Essequibo Updates: USSOUTHCOM, Guyana, Venezuela

Security cooperation between Guyana and the US appears to deepen

U.S. Marine Corps Major General Julie Nethercot’s, U.S. Southern Command Strategy, Policy, and Plans Director has visited Guyana. Her visit to Guyana from May 6th to May 8th possibly  or probably signals a significant step forward in our nation’s defence and security partnership with the United States, some observers believe. This visit follows closely on the heels of Major General Evan Pettus’ – also of the  U.S. Southern Command – engagement in February, probably highlighting a deepening commitment of the United States to bolstering Guyana’s security capabilities.

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US Navy Aircraft Overflight Increases Regional Risk: Padrino

On Thursday morning, U.S. authorities announced that two U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet fighter jets will carry out a flyover over “Georgetown and its surroundings” with the approval of the Guyanese government chaired by Irfaan Ali.

Venezuela Advances in Exercising Sovereignty Over Essequibo Region

The head of the Strategic Operational Command of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (CEOFANB), General Domingo Hernández Lárez, reported that Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) troops continue to work to interconnect the newly created Guayana Esequiba state with the rest of the Venezuelan territory.

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Venezuela Ranks 11th Worldwide in Cocaine Busts: UN Report

The president of the National Anti-Narcotics Superintendence of Venezuela (SUNAD), Richard López Vargas, announced at an official event that Venezuela ranks 11th in the world in cocaine seizures, making the country a leader in the global fight against drug trafficking. This data was from the recently released World Drug Report 2022 of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

Venezuela Ranks 11th Worldwide in Cocaine Busts: UN Report

Venezuelan Army Dismantles Colombian Paramilitary Camp for Making Explosives in Apure + More

Venezuelan Army Dismantles Colombian Paramilitary Camp for Making Explosives in Apure

Attack on thermoelectric complex in Venezuela foiled

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Venezuela Launches Venezuelan Congress of Women

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AMLO ridicules Euro-Parliament that welcomed Venezuelan fugitive

H/T: Venezuela & ALBA News 4.1.2022