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Guyana ferry capsizes, leaving dozens dead and scores missing

At least 27 people died after a ferry capsized off Guyana, Prime Minister Mark Phillips said Monday, as rescuers searched for 83 people still missing. Sixty-nine passengers have been rescued since the MV Barima overturned Saturday night while traveling from Georgetown to the inland Essequibo region, Phillips said.

France 24

Venezuela soon to become America's 51st state? Here's truth to Donald Trump's shocking remarks

Donald Trump has made similar comments about Canada. Rodríguez went on to say that Venezuelan and U.S. officials have been in touch and are working on “cooperation and understanding.”

The Economic Times

Venezuela’s acting president pushes back on Trump’s 51st state remarks

Venezuela is ‘not a colony, but a free country’, she added

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In Guyana, Remote Dirt Road Seen As Future Economic Lifeline

Through the vast interior of Guyana, a historic red dirt road known as "The Trail" winds through rainforest, plains and hills, linking the capital Georgetown to Lethem in the south on the border with Brazil.

International Business Times

Guyana, Emerging Oil Superpower, Elects New Leaders

South America's only English-speaking country Guyana goes to the polls on Monday in elections that will decide who will manage the nation's bountiful new oil riches.

International Business Times

Maduro Regime Might Be Backing Criminal Groups in Push to Control Disputed Essequibo Region: Report

Between 2016 and 2025, at least 10 attacks against Guyana Defense Forces were carried out by armed Venezuelan groups identified as sindicatos. InSight Crime reported on their potential links to the Maduro regime

Latin Times

How Organized Crime and Gold Mining Are Fueling Venezuela's Territorial Dispute with Guyana: Report

The area is currently administered by Guyana and claimed by Venezuela in a long-standing dispute being mediated by the International Court of Justice

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Venezuela Elects Representatives For Guyana-administered Essequibo

Venezuela elected officials on Sunday for the first time for Essequibo region, an oil-rich territory that Caracas claims from neighboring Guyana as part of a centuries-old dispute.

International Business Times

Guyana Threatens To Arrest Venezuelans Who Vote In Elections For Disputed Territory

Guyana warned that Venezuelans who take part in a regional election in the Essequibo, a territory it controls but its neighbor claims as its own, will be charged with treason

Latin Times

Venezuela rejects UN court order to halt election in territory under dispute with Guyana

Venezuela’s government has rejected a ruling from the United Nations’ top court ordering the South American country to refrain from holding elections for officials who supposedly would oversee a resource-rich region in neighboring Guyana that both nations claim as their own

The Independent UK

Marco Rubio Offers U.S. Security to Oil-Rich Guyana as Border Dispute With Venezuela Escalates

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reaffirmed the United States' commitment to Guyana's security as tensions with Venezuela have continued to escalate

Latin Times

Guyana Appeals To UN Court As Venezuelan Plans Vote In Disputed Zone

Guyana on Thursday sought relief from the UN's highest court after Venezuela said it would hold elections in the oil-rich Essequibo border region that both neighbors lay claim to.

International Business Times

Guyana to seek help from UN's top court as Venezuela vies for control of disputed territory

Guyana’s government says it will seek help from the United Nations’ top court to deter plans by neighboring Venezuela to elect a governor to rule its western Essequibo region, an area rich in resources long claimed by Venezuela as its own

The Independent UK

Tensions over Essequibo region resurface as Venezuela completes a bridge to a disputed border base

Guyana’s government has formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela’s armed forces of a bridge built on a remote river island shared by both countries

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Venezuela deploys navy ship near the Essequibo amid continued territorial tensions with Guyana

Caracas forces are also seemingly continuing to build a bridge close to the vast area controlled by Guyana but that the country claims as its own

Latin Times

Guyana increases level of alert following Venezuela's new troop deployment near its border

The country's vice president said authorities are "highly attentive" to the recent developments

Latin Times

Venezuelan army deploys armored vehicles at the Guyanese border following U.S. drills

An army general posted a video showing the building of a makeshift bridge used to take the vehicles closer to the border

Latin Times

Venezuela says it will keep armed forces near the coast as long as the dispute with Guyana continues

The Maduro government said it won't be "intimidated" by the international community's calls for restraint

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International Business Times

Venezuela MPs Approve Creation Of State In Disputed Essequibo

Venezuela's parliament has approved a law creating a federal state in the disputed oil-rich area of Essequibo across the border in Guyana, which on Friday slammed a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty.

International Business Times

In Relaxed Encounter, Leaders Of Venezuela, Guyana Exchange Gifts

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali said Friday that his country wants to remain at peace with neighboring Venezuela amid a century-old dispute over sovereignty of the Essequibo region, which flared up late last year.

Latin Times

Venezuela Escalates Threat to Guyana with Beefed-Up Military Presence in the Essequibo

Satellite images show heightened activity despite an agreement between Maduro and Guyanese President Ali, who denounced the use of force

Latin Times

The U.S. Increases Urgent Military Aid to Guyana as Border Tensions with Venezuela Continue

The Biden administration pledged to help Guyana buy new aircraft helicopters, military drones and radar technology

International Business Times

Top Venezuela, Guyana Diplomats To Discuss Border Dispute

The foreign ministers of Guyana and Venezuela are due to meet on Thursday in Brazil to discuss the simmering crisis on their border over a disputed oil-rich region.

France 24

Venezuela’s Zolfaghar boats are just the latest military equipment provided by Iran

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro launched military exercises near the border with Guyana on December 28, following weeks of crisis between the neighbouring countries over the Essequibo region. Amid the growing tensions, it emerged that Venezuela is in possession of Iran-made combat boats. The news isn't surprising, given that Iran has…

International Business Times

British Warship In Guyana Waters, Fanning Tensions With Venezuela

A British warship arrived off the coast of Guyana on Friday, further fueling tensions over a territorial dispute with Venezuela, which has launched a major military exercise in response to what it termed an "unacceptable" threat.

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