Guyana News » Essequibo Islands West De News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » History: 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 ...
News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » History: Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana’s government Saturday formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela's armed forces of a bridge built on a remote river island shared by both ...
News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » History: 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 » History: 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 » History: Why leave the 365 Essequibo Islands outside of your developmental programmes?
Why aren’t we seeing grand infrastructure projects on the 365 islands in the Essequibo River? These islands seem like the perfect setting for transformative projects in Guyana, yet we continue to miss ...
News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » History: MOU signed for heritage tourism development of former Chinese settlement
Guyana’s first Chinese settlement, Hopetown on the Kamuni Creek Region Three (West Demerara-Essequibo Islands, is set to be transformed into a new heritage tourism product following the signing of a ...
News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » History: Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Chairman of the Special Commission for the Defense of Guyana Essequibo Hermann Escarra, stands next to Venezuela's new map ...