Venezuela's Maduro had adopted an increasingly aggressive stance toward the disputed Essequibo region in recent years.

U.S. intervention in Venezuela has temporarily eased the long-standing territorial threat to Guyana's rapidly expanding oil ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - A youth drives a motorcycle in front of a mural of a map of Venezuela with the Essequibo territory, a swath of land ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Chairman of the Special Commission for the Defense of Guyana Essequibo Hermann Escarra, stands next to Venezuela's new map ...

Venezuela's President Maduro initiated the military exercise as a defensive response to the UK's naval action near Guyana. The long-standing territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela has ...

Maduro appears to be using a potential conflict with Guyana to divert attention from internal issues and upcoming U.S.-mandated elections in Venezuela. The Essequibo dispute has escalated since the ...

AN illegal mining operation along the Essequibo River has been shut down following inspections by the Ministry of Natural Resources, and its operator has been ...

Venezuela approved a referendum to take over the neighboring oil-rich Essequibo region controlled by the sovereign nation of Guyana after a vote Sunday, according to election officials. The government ...

Venezuela and Guyana are once again clashing over a border dispute concerning the Essequibo area that could have major repercussions for ExxonMobil’s production in the prolific Stabroek block. The ...

On Thursday, the US embassy in Georgetown announced that it was conducting joint military “flight operations” on the day. This was a prompt response to the Venezuelan government’s announcement that it ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana's defense chief warned on Wednesday that any residents who participate in upcoming elections organized by neighboring Venezuela over a disputed region will be charged with ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Guyana’s government Saturday formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela's armed forces of a bridge built on a remote river island shared by both ...