Faced with mounting aggression from Venezuela, Guyana should focus on developing cheap capabilities and expanding conventional ground forces.

The Essequibo River flows through Kurupukari crossing in Guyana on November 19, 2023. Venezuela has long claimed Guyana's Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals.

US Deputy Secretary of State says, calls on OAS to respond to territorial threats, disregard for international norms ...

Most countries and the 125,000 people who live in Essequibo all agree: It belongs to Guyana, a country of about 800,000, not Venezuela, a nation of roughly 28 million.

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 ...

In the execution of my duties and my visits to border communities, I have personally witnessed Venezuelan migrants and the embarrassment, the shame, the ...

Guyana's National Toshaos’ Council (NTC), representing the country's Indigenous Peoples, has rejected Venezuela's claims of holding elections in the disputed Essequibo region on May 25, 2025, as ...

If the Court sets aside the Award and decides to draw a new boundary Guyana could lose Essequibo. But Venezuela’s territory is safe. Guyana’s lawyers asked the Court to rule that Venezuela ...

Guyana has claimed the resource-rich region of Essequibo. But so has Venezuela. Will a new election ratchet up tensions?

Venezuela's Bolivarian regime has built a bridge reaffirming its sovereignty claims over Guyana Essequiba. The provisional structure will allow the arrival of heavier machinery for the definitive ...

The Essequibo represents 60% of Guyana’s territory. It is also located along our border with Venezuela and is in proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

The GDFS Essequibo stood proudly as the flagship of the Guyana Defence Force Coast Guard for more than two decades, a true symbol of national power and maritime pride,” declared Chief of Defence Staff ...