US EditionCrisis With Venezuela Affects Guyanese Companies in Esequibo - teleSUR English
- On May 31, 2025, Venezuela conducted a referendum seeking popular consent to incorporate the Essequibo area, a resource-abundant territory contested by Guyana.
- The referendum followed rising tensions over Guyana’s sovereignty claims and new oil discoveries, with Venezuela rejecting ICJ jurisdiction on the dispute.
- International observers, including CARICOM and the US, condemned the vote for lacking transparency and legitimacy amid Guyanese border insecurity and economic disruption.
- The Venezuelan electoral council reported over 95% support for annexation, though many dismiss the results as a political maneuver by Maduro ahead of 2024 elections.
- The situation raises risks of escalation despite unlikely war, underscoring the need for peaceful resolution and limiting Maduro’s political exploitation, according to analysts.
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Crisis With Venezuela Affects Guyanese Companies in Esequibo - teleSUR English
Venezuela’s claims to the Guayana Esequiba are a source of concern for entrepreneurs in the region, says an European news agency, but this contrasts with the data of participation in the last Sunday’s local and legislative, as well as the testimonies of inhabitants of the territory, who were satisfied to participate in the democratic process. RELATED: Venezuela Rejects Insolent CARICOM Secretary General’s Statement on the Venezuelan Territory of…
Venezuela is Just an Excuse for Guyana's Irfaan Ali
By Misión Verdad - May 30, 2025On May 25, Venezuela took a historic step toward consolidating its sovereignty by holding regional elections in the state of Guayana Esequiba, a region that historically has been part of Venezuela's geographic, cultural, and legal territory. Retired Admiral Neil
Nicolás Maduro’s Regime Increased Its Threats Against Guyana by the Esequibo: “We Don’t Let Go Until We Achieve Victory”
The so-called “number two” of Chavismo, Diosdado Cabello, responded to the warnings of President Irfaan Ali and claimed the imposition of a governor on disputed territory
Jagdeo slams Opposition refusal to support sovereignty motion
…says there was room for amendments Vice President (VP) Bharrat Jagdeo has blasted the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) and the Alliance For Change (AFC) opposition, led by Aubrey Norton, for their refusal to support a parliamentary motion reaffirming Guyana’s sovereignty over the Essequibo region and condemning Venezuela’s holding of the May 25 elections. After expressing their non-support for the motion tabled on May 23, the party walke…
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