U.N. council seat adds twist to Guyana-Venezuela tensions
Guyana, an impoverished former British colony, controls the Essequibo region and the $1 billion a year it generates.
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CARICOM is an acronym for the Caribbean Community, an intergovernmental organization of 15 Caribbean nations. Established by the 1973 Treaty of Chaguaramas, its mission is to promote economic integration, coordinate foreign policy, and enhance social and cultural cooperation among its members.
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ICJ steps into Guyana-Venezuela border dispute
ICJ ruled it has jurisdiction to settle a border dispute going back to colonial-era claims over a resources-rich jungle region between Guyana and Venezuela.