Guyana is seeking help from the U.S. to improve its defense capabilities amid fears that neighboring Venezuela might one day seize a disputed region in western Guyana that is rich in minerals and oil.

Nicolás Maduro, president of Venezuela, signed into law the results of a referendum laying claim to two-thirds of neighboring Guyana; the move triggered 'fierce condemnation' from Guyana on Thursday.

Despite Maduro's saber-rattling last year, Venezuela never invaded Guyana's Essequibo. But regional leaders must remain vigilant. The post Latin America Can't Let Its Guard Down on Venezuela ...

Guyana and Venezuela have been feuding over the region for decades, with tensions deepening after vast oil deposits were found near Guyana’s coast in 2015 in offshore areas intersecting the ...

CARACAS, Venezuela -- A century-old territorial dispute deepened by the discovery of oil is boiling over between neighbors Guyana and Venezuela. Steeped in patriotism, the Venezuelan government is ...

Chairman of the Special Commission for the Defense of Guyana Essequibo Hermann Escarra, stands next to Venezuela's new map that includes the Essequibo territory, a swath of land that is ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana has pledged to crack down on gold smuggled across the border from neighboring Venezuela at the urging of the U.S. government. President Irfaan Ali said late ...

Top US diplomat Marco Rubio on Thursday bluntly warned Venezuela against attacking its oil-rich neighbor Guyana, brandishing the power of the US military to protect the small South American nation ...

The foreign ministers of Venezuela and Guyana will meet Thursday in Brazil, following through on a pledge last month aimed at mitigating tensions over the disputed Essequibo territory.

Venezuela on Thursday began military exercises involving 5,000 troops in the eastern Caribbean near the border with Guyana in response to Britain’s decision to send the patrol ship HMS Trent.

Guyana has a military of only 3,000 soldiers, 200 sailors and four small patrol boats known as Barracudas, while Venezuela has about 235,000 active military personnel in its army, air force, navy ...

Guyana and Venezuela have been feuding over the region for decades, with tensions deepening after vast oil deposits were found near Guyana’s coast in 2015 in offshore areas intersecting the ...