A burst of gunfire shattered the stillness along the Cuyuní River when soldiers from the Guyana Defense Force came under ...

It follows international calls for Venezuela to desist from actions that could threaten Guyana's control of Essequibo and a build up of military forces by Brazil. A map showing Guyana and ...

Guyana has called the move a step towards annexation and an “existential threat.” Talking to legislators on Tuesday, President Nicolás Maduro showed a “new map” of Venezuela including ...

In a television appearance this week, Maduro presented a map that showed Guyana’s 61,000-square-mile Esequibo region as part of Venezuela. The authoritarian socialist told a crowd of government ...

Venezuelan organized crime has taken root in the Essequibo region as Venezuela escalates claims to this Guyanese territory.

FILE - A boy drives a motorcycle in front of a mural of the Venezuelan map with the Essequibo territory included in the 23 de Enero neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023.

Almost everyone agrees El Esequibo belongs to Guyana. The problem, now, is the maps. For decades, maps and charts produced by Venezuela have represented the 61,000-square-mile territory — nearly ...

Map locates the region of Essequibo in western Guyana, as well Georgetown, Guyana’s capital. It also locates Venezuela, Brazil, and Suriname, which surround Guyana. 100 miles Atlantic Ocean ...