Venezuela recently deployed military forces to the Guyanese border in what may be an attempt to annex part of the smaller country’s national territory. Media coverage has generally focused on the rich ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) – Guyana’s President Irfaan Ali announced Saturday that some 20,000 acres of new farmland on the Essequibo coast, Region Two will become available for small-scale farmers to ...

Attorney General Anil Nandlall SC says that he sees no controversy in the award of lands to controversial businessman Edul ‘Ed’ Ahmad’s company by the Central Housing and Planning Authority (CH&PA) as ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Nov. 11-- Prevented from pursuing offshore oil exploration by border disputes with both Suriname and Venezuela, Guyana is resuming its 76-year land search for commercial oil deposits.

Venezuela’s president ordered the creation of a new state called “Guayana Esequiba” on Tuesday, following a controversial Sunday referendum which saw Venezuelan voters approving the annexation of land ...