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Essequibo, the oil and mineral-rich region disputed by Venezuela and Guyana

A non-binding referendum in Venezuela has shown overwhelming support for the government's claims to Essequibo, a large swathe of land controlled by neighbouring Guyana. The land dispute between the two countries is over a century old, but heated up back in 2015 with the discovery of oil fields off the…

France 24

Venezuela: Vote Shows 'Overwhelming' Support for Claim on Region of Guyana

About 10.5 million of Venezuela's 20.7 million eligible voters took part in the consultation

Latin Times

Venezuela referendum result: voters back bid to claim sovereignty over large swath of Guyana

Disputed territory of Essequibo is larger than Greece, rich in minerals and gives access to part of the Atlantic boasting oil in commercial quantities

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Essequibo referendum: Is Venezuela about to seize part of Guyana?

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is organising a referendum on Sunday to decide whether to create a new state in the Essequibo territory, an area currently under the control of neighbouring Guyana. Does Caracas have the means for its territorial ambitions, or is it just political grandstanding?

France 24

Venezuela's Referendum to Annex Over Half of Guyana's Territory, Explained

Even though the voting is not binding, tensions are running high between the countries given the rhetoric by Maduro's government

Latin Times

Venezuelans vote in referendum over large swath of territory under dispute with Guyana

Venezuelans are heading to the polls to try to decide the future of a large swath of neighboring Guyana

The Independent UK

Venezuela To Hold Referendum Over Essequibo Land Dispute With Guyana

Venezuela on Sunday will hold a referendum that it hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighboring Guyana.

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Venezuela Will Vote On Guyana Border Row Despite UN Court Ruling

Venezuela said Friday it would press ahead with a weekend referendum over the fate of an oil-rich region claimed by itself and Guyana even as the UN's top court urged restraint in the worsening row.

International Business Times

UN court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory

The United Nations’ top court has ordered Venezuela not to take any action that would alter Guyana’s control over a disputed territory

The Independent UK

Venezuela To Vote On Oil-rich Region Controlled By Guyana

A decades-old dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo territory reaches a new, potentially escalatory chapter on Sunday as Venezuela holds a referendum regarding the Guyana-controlled region.

Latin Times

Venezuela To Vote On Oil-Rich Region Controlled By Guyana

"The Venezuelan sun rises in Essequibo," "Essequibo belongs to Guyana" — the opposing camps' slogans say it all.

International Business Times

Oil spills increase in Venezuela as it revs up output after the U.S. lifted sanctions

After the U.S. lifted its sanctions, Venezuela is trying to revive its beleaguered oil industry. But ramping up production is causing more oil spills.

WEKU

Venezuela's planned vote over territory dispute leaves Guyana residents on edge

Congregants of an Anglican church in a sparsely populated rainforest village in Guyana are asking for peace for their community amid what they see as an existential threat

The Independent UK

Venezuelan artist paints his way to Chicago: ‘I never dreamed I would do that’

Wilfredo Garcia, a self-taught painter from the Venezuelan countryside, paid in murals for his trip across several countries, leaving traces of the spirit of the Venezuelan heartland all along the way.

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Latin Times

Venezuela Refuses Entry To Flight Carrying Deportees: Chilean Authorities

According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, at least 7.7 million Venezuelans have left the country, with around 444,000 settling in Chile.

International Business Times

US Defense Officials To Visit Guyana Amid Venezuela Row: Guyanese VP

US Department of Defense officials will visit Guyana next week, the South American country's vice president said Thursday, as he pledged that "all options" are on the table in its row with neighboring Venezuela.

Chicago Sun-Times

Migrants, host family to share first Thanksgiving together: ‘Thanks to God we’ve always found good people on our trip here’

Migrants staying with West Side families show appreciation for all the help they have received on the journey to Chicago.

The Guardian - US

‘We need help’: Chicago medical students are serving the migrants Texas is sending by bus

Volunteers are offering aid to the more than 3,000 migrants who sleep in local police stations and airports

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Texas Observer

Braving ‘La Bestia’

Asylum-seekers risk life and limb to reach America as President Biden tries to dissuade them. Includes one of TIME's Top 100 photos of 2023.

The Independent UK

With patriotic reggaeton and videos, Venezuela's government fans territorial dispute with Guyana

Venezuelan textbooks contain maps of the region in which students learn to quickly point out their homeland as well as neighboring Colombia, Brazil and Guyana

The Independent UK

American arrested in Venezuela just days after Biden administration eases oil sanctions

A California man’s family is pleading for his release after they say he was wrongfully arrested in Venezuela and held for ransom just days after President Joe Biden eased crippling oil sanctions on the socialist-run government

Chicago Sun-Times

These Venezuelan newcomers in Rogers Park found a way to connect by forming a rock band

At Sullivan High School, music has been a way for three new arrivals to connect with teachers, each other and the homes they left behind.

The Hindu

Messi's Argentina loses 1st match since World Cup title, falling to Uruguay; Colombia beats Brazil

Uruguay beat Argentina 2-0, ending the World Cup champs' unbeaten streak since the Qatar tournament. Brazil lost 2-1 to Colombia, while Bolivia won its first match of the round-robin, beating Peru 2-0. Venezuela and Ecuador drew 0-0, as did Chile and Paraguay. Uruguay leads the 10-team South American qualifying group…

The Independent UK

Mother-of-two killed after being struck by lightning on beach

A Venezuelan mother-of-two visited a beach in Colombia where she was struck down by lightning

The Independent UK

Guyana tells UN court that Venezuelan referendum on territorial dispute is an 'existential threat'

Guyana has urged judges at the United Nations’ highest court to call a halt to parts of a Venezuelan referendum about a territorial dispute between the South American neighbors

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