The Guyana soldiers were on a resupply mission when they were confronted by armed men positioned on the Venezuelan side of the Cuyuni River.

The resource-rich, sparsely populated 160,000 square-kilometer Essequibo Strip is presently administered by Guyana. Caracas has challenged and denounced the validity of an 1899 arbitration ruling that awarded the territory to the United Kingdom, Guyana’s former colonial power.

Six soldiers in Guyana have been injured after armed men in neighboring Venezuela opened fire in an attack expected to further heighten tensions between the two South American countries

Guyana's average oil production fell to some 620,000 barrels per day in January from 656,000 bpd in December, the lowest monthly figure since August, the Natural Resources Ministry said on Friday in a report.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Officials say six soldiers in Guyana were injured when armed men in neighboring Venezuela opened fire in an attack expected to further heighten tensions between the two ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Officials say six soldiers in Guyana were injured after armed men in neighboring Venezuela opened fire in an attack expected to further heighten tensions between the ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Officials say six soldiers in Guyana were injured after armed men in neighboring Venezuela opened fire in an attack expected to further heighten tensions between the ...