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The United Kingdom said Venezuelan President Nicolàs Maduro's decision to up his country's 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 Navy's 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