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Amid a referendum that will see Venezuelans asked about the future of a chunk of neighbouring Guyana that Venezuela currently claims ownership over, Canada has adjusted its travel advisory to warn against travelling in Guyana near the border.
Venezuelans voted in favor of the intentions of the government of President Nicolas Maduro regarding Venezuela's annexation of the Essequibo region,
Voters in Venezuela voted on Sunday to make the disputed oil-rich Essequibo region a state, appearing to set up a clash with Guyana, which has long claimed the same region in a showdown of South American countries.
A specialised unit of the US Army is currently in Guyana to conduct joint training exercises for the furtherance of a military alliance.
Guyana has asked the UN's highest court to stop a Venezuelan referendum on the annexation of the Esequibo, half of its territory and its oil-rich offshore, a claim going back to colonial times.