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 ...

Venezuela continues to build up military infrastructure and hardware close to the border with Guyana as President Nicolas Maduro and his supporters scale up their threats to annex an oil-rich piece of ...

Aug. 14 (UPI) --With less than three weeks before Guyana's general elections Sept. 1, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has intensified his rhetoric over a long-standing territorial claim to the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Workers from GV Construction pose with T-shirts bearing the message "Essequibo is Guyana" and the country's flag in the village of ...

President Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela is an exuberant dictator, a lover of military salutes who is being investigated for crimes against humanity, but he’s not reckless enough to invade neighboring ...

The fallout from the Trump administration's military intervention is expected to put Venezuela's longstanding territorial claims over the oil-rich Essequibo territory on ice, analysts told CNBC. A ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana said Thursday that 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 ...

Venezuelan armed forces take part in military drills in the state of Miranda, Venezuela, March 2, 2021 (Sputnik photo by Magda Gibelli via AP). One year ago, Venezuela held a referendum to reaffirm ...

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 ...

Guyana is set to become an even greater oil powerhouse as the easing of tensions with Venezuela following Nicolas Maduro's exit lowers risk and accelerates development of the massive Stabroek block.

The long-standing territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the Essequibo region has intensified following significant oil discoveries by ExxonMobil in Guyanese waters. Venezuela's ...