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As fallout surges from Venezuela’s election crisis, the region fears another mass exodus
4 months, 1 week ago

As fallout surges from Venezuela’s election crisis, the region fears another mass exodus

Associated Press  

LIMA, Peru — President Nicolás Maduro’s contested claim of victory in last month’s election not only threw Venezuela into uncertainty but also spread anxiety from neighboring Colombia to faraway Chile as the region braced for a new migration surge. “They’re now caught in uncertainty, deciding whether to leave their country and join relatives who have already left.” Wracked with uncertainty …

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As fallout surges from Venezuela's election crisis, the region fears another mass exodus
4 months, 1 week ago

As fallout surges from Venezuela's election crisis, the region fears another mass exodus

New Indian Express  

LIMA: President Nicolás Maduro's contested claim of victory in last month's election not only threw Venezuela into uncertainty but also spread anxiety from neighboring Colombia to faraway Chile as the region braced for a new migration surge. Over the past decade since Maduro became president, the United Nations estimates that a staggering 7.7 million Venezuelans have fled as the economy …

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Guyana condemns Venezuela for signing into law a referendum approving annexation of disputed region
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Guyana condemns Venezuela for signing into law a referendum approving annexation of disputed region

Associated Press  

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s move to sign into law the results of a recent referendum laying claim to two-thirds of Guyana triggered fierce condemnation Thursday from the neighboring South American country’s government. Even so, Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs vowed not to yield any land to Venezuela and called the move targeting Guyana’s western Essequibo region an …

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Guyana condemns Venezuela for pursuing annexation of disputed region
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Guyana condemns Venezuela for pursuing annexation of disputed region

LA Times  

A boy in Caracas, Venezuela, drives a motorcycle in front of a map of Venezuela that includes the disputed Essequibo territory. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s move to sign into law the results of a recent referendum laying claim to two-thirds of Guyana triggered fierce condemnation this week from the neighboring South American country’s government. Even so, Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign …

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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 …

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A British warship arrives in Guyana as tensions heat up in border dispute with Venezuela
11 months, 3 weeks ago

A British warship arrives in Guyana as tensions heat up in border dispute with Venezuela

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela. Brazil’s statement called on Guyana and Venezuela to stay true to the Argyle Declaration, an agreement signed earlier this month in which their leaders said they would solve the border dispute through nonviolent means. …

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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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Venezuela and Guyana agree not to use force in Essequibo dispute
1 year ago

Venezuela and Guyana agree not to use force in Essequibo dispute

Al Jazeera  

Leaders hold tense talks after Venezuela organised referendum to claim oil-rich territory that makes up two-thirds of Guyana. Venezuela and Guyana have agreed not to resort to force to settle a territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo region after a tense meeting between the two countries’ leaders in the Caribbean. Guyanese President Irfaan Ali and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro agreed …

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Guyana and Venezuela agree to refrain from using force, but fail to resolve territorial dispute
1 year ago

Guyana and Venezuela agree to refrain from using force, but fail to resolve territorial dispute

Associated Press  

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent — The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela promised in a tense meeting Thursday that neither side would use threats or force against the other, but failed to reach agreement on how to address a bitter dispute over a vast border region rich with oil and minerals that has concerned many in the region. “All of this belongs …

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Guyana and Venezuela leaders to meet face-to-face as region pushes to defuse territorial dispute
1 year ago

Guyana and Venezuela leaders to meet face-to-face as region pushes to defuse territorial dispute

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. In a letter sent Tuesday to Ralph Gonsalves, prime …

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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  

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Leaders of Guyana and Venezuela to meet this week as region worries over their territorial dispute
1 year ago

Leaders of Guyana and Venezuela to meet this week as region worries over their territorial dispute

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela have expressed their intentions to cooperate as they prepare to meet this week to address an escalating dispute over a region rich in oil and minerals. In a letter Monday to Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, which will host the high-level meeting on Thursday, Maduro said …

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Will Russia-backed Venezuela start a war in South America? | Defence in Depth
1 year ago

Will Russia-backed Venezuela start a war in South America? | Defence in Depth

The Telegraph  

On Sunday, Venezuela held a referendum on what it says are its rights to a potentially oil-rich territory that is the subject of a border dispute with neighbouring Guyana. An 1889 ruling that said the Essequibo region was part of Guyana has periodically but repeatedly, depending on the political mood of the time, been dismissed by authorities in Venezuela’s capital, …

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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  

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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 …

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Guyana's president says it is preparing for a possible incursion by Venezuela into disputed area
1 year ago

Guyana's president says it is preparing for a possible incursion by Venezuela into disputed area

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

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 …

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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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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 …

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Brazil’s president proposes South American currency while hosting regional summit
1 year, 6 months ago

Brazil’s president proposes South American currency while hosting regional summit

LA Times  

Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, center, hosts leaders at the South America Summit at Itamaraty Palace in Brasilia, Brazil, on Tuesday. Brazil’s new leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has proposed restarting the bloc now that the region has a greater number of leftist and centrist leaders. But Lula’s warm welcome of Maduro on Monday, something the …

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Support for Venezuela’s opposition is dwindling at OAS
2 years, 2 months ago

Support for Venezuela’s opposition is dwindling at OAS

Associated Press  

BOGOTA, Colombia — Venezuela’s opposition suffered a rebuff Thursday as 19 members of the Organization of American States backed a proposal to remove its envoy from the regional forum for political and economic issues. More than half of the organization’s 35 members voted for the resolution and many others abstained, signaling a growing lack of support in the region for …

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Venezuela-Colombia border reopens to trade as tensions ease
2 years, 2 months ago

Venezuela-Colombia border reopens to trade as tensions ease

Al Jazeera  

People along the shared border hope the reopening of border crossings to cargo will boost the economy after a years-long closure. Trucks loaded with aluminum and medications have crossed a bridge linking Colombia and Venezuela for the first time in seven years, as the neighbouring countries continue to mend relations after years of political conflict. The border reopening – which …

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UN experts: Rights abuses continue in Maduro’s Venezuela
2 years, 3 months ago

UN experts: Rights abuses continue in Maduro’s Venezuela

Associated Press  

CARACAS, Venezuela — Independent experts working with the U.N.’s top human rights body say Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro personally ordered the detention of government opponents and critics who ended up suffering electric shocks, beatings, asphyxiation and other cruel acts while in custody. The third report from the fact-finding mission on Venezuela, commissioned by the U.N.‘s Human Rights Council, was released …

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