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The Latest Breaking News from Guyana

Guyana’s president claims victory in election held amid newfound oil riches

Irfaan Ali will be tasked with turning the profits of Guyana’s 2019 oil boom into prosperity for its citizens

The Guardian - AU

Guyana's President Irfaan Ali: Oil Industry 'Puppet' Or Visionary?

Irfaan Ali, in office since 2020, is the first Guyanese leader to benefit from the South American country's massive oil reserves, which he leveraged to claim a second presidential term.

International Business Times

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali Claims Election Victory

Guyana's President Irfaan Ali claimed reelection Wednesday to a second term, tasked with turning the South American nation's newfound oil riches into prosperity while navigating tensions with neighbor Venezuela.

International Business Times

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Country Neighboring Venezuela Backs Deployment Of U.S. Assets Off The Venezuelan Coast: 'Must Unite To Fight Drug-Trafficking'

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali supported the deployment of U.S. troops off the Venezuelan coast, claiming it will help "fight transnational crime and drug-trafficking"

Latin Times

Guyana Votes Amid Oil Boom, Venezuela Tensions

Guyana voted Monday in elections to decide who will manage the South American nation's new oil riches, as tensions rose in a territorial dispute with neighbor Venezuela.

International Business Times

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’s Irfaan Ali looks to ride oil boom to second presidential term

Fossil fuel wealth has helped transform the South American country into one of the world’s fastest-growing economies – which could be good news for the incumbent in the election

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Five Things To Know About Guyana

Here are five key facts about the English-speaking South American country Guyana, where legislative elections will be held on September 1.

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

Caribbean Island 7 Miles from Venezuela Endorses U.S. Navy Deployment if Maduro Attacks Neighboring Country

Trinidad and Tobago has declared its support for the U.S. Navy's recent deployment near Venezuela and said it would allow American forces to use its territory if president Nicolás Maduro were to attack neighboring Guyana

Latin Times

GOP Rep. Celebrates Statement By Guyana On Venezuela's 'Cartel de los Soles': 'The Entire Region Will Benefit From The Annihilation'

Republican Rep. Carlos GImenez continued to escalate his rhetoric against Venezuela's authoritarian government as U.S. warships continue heading off its coast

Latin Times

Exxon Mobil Guyana Kicks Off Yellowtail Production, Lifting Block Capacity Above 900,000 Barrels Per Day

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced on Friday that ExxonMobil Guyana has initiated production at the Yellowtail development in the offshore Stabroek block of Guyana.

Benzinga

Forced frenemies, Exxon and Chevron take diverging paths as leaders of the booming Permian

Big Oil leaders dominate the Permian and the hottest spot in South America.

Fortune

Exxon's Block Fails—Chevron Seals $53 Billion Hess Deal After Ruling

In a pivotal moment for the energy sector, Chevron Corporation‘s (NYSE:CVX) has won a dispute with Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) over Hess Corp’s (NYSE:HESS) offshore oil assets in Guyana.

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Chevron wins huge legal fight against Exxon to close $53 billion Hess acquisition—getting access to the biggest oil discovery of the century

The landmark legal ruling gives Chevron entry into the massive oil discovery in Guyana.

The Independent UK

Chevron gets go ahead for $53B Hess deal, and access to one of the biggest oil finds this decade

Chevron has scored a critical ruling in Paris that has given it the go-ahead for a $53 billion acquisition of Hess and access to one of the biggest oil finds of the decade

The Independent UK

Guyana to crack down on gold smuggled in from Venezuela at the urging of the US government

Guyana has pledged to crack down on gold smuggled across the border from neighboring Venezuela at the urging of the U.S. government

Latin 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

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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

Latin Times

Drug Traffickers Who Used a 'Narco Sub' To Smuggle Cocaine Into The U.S. Hit With Sanctions

Six men who used a "narco sub" to smuggle cocaine into the U.S. have been hit with sanctions

LiveScience

Record-breaking piles of sargassum seaweed wash up on Caribbean beaches, with more on the way

Record amounts of sargassum are floating in the Caribbean Sea and ending up on beaches from Puerto Rico to Guyana — but scientists aren't sure why there's so much of it in the first place.

The Independent UK

A mystery wave of seaweed is causing a stink in the Caribbean

The brown algae is blanketing shorelines from Puerto Rico to Guyana

International Business Times

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.

Latin 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

The Guardian - US

Guyana president decries Venezuela’s plan to hold elections ‘in our territory’

Irfaan Ali tells Guardian of ‘grave’ implications of move to elect officials in Essequibo, recognised as part of Guyana

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