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A man sells phone cables in front of a mural of the Venezuelan map with the Essequibo territory included in the Petare neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, on Dec. 11.

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Venezuela plans military exercises in Caribbean as a British warship heads to Guyana

5:19pm December 28, 2023

by The Associated Press

Venezuela and Guyana are currently involved in a border dispute over a sparsely populated region the size of Florida with vast oil deposits off its shores.

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro leaves after giving a speech during the closing campaign on Venezuela Referendum on dispute territory with Guyana in Caracas, Venezuela, Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.

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Venezuelans approve referendum to claim territory in neighboring Guyana

11:21pm December 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

The 61,600-square-mile territory accounts for two-thirds of Guyana and borders Brazil, which says it has "intensified its defense actions" and boosted its military presence because of the dispute.

A seawall stretches for hundreds of miles along the coast of Guyana, in northern South America. It protects the low-lying coastal lands where the majority of Guyana's population lives. The region is acutely threatened by rising sea levels, as well as othe

Guyana is a poor country that was a green champion. Then Exxon discovered oil

5:00am November 07, 2021

Guyana, one of South America's poorest countries, is under severe threat by rising seas. That had made it a champion of climate action, but it all changed when ExxonMobil found oil off its waters.

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A screenshot from an animated series called "Nancy's School Daze." Some of the members of the Guyana Animation Network worked on the show.

With $100 And A Lot Of Moxie, She's Made Her Mark In Animation

9:30am February 13, 2018

by Sasha Ingber

Using birthday money and some donations, 19-year-old Jubilanté Cutting started a nonprofit to get animation training for young people in Guyana. Her efforts have won her an 'Innovation Award.'

Attorney Julio Moreno talks to Shawn's family outside the Stewart Detention Center.

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Even For Those Here Legally, High Stakes And Few Protections In Immigration Court

11:39am April 30, 2016

by Caitlin Dickerson

After conviction, non-citizens face deportation in a second system of justice that has different rules and fewer protections. NPR followed one man — and his family — through the process.

Pepperpot, a traditional Guyanese Christmas dish, is basically a stew of aromatics and tough meat parts like shanks, trotters and tails that benefit from a long cooking.

Guyanese Christmas Gives A Whole New Meaning To Slow Food

10:00am December 24, 2014

by Deena Prichep

Two classic Christmas dishes beloved by the people of Guyana are pepperpot and garlic pork. To get the flavors just right, you have to cook them and let them sit out for weeks.