In a statement made during the opening of the Guyana Police Force’s Inspectors’ and Sergeants’ Conference on Wednesday, Benn stated, “Any person, Guyanese or ...

This intensified dramatically in the 1960s when Venezuela formally contested the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Award (which Venezuela had accepted as a “final settlement” at least until 1905 ...

The international Arbitral Award of October 1899 settled the Venezuelan claim, firmly defining the disputed territory as belonging to Guyana. But Venezuela contends that the Arbitral Award was ...

Venezuela had rejected the Arbitral Award of 1899 between both countries as “null and void,” claiming sovereignty over a portion of what was then British Guiana. The Ministry of Foreign ...

Guyana and Venezuela are before the ICJ concerning the Arbitral Award of October 3, 1899 with the ICJ warning Caracas against the “annexation” of Essequibo, an oil-rich region that makes up ...

The United States reaffirms its support for Guyana’s territorial integrity and the 1899 arbitral award,” it added. Earlier on Saturday, Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali denounced the presence ...