Sep 15, 2025
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Caracas threatens Guyana and Trinidad amid growing tensions with US
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López has issued a stark warning to neighboring Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago, saying Caracas would retaliate if any attack…
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US struck second Venezuelan drug vessel, killing three
President Donald Trump has announced that the US military has carried out a strike on what he said was a Venezuelan drug cartel vessel that…
T&T to deport 200 Venezuelans
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar says Government is set to deport some 200 Venezuelans now incarcerated in T&T’s jails. She also said the…
US military strikes vessel carrying drugs from Venezuela, Trump says
The US military attacked a vessel from Venezuela in the Caribbean on Tuesday that was carrying illegal drugs, officials said, in the first known operation…
Trinidad and Tobago PM says US can use territory if Venezuela attacks Guyana
Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said her government would allow US military access to the country’s territory if Venezuela were to attack Guyana.…
Guyana reaffirms commitment to dismantling transnational criminal networks
Guyana on Friday reaffirmed its commitment to dismantling transnational criminal networks and pledged deeper cooperation with regional and international partners to combat organised crime and…
US warships may reach Venezuela coast by weekend
Three United States warships ordered to deploy off the coast of Venezuela by US President Donald Trump could arrive by the weekend, according to reports,…
Border case: Guyana welcomes Venezuela’s filing of rejoinder
The Government of Guyana has welcomed the decision by the Venezuelan government to file its rejoinder in the case before the International Court of Justice…
Government concerned over Mohameds’ frequent visits to Venezuelan Embassy
The government has expressed deep concern over frequent visits by US-sanctioned businessman Azruddin Mohamed and his father, Nazar “Shell” Mohamed, to the Venezuelan Embassy in…
Trump doubles reward to US$50 million for arrest of Venezuela’s president to face US drug charges
The Trump administration is doubling to US$50 million the reward for the arrest of Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, accusing him of being one of the…
US senator introduces bill to bolster security cooperation with Guyana, deter Venezuelan aggression
US Senator Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), a member of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced legislation to strengthen US security cooperation with Guyana and deter…
Jagdeo: Link may exist between Mohamed and Maduro’s regime
Vice President Dr Bharrat Jagdeo on Thursday affirmed that the government gave no directive to lobby firm Continental Strategy to establish any formal link between…
St Vincent PM urges calm in Venezuela-T&T row
St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves has urged both Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela to exercise restraint and resolve their differences peacefully…
T&T Prime Minister warns Venezuela of deadly force
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has sent a message to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro yesterday: stay out of Trinidad and Tobago territory as…
Treasury targets network trafficking cocaine to the U.S. and Europe
Thursday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four Guyanese nationals and two Colombian nationals responsible for trafficking tons…
T&T says no evidence to support Maduro’s paramilitary claims
Trinidad and Tobago's Ministry of Defence has said it is aware of recent reports concerning a claim made by the President of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro,…
Jagdeo rebukes Venezuela’s sham elections, chides opposition ’walkout’
The elections held by Venezuela to appoint a governor over Guyana’s Essequibo region were nothing but a desperate and fraudulent sham. This was the position…
Search underway for missing GDF Lance Corporal
The Guyana Defence Force troops stationed at Eteringbang and Makapa, along the Guyana–Venezuela border, are engaged in efforts to locate one of its ranks, Lance…