Tobago oil spill spreading to Grenada, could also impact Venezuela
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Reuters An oil spill that has stained Tobago’s coastline in the Caribbean is entering into Grenada’s waters and could impact neighboring Venezuela, Tobago’s Chief Secretary Farley Augustine told Reuters on Thursday. Eight days after Trinidad and Tobago’s Coast Guard first spotted the oil from a capsized vessel whose owner […]
Guyana, Venezuela both committed to peace, Guyanese President says
Kingstown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Reuters Guyana and Venezuela are committed to ensuring their region remains peaceful, Guyanese President Irfaan Ali said on Thursday during meetings with his Venezuelan counterpart President Nicolas Maduro, amid high tensions over a dispute involving a potentially oil-rich border area. The two leaders met at the airport in Kingstown, […]
Brazil urges Venezuela to avoid inflaming territory dispute with Guyana
Sao Paulo, BrazilReuters Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday expressed to his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro growing concern over a territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana, Brazil’s presidential palace said in a statement. In a phone call from Maduro to Lula, the Brazilian President called for dialogue, stating that it was important […]
US to conduct flight operations in Guyana as concerns mount over border spat
Bogota, ColombiaReuters The United States on Thursday said it would conduct flight operations within Guyana that build on its routine engagement as Britain and Brazil expressed concerns about growing border tensions between Guyana and Venezuela. The long-running spat over the oil-rich Esequibo region, which is being heard by the International Court of Justice, escalated over […]
Explainer – What is the border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana?
Reuters Tensions between neighbours Venezuela and Guyana have ratcheted up in recent weeks over a long-running territorial dispute. At issue is a 160,000-square-kilometre border territory around the Esequibo River, which is mostly jungle, and an offshore area where massive discoveries of oil and gas have been made. Both countries claim ownership of the territory, which […]
Venezuelan voters reject ICJ jurisdiction in dispute with Guyana
Caracas, Venezuela/Georgetown, Guyana Reuters Voters in Venezuela rejected the International Court of Justice’s jurisdiction over the country’s territorial dispute with Guyana and backed the creation of a new state in the potential oil-rich Esequibo region in a Sunday referendum. The court this week barred Venezuela from taking any action which would change the status quo […]
Amazon under threat: Impact of climate-driven drought may last until 2026
BRAD HAYNES and JAKE SPRING, of Reuters, report on the devastating impact of the drought gripping northern Brazil, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana and parts of Venezuela and Colombia…
Venezuelans vote in referendum on disputed territory with Guyana
Caracas, Venezuela/Georgetown, GuyanaReuters Venezuelans are voting on Sunday in a referendum backed by President Nicolas Maduro’s government over a potentially oil-rich territory that is the subject of a long-running border dispute with Guyana. The five-question referendum includes a question rejecting International Court of Justice jurisdiction to decide to which country the territory around the Esequibo […]
World Court orders Venezuela to refrain from action in border dispute with Guyana
The Hague, The Netherlands/Caracas, Venezuela Reuters Judges at the World Court on Friday ordered Venezuela to refrain from taking any action that would alter the situation on the ground in a potentially oil-rich territory that is the subject of a border dispute with Guyana, which controls the area. The court did not expressly forbid Venezuela […]
Venezuela tells World Court referendum to go ahead despite Guyana resistance
The Hague, The NetherlandsReuters Venezuela told the World Court on Wednesday that it will go ahead with a referendum on 3rd December over its rights to a potentially oil-rich territory that is the subject of a border dispute with Guyana, which asked the court to halt the vote. In April the International Court of Justice, […]