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The United Kingdom said Venezuelan President Nicolàs Maduros decision to up his countrys military readiness over the Essequibo dispute with Guyana was unjustified. The Bolivarian forces deployed over 5,000 troops in response to the arrival in the area of the Royal Navys HMS Trent.

The dispute is over Essequibo, a sparsely populated region that is the size of Florida and rich in oil and minerals.

A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela.

This is my last column for 2023, sadly the last that SEARCHLIGHT’s long-standing Editor, the indefatigable Sister Clare Keizer, will edit in that role. I will pay tribute to her outstanding contribution in a subsequent column. For now, I can only wish her all the best in her endeavours, including her expected contributions as to how to keep the paper alive and constantly improving in these most challenging times. Each …

Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Ralph Gonsalves yesterday emphasised that both Venezuela and Guyana are engaged in “non-threatening activities” and that both countries continue to be interested

San Juan, Dec 28 (EFE). – Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo assured Thursday that his country has “no plans to take offensive actions” against Venezuela, which has described the arrival of a British warship off the Guyanese coast as a “hostile provocation”. “This is not about waging wars, but about better monitoring our exclusive economic …

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Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday ordered more than 5,600 military personnel to participate in a “defensive” exercise, in response to Britain sending a warship to the waters off Guyana, the AFP has reported. Maduro said he was launching “a joint action of a defensive nature in response to the provocation and threat of the United Kingdom against peace and the sovereignty of our country.” Venezuela had earlier called on …

CARACAS (CMC): The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on Thursday called on Guyanese authorities to take immediate action for the withdrawal of the HMS Trent, a vessel from the British Navy, and to refrain from continuing to involve military powers...

Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday it was "concerned" about a border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that intensified this week following Britain's decision to send a warship to Guyana's shores. Brazil's foreign ministry u