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POLICE in Region Two (Essequibo Islands-West Demerara) are investigating the murder of 46-year-old Gary Melville, a labourer of Lima Sands, Essequibo Coast, who was found dead early Saturday morning.

Guyana has pledged to crack down on gold smuggled across the border from neighboring Venezuela at the urging of the U.S.

Essequibo locals refer to Venezuelan criminals as “sindicatos,” possibly due to the popularity of the name on the other side of the border. At times, officials interviewed by InSight Crime referred to ...

Essequibo’s remoteness and sparse population make it an attractive route for drug traffickers. In many parts, rough jungle terrain limits access to all but the most determined. For most businesses, it ...

Between 2016 and 2025, at least 10 attacks against Guyana Defense Forces were carried out by armed Venezuelan groups ...

Faced with mounting aggression from Venezuela, Guyana should focus on developing cheap capabilities and expanding conventional ground forces.

Essequibo is a difficult territory to protect. Like much of the Amazon, it is covered with nearly impenetrable jungle that can only be navigated by air or along extensive networks of rivers.

Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro shows the new map of Venezuela that includes the Essequibo, the disputed territory with Guyana, on Dec. 5, 2023. Tomado de X: @NicolasMaduro A burst of gunfire ...

Guyana, a small yet significant country located on the northeastern coast of South America, has a history that is deeply ...