Tag: Esequibo

• 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.