Guyana News » Essequibo Islands West De News Guyana » Essequibo Islands-West De » Social: 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 » Social: Venezuela held an election for an oil-rich region. The main problem is it belongs to another country
News channel or source: https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/25/americas/venezuela-election-essequibo-guyana-intl-latam
Published on: Sunday 25 May 2025
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 » Social: Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base
News channel or source: https://www.nhregister.com/news/world/article/tensions-over-essequibo-region-resurface-as-19995207.php
Published on: Saturday 21 December 2024
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — 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 ...