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Venezuela plans military exercises in Caribbean as a British warship heads to Guyana
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Venezuela plans military exercises in Caribbean as a British warship heads to Guyana

NPR  

Venezuela plans military exercises in Caribbean as a British warship heads to Guyana Enlarge this image toggle caption Matias Delacroix/AP Matias Delacroix/AP BOGOTA, Colombia — President Nicolás Maduro ordered Venezuela's armed forces to conduct defensive exercises in the Eastern Caribbean after the United Kingdom sent a warship toward Guyana's territorial waters as the South American neighbors dispute a large border …

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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  

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Venezuela’s AG orders arrest of opposition members, accuses them of plotting against referendum
1 year ago

Venezuela’s AG orders arrest of opposition members, accuses them of plotting against referendum

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s top prosecutor on Wednesday ordered the arrest of a dozen opposition members, including former National Assembly leader Juan Guaidó and three campaign staffers of presidential candidate Maria Corina Machado. President Nicolas Maduro’s government held the referendum to supposedly allow Venezuelans to decide the future of the oil- and mineral-rich Essequibo region of Guyana. Primary organizers said …

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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 …

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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  

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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 …

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Venezuela raises the stakes over disputed Guyana territory
1 year ago

Venezuela raises the stakes over disputed Guyana territory

Al Jazeera  

Conflict over oil-rich territory escalates as Venezuela prepares to declare it a province and orders exploration effort. Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday called for a bill to create a “Guyana Esequiba” province and ordered Venezuelan companies to prepare to enter the territory to explore for fossil fuels and minerals “immediately”. However, Maduro proposed at Tuesday’s government meeting that a …

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UN court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory
1 year ago

UN court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory

The Independent  

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