Essequibo

STATEMENT from the Caribbean Community | 28 April 2026

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has taken note of recent official engagements within the Community during which material asserting Venezuela’s claim to Guyana’s Essequibo region was on public display. CARICOM also notes the letter of 28 April 2026 from President Mohamed Irfaan Ali expressing Guyana’s grave concern. CARICOM reaffirms that each Member State retains the sovereign right to conduct bilateral relations…