to the ...
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 held an election for an oil-rich region. The main problem is it belongs to another country
Venezuelans on Sunday for the first time elected a governor and other lawmakers for Essequibo, an oil-rich region that Venezuela has laid claim to even though it is widely recognized as being part of ...
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: 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 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: Gunfire and gold: How Venezuela is using criminal gangs in border conflict with Guyana
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro shows the new map of Venezuela that includes the Essequibo, the disputed territory with Guyana, on Dec. 5, 2023. Tomado de X: @NicolasMaduro A burst of gunfire ...
News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Government: Venezuela's interim president's Essequibo badge sparks Guyana protest
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 ...