Venezuela approved legislation this week to annex the Essequibo territory, part of a historic dispute with Guyana. The National Assembly, controlled by Nicolás Maduro, has formally created the state of Guayana Essequiba, which Venezuela’s president had already ordered to be included on the country’s official maps last December. This forest ... Read more
Read More »Venezuela approves law to create a state in Essequibo
(CNN Spanish) — Venezuela’s National Assembly, controlled by the Nicolás Maduro government, unanimously approved a law this Thursday that creates the state of Guayana Esquiba, demarcated on an area disputed with Guyana, which controls the territory.
Read More »Guyana fire chief charged with dereliction of duty over deadly fire that killed 20 children
Photo courtesy of Gregory Wickham Guyana Fire Service Chief Gregory Wickham on Sunday said a report by the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into the massive fire that broke out at the Mahdia Secondary School early last year has found dereliction of duty in the performance of duty, in which 19 ... Read more
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