Tag: Esequibo

• Wednesday, November 8th 2023 - 18:43 UTC

  Guyana asks The Hague court to stop Venezuelan referendum on the annexation of half of its territory

  

  Guyana has asked the UN's highest court to stop a Venezuelan referendum on the annexation of the Esequibo, half of its territory and its oil-rich offshore, a claim going back to colonial times.

• Friday, April 7th 2023 - 10:07 UTC

  New ICJ ruling against Venezuela in Essequibo case

  

  The Venezuelan administration of President Nicolás Maduro was dealt another international setback Thursday when the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday turned down new objections filed by Caracas regarding the territorial dispute with Guyana over the oil-rich Essequibo.

• Thursday, January 14th 2021 - 09:54 UTC

  Guyana and United States sign defense and cooperation agreement

  

  Guyana and the Unites States have signed a new pact aimed at boosting the South American CARICOM nation’s military might. It comes following a decree issued by embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, unilaterally laying claim to Guyana’s Essequibo territory.

• Tuesday, January 12th 2021 - 09:26 UTC

  US openly supports Guyana: joint coast guard exercise and visit of top Navy commander

  

  The United States is doubling its support for Guyana in the territorial dispute with Venezuela, another flank in Washington's campaign to force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro out of power.

• Thursday, July 2nd 2020 - 08:02 UTC

  Guyana Venezuela territorial dispute at the Court of Justice, but Caracas denies The Hague jurisdiction to rule

  

  The United Nations’ top court held its first virtual hearing on Tuesday, taking up a 120-year-old territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela. Guyana made its arguments as to why the International Court of Justice has jurisdiction in the border dispute, which calls into question the ownership of more than half of the ex British colony.

• Saturday, December 7th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Guyana optimistic it will win the Esequibo dispute at the International Court of Justice

  

  President David Granger is optimistic that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will dispense a ruling in Guyana’s favor in the border case with Venezuela. The Guyanese president expressed these sentiments while appearing on the popular radio program, Hot Seat.

• Saturday, September 7th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Venezuela land dispute with Guyana on front stage and Guaido accused of high treason

  

  Venezuelan prosecutors said Friday they would charge opposition leader Juan Guaido with “high treason” for planning to renounce the country's claim to a disputed border area controlled by Guyana.

• Friday, February 8th 2019 - 08:49 UTC

  Two more oil strikes off the coast of Guyana at the prolific Stabroek Block

  

  Hess Corporation has announced positive results from the Tilapia-1 and Haimara-1 wells offshore Guyana, bringing the total number of discoveries on the Stabroek Block to 12.“These two discoveries demonstrate the continuing exploration potential on the prolific Stabroek Block and add to the previously announced gross discovered recoverable resource estimate of more than 5 Bboe,” said CEO John Hess.

• Saturday, January 12th 2019 - 10:39 UTC

  Argentina calls on Venezuela and Guyana for a peaceful resolution to the Essequibo controversy

  

  Argentina has called on Venezuela and Guyana to favour dialogue and a peaceful resolution, in conformity with International Law, regarding their territorial controversy over the region of Essequibo.