The area is currently administered by Guyana and claimed by Venezuela in a long-standing dispute being mediated by the ...

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 of ...

Venezuelan organized crime has taken root in the Essequibo region as Venezuela escalates claims to this Guyanese territory.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana's defense chief warned on Wednesday that any residents who participate in upcoming elections organized by neighboring Venezuela over a disputed region will be charged ...

Venezuela's ruling party is celebrating what it has described as "an overwhelming victory" in regional and parliamentary ...

Voters are heading to the polls to elect parliamentarians and local governors amid calls from the opposition to boycott the elections. The governor of the disputed Guayana Esequiba region is also up ...

The company can maintain key infrastructure but is barred from importing oil from the South American country.

For years, the U.S. has urged Americans to avoid traveling to Venezuela. The State Department has issued a level 4 advisory, ...