Guyana says it has strengthened its border defences following recent political developments in neighbouring Venezuela. The ...

Workers from GV Construction pose with T-shirts bearing the message "Essequibo is Guyana" and the country's flag in the village of Matthew's Ridge in Essequibo, Guyana, in May. Venezuela's claims to ...

Following the United States (US) capture of Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro and his wife, earlier this month, security ...

Last month, Guyana's armed forces reported an attack by Venezuelan criminal groups attempting to cross the border and establish operations in the country's Essequibo region — a vast, mineral-rich ...

The Venezuelan regime is disputing the Essequibo with Guyana, an oil-rich border territory that has been under Guyanese rule for more than a century. chrispecoraro Getty Images A string of armed ...

Guyanese troops came under attack three times within 24 hours this week while patrolling the contested Essequibo region, the country's Defence Force reported. The attacks mark a sharp escalation in ...

Guyana said Thursday its soldiers had come under attack three times in 24 hours in a disputed oil-rich border region where neighbor Venezuela plans to hold elections this month. Armed men in civilian ...