EMOTIONS ran high and the tension was palpable as Mahdia (Movements Family) triumphed over the star-studded Avinash All-Stars ...

UNDER the evening skies, President Dr. Irfaan Ali delivered a spirited address at the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C ...

President Nicolás Maduro speaks to pro-government supporters after a referendum regarding Venezuela's claim to the Essequibo region controlled by Guyana, in Caracas, Venezuela, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023.

The Essequibo River flows through Kurupukari crossing in Guyana on November 19, 2023. Venezuela has long claimed Guyana's Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals.

Venezuela has laid claim to Essequibo, dating back to the Spanish colonial period and has contested the border set by international arbitrators in 1899, during Guyana's time as a British colony.

Guyana’s people believe Essequibo is theirs and see no legal issue in the matter, said Cummings, who has written about the dispute and grew up in Guyana, four miles from the border with Venezuela.

Venezuela and Guyana have agreed to a high-level meeting over the status of the disputed and oil-rich Essequibo region, following a flurry of diplomacy involving leaders of both countries as well ...

The 61,600-square-mile area accounts for two-thirds of Guyana. Yet, Venezuela has always considered Essequibo as its own because the region was within its boundaries during the Spanish colonial ...

The Essequibo region represents two-thirds of Guyana and is rich in gold, diamonds, timber and other natural resources. It also is located close to massive offshore oil deposits, with current ...

The Essequibo River flows through the Kurupukari crossing in Guyana. Venezuela has long claimed Guyana’s Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals.

Chairman of the Special Commission for the Defense of Guyana Essequibo Hermann Escarra, stands next to Venezuela's new map that includes the Essequibo territory, a swath of land that is ...