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President Nicolas Maduro speaking December 1, 2023 at a Caracas rally ahead of a referendum he hopes will bolster Venezuela's claim to the vast Esequibo territory controlled by Guyana

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Venezuela to hold referendum over Essequibo land dispute with Guyana

Venezuela on Sunday will hold a referendum that it hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighboring Guyana....

AFPDecember 2, 2023

Venezuela will hold a referendum on the fate of the disputed Essequibo region administered by neighbor Guyana

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Venezuela will vote on Guyana border row despite UN court ruling

Venezuela said Friday it would press ahead with a weekend referendum over the fate of an oil-rich region claimed by itself and Guyana even...

AFPDecember 1, 2023

Guyana says Venezuela's referendum is illegal under international law

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Venezuela to vote on oil-rich region controlled by Guyana

“The Venezuelan sun rises in Essequibo,” “Essequibo belongs to Guyana” — the opposing camps’ slogans say it all. A decades-old dispute over the oil-rich...

AFPNovember 30, 2023

Disputed territory between Venezuela and Guyana

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US Defense officials to visit Guyana amid Venezuela row: Guyanese VP

US Department of Defense officials will visit Guyana next week, the South American country’s vice president said Thursday, as he pledged that “all options”...

AFPNovember 23, 2023

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Guyana tells UN top court of ‘existential’ threat over Venezuela vote

Guyana said Tuesday it faced an “existential” threat from a planned referendum by Venezuela on whether to annex a disputed oil-rich border region, and...

AFPNovember 14, 2023

Venezuela says the Essequibo river to the east of the region by the same name forms a natural frontier recognized at the time of independence from Spain

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Guyana seeks UN court protection on ‘sinister’ Venezuela territorial claim

Guyana has asked the UN’s highest court to stop a Venezuelan referendum on whether or not to annex the oil-rich Essequibo region both South...

AFPOctober 31, 2023

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called for direct talks with his Guyana counterpart over a disputed oil-rich border region

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Maduro says ready to meet with Guyana leader on border dispute

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called Monday for direct talks with his Guyanese counterpart to resolve mounting tensions between the two South American neighbors over...

AFPSeptember 25, 2023

Relatives of the school dormitory fire sob during a meeting with Guyana President Irfaan Ali in Mahdia, where the tragedy happened

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Girls burnt in deadly Guyana school fire still critical

Two girls badly burnt in a school dormitory fire that killed 19 children in Guyana were too weak to be evacuated to another country for specialized...

AFPMay 24, 2023