Torrealba further proposed to “initiate a process of issuing identity cards to the 200,000 people estimated to live in the territory of Essequibo, plus an information campaign to make it clear to the people of Guyana that this territory belongs to Venezuela.”

Venezuela to ask UN to mediate Guyana border dispute

Venezuela (AP) “Venezuela said yesterday, that it would ask the United Nations to help resolve a border dispute with Guyana over an area where a new oil discovery has been made.

Venezuela leader, Nicolas Maduro

The country will send a letter to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon requesting that a formal mediator be appointed, according to Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez. Venezuela long has claimed a significant chunk of Guyana, including an offshore area where the Exxon Mobil Corp. recently announced it made a significant oil discovery. Venezuela, which has the world’s largest oil reserves, issued a decree soon after that announcement extending its territorial claims farther out into the Atlantic to encompass the area where the discovery was made. Earlier this week, Maduro announced he was recalling Venezuela’s ambassador for consultation amid the mounting tensions. The Guyanese finance minister said Thursday that Venezuela has decided to stop buying much of Guyana’s rice crop amid the conflict. Venezuela has in the past four years purchased about 40 percent of Guyana’s rice production, or about 200,000 tons, paying for it with oil that amounts to about half of Guyana’s daily supply needs. Peter DeGroot, President of Guyana’s Rice Millers Association, characterized the shift as a “significant blow.” President David Granger told Parliament on Thursday, that Guyana does not have the military capacity to challenge Venezuela and his government would seek an international judicial settlement over the border issue. Maduro responded later that night that he was encouraged by Granger’s remarks. On Monday, Maduro affirmed that the conflict would be settled without violence. The dispute between the two South American countries stems from an 1899 court ruling that required Venezuela to relinquish an undeveloped but resource-rich jungle territory called the Essequibo that constitutes about two-thirds of Guyanese territory. Venezuela contends the ruling was invalid, and many official maps still describe the Essequibo as Venezuelan territory. Guyana says Venezuela pledged to abide by the ruling, but later reneged.

Venez is clever, I was surprised this was offered a long time ago.  The Venez are offering an alternative should the PNC degenerate into its former old self.  Many Indians may take up the offer and then request Venezuelan protection from the PNC GDF and the Buxton, Agricola, Linden criminal gangs.  Alyuh underestimating the determination of Venezuela.

The PNC will be check-mated in Berbice by the PPP supporters and in Essequibo by Venezuela.

If true this is a direct attack on Guyana. Negotiations and plans should be put in place, before it is too late, to make Guyana become a Commonwealth of the United States of America if this aggression continues.

US don't give a damn except to change Venez government.  The people of Guyana will not opt for a "Puerto Rico" status, Russia will block the move anyway.  So that's non starter.

simply amazing . . .

and shaitaan whines that it is unfair to point out that this petty racist ignar is engaged in sucking Maduro's dick for political advantage

https://guyana.crowdstack.io/topic/ri...2#450115248672296752

ahmmm, ok

I knew that will be the Venezuelans move. They are much aware of the fragments of the Guyanese society.  

not that i embrace this nonsense bout Guyana 'opting' to become a US 'Commonwealth' on the Puerto Rican model . . .

but base, wha yuh mean by dis "Russia" thing bai?

doan tell me u had a brain freeze again and yuh stink mouth run without checking

spoken like ah true Guyanese coolie...always looking for an easy way out...no guts whatsoever

why the hell guyanese want to be a Venezuelan that country is starving 

And out of toilet paper too. Don't forget that. Maybe this is the homeland Prashad envisioned.

Prashad an his Indo pioneers guh eat pages from the West on Trial

I should be entitled to an ID card as I owned some lands in the region.

Yuh low life daag nah gat no F-ing self-respect, eh?