Guyana's Army Chief Says Venezuelans Participating in Essequibo Vote Risk Arrest

The President of Guyana Irfaan Ali told the AFP on Wednesday that he believed that the election on May 25 in Venezuela of a governor and deputies...

Guyana's army chief says Venezuelans participating in Essequibo vote risk arrest

Guyana is warning that anyone living in the South American country who participates in upcoming elections organized by neighboring Venezuela over a disputed region will be charged with crimes including treason.

A few days after the regional and legislative elections were held, Nicolás Maduro reiterated this Wednesday that his government maintains an “incompetent” will to recover the Esequibo territory, whose sovereignty is in dispute with Guyana before the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “Our will to recover historical, territorial and beyond Guayana Esequiba rights is unwavering,” he said during an act broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV)…

(EFE).- Venezuela's defense minister, Vladimir Padrino López, denounced on Wednesday the existence of a "deliberate plan" to, according to him, snatch the Caribbean country from the Esequibo, a territory of almost 160,000 square kilometers for which Caracas has a legal dispute with Guyana. "There is a deliberate plan to snatch the Esequibo from us by the [...] La entrada Padrino López: "There is a deliberate plan to snatch the Esequibo from us b…

Ahead of Venezuela’s 'fictitious' Essequibo election: "Be our eyes and ears” – GDF chief urges Toshaos to guard sovereignty

Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier Omar Khan, has urged Toshaos and village leaders to be vigilant and essentially help serve as the Guyana Defence Force (GDF’s) eyes and ears, ahead of the “fictitious” elections Venezuela has claimed it will hold for a governor for Guyana’s Essequibo territory. Brigadier Khan made these remarks while addressing hundreds of Toshaos attending the National Toshao Council conference 2025 at the Arthur Chung Conferen…