Threat by Venezuela to Guyana’s sovereignty as grave as ever

President David Granger on Tuesday told CARICOM Heads that the threat to Guyana’s territorial sovereignty from Venezuela is as grave as it has ever been and appealed for regional solidarity.

“The threat to Guyana’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and economic development is as grave now as it ever was. Our need for your solidarity is as great now as it ever was”, Granger told the Heads who wrapped up their intersessional meeting in Belize yesterday.

Granger’s statement to the CARICOM Heads cohered with similar presentations in the region and further afield on the threat posed by Venezuela particularly since May last year when Caracas issued a