By: Staff Writer February 16, 2024 Venezuela has been building up military personnel at the border with Guyana amid the ongoing dispute over the Essequibo region. The Venezuelan government also…
Category: VENEZUELA
US hit Venezuela with more sanctions!
By: Staff Writer January 31, 2024 The United States reimposed sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector ealier this week after the South American country’s top court this past Friday upheld a…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on Recent Events in Venezuela
January 30, 2024 The recent actions of the Venezuelan dictatorship of prosecution and political imprisonment of opponents, especially those linked to the majority opposition leadership, have made it clear that…
Ali: “NO RETREAT” on Essequibo
By: Staff Writer December 15, 2023 President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali, said after Thursday’s meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro that he has reiterated to CARICOM that as…
Ali and Maduro to meet in SVG over Essequibo dispute
By: Staff Writer December 12, 2023 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will meet with Guyana’s president, Dr Irfaan Ali, this coming Thursday to discuss ways to avoid Venezuela forcibly annexing the…
CARICOM Statement on Venezuela-Guyana Border Controversy
December 12, 2023 CARICOM Heads of Government met in caucus on Friday December 8 to discuss the situation with regard to the Venezuela Guyana border controversy and agreed to issue…
Venezuela 10m plus to invade Guyana’s Essequibo
By: Staff Writer December 5, 2023 Venezuelans this past Sunday voted overwhelmingly to reclaim the disputed Essequibo region with some 10.5m people coming out to support the Nicolas Maduro regime’s…
STATEMENT FROM THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY ON THE PROVISIONAL MEASURES ORDERED BY THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE (ICJ) CONCERNING ARBITRAL AWARD OF 3 OCTOBER 1899 (GUYANA v VENEZUELA)
December 5, 2023 The International Court of Justice has today, 1 December 2023, ordered Venezuela not to take any action to challenge, disrupt or interfere with Guyana’s longstanding control and…
Is the ‘Pran’ System in Venezuela’s Prisons Finished?
By: Insight Crime November 21, 2023 The system that delegated power in Venezuela’s prisons to pranes, or criminal leaders, seems to be ending after a series of military takeovers of jails…
Venezuela blames Guyana for trying to stop vote on Essequibo
By: Staff Writer October 31, 2023 President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said that Guyana’s government filed an appeal before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday, requesting that it…
STATEMENT BY THE CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY (CARICOM) ON THE GUYANA-VENEZUELA BORDER CONTROVERSY
October 27, 2023 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) notes the decision of the Venezuelan National Assembly to conduct a popular referendum on defending Venezuela’s claim of the Essequibo. CARICOM further notes…
Venezuela Security Policy: Combating Gang and Police-Driven Extortion
By: Insight Crime October 24, 2023 Extortion pervades nearly all levels of Venezuelan society, sowing greater fear as it becomes more violent. The repercussions of not paying extortion are severe:…