Essequibo locals refer to Venezuelan criminals as “ sindicatos,” possibly due to the popularity of the name on the other side of the border. At times, officials interviewed by InSight Crime referred ...

Essequibo was a Dutch colony from the early 17th century. Under the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814, the Netherlands formally ceded Essequibo (along with Demerara and Berbice) to Britain.

El Dorado, Venezuela (AFP)-Venezuela elected officials on Sunday for the first time for Essequibo region, an oil-rich territory that Caracas claims from neighboring Guyana as part of a centuries ...

Venezuelans on Sunday for the first time elected a governor and other lawmakers for Essequibo, an oil-rich region that Venezuela has laid claim to even though it is widely recognized as being part ...

The Essequibo River flows through Kurupukari crossing in Guyana on November 19, 2023. Venezuela has long claimed Guyana's Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals.

In Sunday’s election, President Nicolás Maduro has called to elect a governor of Essequibo — a region that actually belongs to neighboring Guyana. By Genevieve Glatsky On Sunday, Venezuela ...

The Essequibo region is sparsely populated, home to an estimated 125,000 people out of Guyana’s total 800,000. It covers about two-thirds of Guyana’s landmass.

The Essequibo region represents two-thirds of Guyana and is rich in gold, diamonds, timber and other natural resources. It also is located close to massive offshore oil deposits, with current ...

Meanwhile, Venezuela has dismissed the border drawn more than a century ago, noting Guyana was still a British colony. It has argued that a 1966 agreement to resolve the dispute effectively ...