Guyana’s government has sent a protest note to Venezuela demanding an investigation into recent border shootings that wounded Guyanese soldiers.

Guyana has argued at the International Court of Justice that 70% of its territory is at stake in a historic border dispute with Venezuela over a swath of jungle that is rich in resources.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the key issues for global energy, with a focus on LATAM. Tensions are mounting over the Essequibo region, which is ...

Venezuela and Guyana resumed a long-running dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region with hearings at the International Court of Justice.

Dec. 4 (UPI) --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 ...

Guyana's National Toshaos’ Council (NTC), representing the country's Indigenous Peoples, has rejected Venezuela's claims of holding elections in the disputed Essequibo region on May 25, 2025, as ...

O n May 4th the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague opened hearings on a territorial dispute that has dragged on for more than a century. Venezuela claims the Essequ ...

On Thursday, the US embassy in Georgetown announced that it was conducting joint military “flight operations” on the day. This was a prompt response to the Venezuelan government’s announcement that it ...

Guyanese authorities expressed their regret this week that Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro intends to hold elections for the position of Governor of the disputed territory of Guyana Essequiba because ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana’s government Saturday formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela's armed forces of a bridge built on a remote river island shared by both ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Essequibo conflict dates from 1841, when a recently independent Venezuela claimed the region ceded by the Dutch to Great ...