Tag: Border controversy
ICJ hearings on Guyana-Venezuela border case postponed
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, has indicated that the oral proceedings scheduled to begin on...
CARICOM reaffirms ‘unswerving support’ for Guyana in border spat with Venezuela
The Caribbean Community said this week in a Communique coming out of the 40th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government that...
Venezuela fails to provide reasons why it thinks ICJ cannot hear...
After asserting that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) has no jurisdiction to hear the case involving its claim over Guyana’s territory, Venezuela today...
Venezuela claim on Guyana territory cuts Stabroek Block…’entirely’ – Greenidge
More than five billion barrels of oil have been discovered to date off the Guyana coast in an area called the Stabroek Block which...
Venezuela becoming increasingly aggressive in push for more territory
Reports indicate that Venezuela has signaled its intention to remap its Caribbean oil and gas prospects which is a move that could further escalate...
Venezuela urged to back off as Guyana vows to continue offshore...
Guyana’s Foreign Minister, Carl Greenidge, said on Thursday that the oil-rich South American country has no intention of slowing down offshore exploration and development...
Venezuela made “reckless attempt” to land chopper on ExxonMobil survey vessel...
In what is being described as a reckless and illegal act, Foreign Minister of Guyana, Carl Greenidge, disclosed on Thursday that the Venezuelan navy...
“Not a squeak from CARICOM” on Venezuela’s latest threat to Guyana’s...
Almost three days after Venezuela’s navy intercepted a survey vessel contracted to ExxonMobil operating in the western portion of Guyana’s Stabroek Block, the 15-member...
US says Guyana has sovereign right to explore resources offshore as...
The United States Department of State on Sunday said through its Deputy Spokesperson, Robert Palladino, that the South American country of Guyana has the sovereign...
Guyana plans to lodge complaint with UN over ‘illegal, hostile interception’...
Guyana said on Saturday evening that it will be lodging a formal complaint with the United Nations over what it described as an “illegal,...