Guyana tells World Court that Spain or Venezuela never ran Essequibo

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Last Updated on Monday, 4 May 2026, 6:16 by Denis Chabrol Guyana on  Monday told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that neither Spain nor Venezuela ever administered Essequibo, the 160,000 square kilometre region, which that western Spanish-speaking neighbour continues to lay claim. Director of the Frontiers Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador […]