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Diplomatic teams from Venezuela and Guyana are to discuss Thursday in Brazil the dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo area in control of the latter since the 1890s.

Guyana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Hugh Hilton Todd, will meet his Venezuelan Counterpart in Brasilia, Brazil on Thursday, January 25, 2023.This is part of meetings to be held between the technical teams from Guyana a

Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says that significant strides have been made by St Vincent and the Grenadines. In his address during yesterday’s closing ceremony at the Non-aligned Movement Summit, the Prime Minister highlighted the Argyle Declaration where through the efforts of St Vincent and the Grenadines and the Community of Latin American and  Caribbean…

In December, the Venezuelan government launched a series of measures and legislation to cement the country’s annexation of Guyana’s oil and mineral-rich Essequibo region. This is prompting fears among dozens of Amerindian communities that the conflict may threaten ongoing efforts to legally recognize their collective territorial lands or undermine their land titles in this Amazon […]

In recent weeks there have been rumours of an impending Venezuelan invasion of Guyana’s largest county, Essequibo. The spectre of a Venezuelan military invasion was a quick headline grabber in a world where wars in the Ukraine and Gaza have...

Venezuela’s attempt to annex the Essequibo region, which currently constitutes about three-quarters of Guyana’s land area, raises a number of issues of historical and current significance.

Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves has come under criticism following the circulation of a photo showing him holding a map of Venezuela that includes Guyana’s Essequibo region. But the St Vincent and the Grenadines leader has explained that he was not aware the region of Essequibo was on the map. The photograph also includes SVG’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Keisal Peters; head of Venezuela’s diplomatic mission in Saint Vincent and the …

The Guyana government has received an explanation from St Vincent and the Grenadines’ Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves about his appearance in a picture with the map of Venezuela that includes Guyana’s Essequibo County, Foreign Affairs Minister Hugh Todd said Wednesday night. Ahead of an expected official statement by the Vincentian leader, Mr Todd said the Guyana government has been informed that that picture was taken in December 2022 at …

A British warship has arrived in Guyana amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela. The HMS Trent’s visit on Friday led Venezuela to

Venezuela views the arrival of the HMS Trent, a British Royal Navy vessel, in Guyana as a provocative action.