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Kingstown Watches ICJ Close as Gonsalves Maintains CARICOM Stance on Essequibo
St Vincent and the Grenadines is watching today's ICJ close on the Guyana-Venezuela case. PM Ralph Gonsalves has been one of CARICOM's most vocal voices on the Essequibo controversy.
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Venezuela Closes ICJ Rebuttal as Caracas Pre-Rejects Any Ruling for Guyana
Venezuela delivers its final oral argument at The Hague today, having signalled it will not accept an ICJ ruling that favours Guyana. President Ali rules out Exxon renegotiation.
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Guyana's Legal Team Says Venezuela Brought No Evidence to The Hague
Sunday in Georgetown: ICJ hearings, a teen stabbing in Tuschen, a US$27 million PowerChina deal, and a market mother's day at Bourda.
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The week the Caribbean got two reminders: one in The Hague, one at ECLAC
Two stories on opposite sides of the same coin: a country defending what it has, and a country failing to collect what it's owed. The week's framing piece.
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Guyana collects 9.2% tax-to-GDP while oil pumps record barrels
ECLAC says Guyana keeps less of its own economy than anywhere else in the region. Sands tells the ICJ Venezuela came with no evidence. PowerChina lands another grid contract. The Amaila Falls bidders are mostly Chinese.
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Crossfire: Whose Fight Is The Hague, Anyway?
Day 4 at the Peace Palace and the rest of the region is mostly watching with the volume down. Leroy says the Caribbean has been here before and learned nothing. Cheryl says the Caribbean is doing exactly what a small-state region should do — and Leroy is mistaking quiet for absent.
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Guyana presses Essequibo case at The Hague as a GDF rank takes fire at the western border
Guyana's case at The Hague enters Day Four. A GDF rank takes two rounds to the leg at the border. AmCham works the room in Houston. And a cardiologist sounds the alarm on young hearts giving out.
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Venezuela takes the floor at The Hague as Guyana waits for round two
Venezuela presents its first round of oral arguments at the ICJ today. Plus: a soldier wounded at the western border, FIFA bans a former GFF official for five years, and President Ali wraps a 100-strong delegation at the Houston offshore conference.
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Guyana defends Essequibo at ICJ as oil critics warn of resource curse — Tuesday Brief
Guyana opens oral arguments at the International Court of Justice in the Essequibo controversy, attorney Christopher Ram warns the resource curse has taken root, and the Top Cop reports a 10 percent decline in serious crime.
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Guyana Opens ICJ Border Case as Foreign Minister Tells Court Venezuela's Claim Touches 70% of Territory
Guyana opened oral arguments at The Hague on Monday in the merits phase of its border case against Venezuela. Plus: ECLAC growth forecast, OTC Houston, and Labour Day fuel-cost pressure.
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Guyana-Venezuela Border Hearings Begin Monday at the Hague — What's at Stake
The International Court of Justice begins public hearings Monday in the long-running Guyana-Venezuela border case. Guyana says it has 'full confidence' going in. The week ahead determines decades of legal strategy.
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Monday Brief: Guyana Lectures the Caribbean on Climate, Then Drowns
Guyana told the Caribbean to climate-proof their infrastructure, then spent the weekend underwater. Also: Guyoil raised gas prices, the AFC says the 50% profit share is a fantasy, and we got the handrails on the US$6.8B FPSO.
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