The territory in question has been under Guyana’s control for more than a century, and it is Venezuela that has failed to maintain its own obligations to law and peace.

Guyana yesterday condemned plans by Venezuela to elect a governor of this country’s county of Essequibo and said the move was a flagrant violation of the Argyle Agreement. In a statement ...

Venezuela has long claimed Essequibo as its own as the region was within its boundaries during the Spanish colonial period. Essequibo has been administered by Guyana for over 100 years after a ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC ... coupled with any actions to integrate the Essequibo region into Venezuela’s administrative framework, including by calling for an election “by the people ...

Also the voices of Essequibo residents who stand ... to a peaceful and lawful resolution, and Guyana must ensure that its authority is upheld. Venezuela’s provocation must be viewed within ...

Guyana said Thursday that it will seek help from the United Nations’ top court to deter plans by neighboring Venezuela to elect a governor to rule its western Essequibo region, an area rich in ...

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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana said Thursday that it will seek help from the United Nations’ top court to deter plans by neighboring Venezuela to elect a governor to rule its western ...