held carrying council ag ruling opposition deepens action sign voting disputed helicopter holds missing rejects agree emails depth tension guyanas dispute persaud venezuelaguyana approve base facetoface taking day land warship

Articles for Essequibo, search results for claims

Fears simmer in Essequibo region as Venezuela eyes the disputed territory
11 months, 1 week ago

Fears simmer in Essequibo region as Venezuela eyes the disputed territory

Al Jazeera  

Essequibo residents express anxiety as Venezuela advances its claims over the region, largely seen as part of Guyana. “Everyone else stayed away since we heard about the Venezuela referendum.” Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali has sought to quell those fears, though. Stay, guard it.” Cross-border relations have remained taut, despite a December 14 agreement between Guyana and Venezuela “not to …

Oil Indigenous Referendum Venezuela Venezuelan Maduro Guyana
ExxonMobil says it will stay in Guyana for the long term despite territorial dispute with Venezuela
1 year ago

ExxonMobil says it will stay in Guyana for the long term despite territorial dispute with Venezuela

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Venezuela Maduro Guyana Exxonmobil Essequibo Territorial Dispute
UN takes no immediate action at emergency meeting on Guyana-Venezuela dispute over oil-rich region
1 year ago

UN takes no immediate action at emergency meeting on Guyana-Venezuela dispute over oil-rich region

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Venezuela Venezuelan Guyana Essequibo Emergency Meeting
Helicopter carrying 5 senior Guyana military officials is missing near tense border with Venezuela
1 year ago

Helicopter carrying 5 senior Guyana military officials is missing near tense border with Venezuela

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Please try again later {{ …

Border Region Venezuela Khan Venezuelan Maduro Guyana
Helicopter with senior Guyana military officials goes missing near Venezuela border
1 year ago

Helicopter with senior Guyana military officials goes missing near Venezuela border

LA Times  

A map of Venezuela incorporates Guyana’s Essequibo territory, which Caracas claims as its own. Khan told reporters late Wednesday that Guyana’s Defense Force lost contact with the brand-new Bell 412 EPI aircraft after it took off from the Olive Creek settlement in western Guyana following a refueling stop. The aircraft’s disappearance about 30 miles east of Venezuela’s border comes as …

Venezuela Khan Venezuelan Maduro Border Area Essequibo Near Guyana
Guyana’s president says his country is preparing to defend itself from Venezuela over disputed area
1 year ago

Guyana’s president says his country is preparing to defend itself from Venezuela over disputed area

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — 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 its state-owned companies to explore and exploit oil and minerals in the vast Essequibo region, which Guyana considers its own. We’re building a regional response.” Ali spoke a day after Venezuelan …

International Region Venezuela Venezuelan Maduro Guyana Essequibo
Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo
1 year ago

Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on …

Oil Venezuela Maduro Guyana Essequibo
Maduro orders the ‘immediate’ exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo
1 year ago

Maduro orders the ‘immediate’ exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Tuesday directed the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals that Venezuela claims as its own. Maduro said he would “immediately” proceed “to grant operating licenses for the exploration …

Oil Venezuela Guyana Essequibo Maduro
Venezuela claims large support for annexing oil-rich Guyana territory
1 year ago

Venezuela claims large support for annexing oil-rich Guyana territory

Al Jazeera  

In the referendum Venezuelan voters were asked whether they support establishing a state in Essequibo. The referendum result, announced on Monday, came after the International Court of Justice warned Caracas against “annexation” of the territory called Essequibo, which has long been ruled by Guyana. Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali said his government is working continuously to ensure the country’s borders …

Referendum Venezuela Territory Venezuelan Maduro Guyana Icj
Venezuela holds referendum on oil-rich Guyana region: Four things to know
1 year ago

Venezuela holds referendum on oil-rich Guyana region: Four things to know

Al Jazeera  

Sunday’s referendum will be held over the fate of Essequibo, an oil-rich Guyana-ruled region that Venezuela claims as its own. Venezuela is set to hold a referendum on Sunday on whether to establish a new state in a disputed, oil-rich territory long ruled by Guyana. A referendum in Venezuela Venezuela will go ahead with a referendum on December 3, over …

Dispute Oil Referendum Venezuela Territory Venezuelan Guyana