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Oct. 8 (UPI) --During the opening ceremony of the French Embassy in Guyana, President Irfaan Ali said his country was ready to accept the France's offer of technological assistance -- including land ...
News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Security: 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 » Security: 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 » Security: What Trump’s Venezuela intervention means for Guyana’s vast oil wealth
The fallout from the Trump administration's military intervention is expected to put Venezuela's longstanding territorial claims over the oil-rich Essequibo territory on ice, analysts told CNBC. A ...
News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Security: 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 » Security: 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 ...