The Essequibo region has long been denoted on Venezuelan maps as a “reclamation zone”. The region covers 160.000 sq kilometers, is rich in natural resources and is equivalent to two thirds of ...

Venezuelan government announced it will not recognize any decision by the International Court of Justice on the dispute with ...

A colonial-era dispute The standing borders of the Essequibo date to an 1899 ruling by an international tribune in Paris, which granted what was then known as British Guiana most of the land ...

She insisted that the Essequibo is a strategic and fundamental part of the country, therefore, after this ICJ ruling, the country must summon expert jurists to defend sovereignty.

Essequibo is larger than Greece and rich in minerals. It also gives access to an area of the Atlantic where energy giant ExxonMobil discovered oil in commercial quantities in 2015, drawing the ...

The leaders of Venezuela and Guyana said Thursday that they would not use force against each other amid a dispute over an oil-rich piece of Guyanese land and agreed to create a joint commission to ...

Following the vote, Maduro unveiled an expansive blueprint for a new Venezuelan state of Essequibo, ordered Venezuela’s state energy and mineral concerns to begin preparations to work there, and ...

THE Customs Anti-Narcotic Unit (CANU) on Monday, August 11, 2025, intercepted a vehicle along the Parika Public Road, East Bank Essequibo (EBD), seizing a ...

Chairman of the Special Commission for the Defense of Guyana Essequibo Hermann Escarra, stands next to Venezuela's new map that includes the Essequibo territory, a swath of land that is ...

TWO respected Muslim scholars from Region Two, Shaykh Faoud Mohamed and Moulana Yunus McLennan, have publicly endorsed President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali for a ...

The Essequibo region represents two-thirds of Guyana and is rich in gold, diamonds, timber and other natural resources. It also is located close to massive offshore oil deposits, with current ...