Dec 06 Guyana’s president says country is preparing to defend itself from Venezuela over disputed region By Dánica Coto, Associated Press When asked if he has requested military assistance, President Irfaan Ali said his government is reaching out to allies and regional partners to protect Essequibo. Continue reading
Dec 05 Maduro orders the ‘immediate’ exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo region By Associated Press The announcement came a day a day after Maduro got the victory he sought in a weekend referendum on whether to claim sovereignty over the region. Continue reading
Dec 04 Venezuelan government accepts referendum to claim oil-rich part of Guyana By Regina Garcia Cano, Jorge Rueda, Associated Press Venezuela's election authority says voters approved a referendum called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over an oil- and mineral-rich piece of neighboring Guyana. Continue reading
Dec 03 Venezuelans vote in referendum to claim sovereignty of territory under dispute with Guyana By Regina Garcia Cano, Jorge Rueda, Associated Press Venezuelans are voting in a referendum Sunday called by the government of President Nicolás Maduro to claim sovereignty over a large swath of neighboring Guyana, arguing the oil- and mineral-rich territory was stolen when the border was drawn more than… Continue reading
Dec 01 UN’s top court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory By Mike Corder, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The U.N. top court has ordered Venezuela not to take any action that would alter Guyana's control over a disputed territory, but did not specifically ban Venezuela from holding its planned referendum Sunday on the territory's future. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 4:20 News Wrap: India faces blackouts and water shortages during extreme heat wave In our news wrap Monday, a United Nations report says extreme weather killed more than 2 million globally between 1970 and 2021, India faces blackouts and water shortages during heat wave, more than 80 fires are burning in Alberta forcing… Continue watching
May 22 Fire engulfs boarding school dormitory in Guyana, killing at least 19 students By Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press Security advisor Gerald Gouveia said the fire began shortly after midnight at the school that serves children aged 12 through 18, most of them Indigenous. He said it was too early to speculate what might have caused the fire. Continue reading
Mar 02 Guyana elects leader as vast oil boom dawns By Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press Members of the governing multiparty coalition led by retired army general David Granger and supported mainly by descendants of Africans brought to Guyana as slaves say they will be better stewards of the country's newfound wealth. … Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 7:26 40 years later, Rep. Speier looks back on surviving Jonestown This weekend marked the 40th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre, in which more than 900 followers of Jim Jones were victims of a cult mass murder-suicide in Guyana. Among the survivors was Jackie Speier, now a Democratic congresswoman from California. Continue watching