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Venezuela deploys navy ship near the Essequibo amid continued territorial tensions with Guyana

Caracas forces are also seemingly continuing to build a bridge close to the vast area controlled by Guyana but that the country claims as its own

Latin Times

Guyana increases level of alert following Venezuela's new troop deployment near its border

The country's vice president said authorities are "highly attentive" to the recent developments

Latin Times

Venezuelan army deploys armored vehicles at the Guyanese border following U.S. drills

An army general posted a video showing the building of a makeshift bridge used to take the vehicles closer to the border

Latin Times

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Venezuela says it will keep armed forces near the coast as long as the dispute with Guyana continues

The Maduro government said it won't be "intimidated" by the international community's calls for restraint

Latin Times

Venezuela MPs Approve Creation Of State In Disputed Essequibo

Venezuela's parliament has approved a law creating a federal state in the disputed oil-rich area of Essequibo across the border in Guyana, which on Friday slammed a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty.

International Business Times

In Relaxed Encounter, Leaders Of Venezuela, Guyana Exchange Gifts

Guyanese President Irfaan Ali said Friday that his country wants to remain at peace with neighboring Venezuela amid a century-old dispute over sovereignty of the Essequibo region, which flared up late last year.

International Business Times

Venezuela Escalates Threat to Guyana with Beefed-Up Military Presence in the Essequibo

Satellite images show heightened activity despite an agreement between Maduro and Guyanese President Ali, who denounced the use of force

Latin Times

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The U.S. Increases Urgent Military Aid to Guyana as Border Tensions with Venezuela Continue

The Biden administration pledged to help Guyana buy new aircraft helicopters, military drones and radar technology

Latin Times

Top Venezuela, Guyana Diplomats To Discuss Border Dispute

The foreign ministers of Guyana and Venezuela are due to meet on Thursday in Brazil to discuss the simmering crisis on their border over a disputed oil-rich region.

International Business Times

Venezuela’s Zolfaghar boats are just the latest military equipment provided by Iran

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro launched military exercises near the border with Guyana on December 28, following weeks of crisis between the neighbouring countries over the Essequibo region. Amid the growing tensions, it emerged that Venezuela is in possession of Iran-made combat boats. The news isn't surprising, given that Iran has…

France 24

British Warship In Guyana Waters, Fanning Tensions With Venezuela

A British warship arrived off the coast of Guyana on Friday, further fueling tensions over a territorial dispute with Venezuela, which has launched a major military exercise in response to what it termed an "unacceptable" threat.

International Business Times

Venezuela to hold military drills after UK sends warship to Guyana

Venezuela and Guyana are in dispute over an oil-rich region

Evening Standard

Venezuela plans military exercises in Caribbean as a British warship heads to Guyana

Venezuela and Guyana are currently involved in a border dispute over a sparsely populated region the size of Florida with vast oil deposits off its shores.

WEKU

Venezuela, Guyana Leaders Meet To 'De-escalate' Tensions

The presidents of Venezuela and Guyana met Thursday in the Caribbean for talks that analysts said could "de-escalate" tensions but would do little to resolve their countries' long-standing -- and now reheating -- territorial dispute.

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The Guardian - UK

Guyana, Venezuela, 11bn barrels of oil – and six centuries of colonial conflict

Maduro’s annexation threat is only the latest move on a chessboard stretching back to the 15th century. The outcome could reverberate throughout Latin America and the Caribbean

The Independent UK

ExxonMobil says it will stay in Guyana for the long term despite territorial dispute with Venezuela

Oil giant ExxonMobil says it will keep ramping up production in offshore Guyana despite the escalation of a territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela, which claims that oil-rich region as its own

The Independent UK

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

The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela will meet this week to address an escalating dispute over the Essequibo region that is rich in oil and minerals

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: Maduro’s land grab in Guyana is a cynical ploy to hang on to power in Venezuela

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Latin Times

Calls Mount For Calm As Guyana-Venezuela Border Tensions Soar

The United States, through National Security Council spokesman John Kirby, urged the sides to find a diplomatic solution to the territorial dispute, saying "we don't want to see this come to blows."

Latin Times

Venezuela-Guyana Tensions Escalate Over Essequibo With U.S. Involved in Military Drills

The U.S. Army carried out a joint aerial exercise with Guyana. Washington reiterated its support for the country

Al Jazeera

US throws weight behind Guyana in territorial dispute with Venezuela

Top US diplomat Blinken reaffirms support for Guyana’s sovereignty as Venezuela threatens to annex its Essequibo region.

International Business Times

Venezuela, Guyana Open 'Communication Channels' As Border Tension Mounts

Guyana and Venezuela agreed Wednesday to "keep the communication channels open" in a fast-worsening feud over a disputed, oil-rich region as Brazil reinforced troops on its northern border with the neighbors.

The Independent UK

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

Guyana's president tells The Associated Press his country is taking every necessary step to protect itself from a potential incursion by Venezuela, which has ordered its state-owned companies to explore and exploit oil and minerals in Guyana’s vast Essequibo region that it considers its own

The Independent UK

Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is ordering 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

International Business Times

Venezuela, Guyana Tensions Rise Over Disputed Oil-rich Region

Tensions rose between Venezuela and Guyana Tuesday as Caracas proposed a bill to declare a Venezuelan province in a disputed oil-rich region and ordered the state oil company to issue licenses for extracting crude there.

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