Guyanese authorities have requested the United Nations Security Council to review Venezuela's territorial claims over the oil-rich Essequibo region ... the former British colony since 1899 ...

The Essequibo River was then considered the border between the Spanish colony and British Guyana. After Venezuela became independent, came the gold rush. British explorers and settlers made ...

He added that his country rejected the 1899 ruling of international arbitrators, which established the borders when Guyana was still a British colony. Venezuela's interest in the Essequibo region ...

“President Maduro’s statement, coupled with any actions to integrate the Essequibo region into Venezuela’s administrative framework, including by calling for an election “by the people of ...

The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana pledged after direct talks not to resort to force to settle a long-simmering – and recently reheated – territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo ...

90% of the disputed territory was transferred on the basis of forged maps to its colony, British Guyana. Venezuela, which recognizes Guyana-Essequibo as its legitimate territory, believes that the ...

90% of the disputed territory was transferred on the basis of forged maps to its colony, British Guyana. Venezuela, which recognizes Guyana-Essequibo as its legitimate territory, believes that the ...

Guyana has controlled Essequibo for decades ... when Guyana was a British colony and arbitrators from Britain, Russia and the United States decided the boundary. Venezuelan officials also argue ...

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 ...

Venezuela has always considered Essequibo as its own because the region ... when Guyana was still a British colony. After years of fruitless mediation, Guyana went to the world court in 2018 ...