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Venezuela's Referendum to Annex Over Half of Guyana's Territory, Explained

Even though the voting is not binding, tensions are running high between the countries given the rhetoric by Maduro's government

Latin Times

Venezuelans vote in referendum over large swath of territory under dispute with Guyana

Venezuelans are heading to the polls to try to decide the future of a large swath of neighboring Guyana

The Independent UK

Venezuela To Hold Referendum Over Essequibo Land Dispute With Guyana

Venezuela on Sunday will hold a referendum that it hopes will strengthen its century-old claim to the oil-rich Essequibo territory controlled by neighboring Guyana.

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Venezuela Will Vote On Guyana Border Row Despite UN Court Ruling

Venezuela said Friday it would press ahead with a weekend referendum over the fate of an oil-rich region claimed by itself and Guyana even as the UN's top court urged restraint in the worsening row.

International Business Times

UN court bars Venezuela from altering Guyana’s control over disputed territory

The United Nations’ top court has ordered Venezuela not to take any action that would alter Guyana’s control over a disputed territory

The Independent UK

Venezuela To Vote On Oil-rich Region Controlled By Guyana

A decades-old dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo territory reaches a new, potentially escalatory chapter on Sunday as Venezuela holds a referendum regarding the Guyana-controlled region.

Latin Times

Venezuela To Vote On Oil-Rich Region Controlled By Guyana

"The Venezuelan sun rises in Essequibo," "Essequibo belongs to Guyana" — the opposing camps' slogans say it all.

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Venezuela's planned vote over territory dispute leaves Guyana residents on edge

Congregants of an Anglican church in a sparsely populated rainforest village in Guyana are asking for peace for their community amid what they see as an existential threat

The Independent UK

US Defense Officials To Visit Guyana Amid Venezuela Row: Guyanese VP

US Department of Defense officials will visit Guyana next week, the South American country's vice president said Thursday, as he pledged that "all options" are on the table in its row with neighboring Venezuela.

International Business Times

With patriotic reggaeton and videos, Venezuela's government fans territorial dispute with Guyana

Venezuelan textbooks contain maps of the region in which students learn to quickly point out their homeland as well as neighboring Colombia, Brazil and Guyana

The Independent UK

Guyana tells UN court that Venezuelan referendum on territorial dispute is an 'existential threat'

Guyana has urged judges at the United Nations’ highest court to call a halt to parts of a Venezuelan referendum about a territorial dispute between the South American neighbors

The Independent UK

Ignore Wall Street and Buy Chevron Stock on Guyana Growth Prospects

Chevron is buying Hess because of its crown jewel assets in the oil-producing powerhouse of Guyana, which could fuel longer-term growth in CVX for years to come.

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Riaz Phillips names his favourite Caribbean restaurants in London

As he releases his new book, the author explores the very best of the capital’s Caribbean cooking

Evening Standard

Guyana’s Economy Set To Double In Size, Driven By Booming Oil Industry

Fastest-growing nation poised for explosive growth as oil production surges and non-oil sectors see investments

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The Independent UK

Richard Madeley criticised for ‘vile’ treatment of Guyana president Irfaan Ali on GMB

‘GMB’ host Madeley grew increasingly infuriated while questioning Ali about slavery reparations

The Independent UK

Oil-rich Guyana opens bids for new offshore blocks as it seeks to boost production

The government of Guyana has opened bids for 14 offshore oil blocks available for exploration and development as the South American country seeks to ramp up oil production

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s dangerous work’: new generation of Indigenous activists battle to save the Amazon

Campaigners in Brazil use drones to document work of self-defence teams trying to stop environmental destruction caused by illegal mining

The Independent UK

The descendants of a British owner of slaves in Guyana apologize as Caribbean seeks reparations

The descendants of a 19th-century Scottish sugar and coffee planter who owned thousands of slaves in Guyana have apologized for the sins of their forefathers and called slavery a crime against humanity

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The Guardian - UK

Guyana’s president asks European slave traders’ descendants to pay reparations

Irfaan Ali also demands posthumous charges for crimes against humanity for traders and enslavers

The Independent UK

President of Guyana demands slavery reparations ahead of apology from plantation owner descendants

Guyana president Irfaan Ali has lashed out at the descendants of European slave traders and says those who profited from the cruel, trans-Atlantic slave trade should offer to pay reparations to today’s generations

The Guardian - UK

How William Gladstone defended his father’s role in slavery

The great Victorian statesman’s glittering career was financed by huge profits made in the 1820s and 30s on Guyanese estates

The Guardian - UK

William Gladstone: family of former British PM to apologise for links to slavery

Descendants of PM whose father’s wealth came from sugar plantations travel to Guyana for 200th anniversary of rebellion by enslaved Africans

The Hindu

Amazon rainforest | The scramble to save the planet’s lungs

At the ACTO summit in Belem do Para, Brazil, leaders from Bolivia, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana called for cooperation to protect the Amazon rainforest. The “Belem declaration” promised concerted efforts to arrest deforestation, protect Indigenous people’s rights and invite development banks to pool funds for conservation…

The Times of India

IND vs WI, 4th T20I: WATCH - Touchdown Miami! Team India arrives in Florida, aims to make it 2-2 vs West Indies

NEW DELHI: India pulled off an impressive turnaround, clinching a 7-wicket win in the third T20I held in Guyana. This victory revitalised India's prospects in the ongoing five-match T20I series.

The Times of India

Watch: Suryakumar Yadav had notes under his wristband, reveals Tilak Varma

NEW DELHI Star Indian batter Surykumar Yadav was back to his best, scoring 44-ball 83 and young Tilak Varma continued his good run with an unbeaten 49 in his third international match as Team India won the third T20I against West Indies by 7 wickets in Guyana, keeping them alive…

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