consisting of all its territory west of the Essequibo River. Venezuela’s deeply rooted belief is that the Essequibo region, inherited from the Spanish empire, was unjustly taken from them by ...

The Essequibo River was then considered the border between the Spanish colony and British Guyana. After Venezuela became independent, came the gold rush. British explorers and settlers made ...

with the Essequibo River as a natural borderline. Thursday's meeting was called after Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Guyanese counterpart Irfaan Ali ruled out resorting to force at a ...

Guyana’s government Saturday formally protested to Venezuela following the completion by Venezuela's armed forces of a bridge built on a remote river island ... lines in the Essequibo region ...