By Davida Ademuyiwa Venezuela was once wealthy, with oil anchoring its entire economy. But when a single commodity shoulders the burden of national prosperity, volatility becomes...
By Gregory Simpkins The recent American incursion into Venezuela and arrest on drug and other charges of de facto leader Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia shocked...
By Godfred Zina When Washington intervened in Venezuela, the response from African capitals was swift and notably unified. Yet this wasn’t about taking sides in Latin...
By Ronald Sanders On May 25, a day before Guyana commemorated its 59th year of independence, the government of Nicolás Maduro said it intends to stage...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has strongly condemned Venezuela’s recent deployment of naval vessels near Guyana’s Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) platforms, calling the move aggressive...
Prime Minister Keith Rowley of Trinidad & Tobago has denied reports suggesting an agreement with the United States to allow U.S. forces deployment in the country...
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 rattled Port of Spain on Wednesday but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Trinidad &...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) yesterday, criticised Venezuela for the “unacceptable escalation of tensions” with Guyana over the border dispute regarding the ownership of the Essequibo –...
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s recent endorsement of a law reflecting the outcome of a referendum, which asserts ownership of two-thirds of Guyana, has ignited strong opposition...
Guyana has expressed concerns at new efforts by Venezuela to claim the Essequibo region which makes up about two-thirds of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country and...
The Prime Minister of St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, has said that Guyana, with its smaller population and military, should “sleep better” now that...
AFP | The presidents of Guyana and Venezuela pledged after direct talks on Thursday not to resort to force to settle a long-simmering – and recently...
Guyana’s President, Irfaan Ali, and his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolás Maduro, are scheduled to meet in St. Vincent & the Grenadines on Thursday amidst heightened tension over...
AFP | The foreign ministers of Venezuela and Guyana spoke by telephone Wednesday as tensions escalated over a disputed, oil-rich region and Brazil reinforced troops on...
AP | Guyana’s president told The Associated Press on Wednesday that his country is taking every necessary step to protect itself from Venezuela, which has ordered...
By Ryan Elcock The territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the Essequibo region is not merely a regional issue but one of international significance, with...
Two leaders from the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have sought to assure the government of Guyana that their countries are individually backing Guyana that its borders...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has reserved its judgement to Guyana’s claim that it has evidence that Venezuela intends to gain ownership of the mineral...
By Ryan Elcock The decades-long territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela over the region of El Esequibo has left an indelible mark on the economic trajectories...
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have asked the United States to lift its sanctions against Venezuela so as to allow regional countries to benefit from the PetroCaribe...
Guyana on Friday urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to dismiss as “both legally unstoppable and entirely without foundation” Venezuela’s preliminary objections regarding the border...
Guyana is however seeking to obtain a final and binding judgement that will clearly states that the Essequibo region is indisputably part of the country
By Ryan Opsal The border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela has been ongoing for around two centuries, and Venezuela still claims large, resource rich swathes of...
After a tense meeting, the presidents of Venezuela and Guyana agreed Sunday to restore ambassadors and hold talks to resolve a long-running border dispute that flared...
In a bid to reduce tensions between the two countries, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has extended an invitation to President David Granger to a one on...
Guyana’s President David Granger said on Tuesday neighboring Venezuela had launched an “extraordinary military deployment” in the east of the country, near a disputed border area...
Venezuela’s vice-president Jorge Arreaza recently heard directly from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, Barbados’ Prime Minister Freundel Stuart, that the regional grouping is backing Guyana in...
The territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela regarding Guyana’s waters where oil was recently discovered has escalated. Venezuela is recalling its ambassador in Guyana Reyna Margarita...
Guyana will not stop its offshore oil exploration because Venezuela is claiming territorial waters where the “black gold” was recently discovered. Guyana’s President David Granger has...
Guyana is turning to the United Nations to reach a legal settlement in its border dispute with Venezuela, describing Venezuela’s claim of a portion of maritime...
Guyana warned Monday it would “vigorously” resist any attempt by Venezuela to enforce a new claim over coastal waters where Exxon Mobil recently announced an important...
Jamaica is in talks with financial institutions on a plan to pay off debt it owes Venezuela for oil it received through the Petrocaribe energy program,...
