CARICOM Heads who met in St Lucia last week have expressed concern over the fact that Venezuela’s territory was being used to attack Guyanese security personnel who are operating within Guyana’s sovereign territory.
In the communique issued on Friday, Heads expressed their expectation that the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela will apprehend the perpetrators and place them before the judicial authorities in Venezuela. A number of these incidents have occurred in recent months and there has been no response from Caracas.
Heads of Government reaffirmed their full support for the ongoing judicial process as the means for resolving the border controversy peacefully, finally and in accordance with international law. The Heads also reiterated their “unequivocal and unwavering support for the maintenance of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Guyana”.
The communique said that the Heads of Government received an update on the latest developments in the Guyana-Venezuela controversy currently being adjudicated by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). They noted that the public hearings on the merits in the case concerning the Arbitral Award of 3 October 1899 were held on 4-11 May 2026 and comprised two rounds of oral argument by Guyana and Venezuela.
Heads of Government further noted that the Court will in due course deliver its judgment on the matter which will be final and binding on both parties, bringing the longstanding search for a resolution of the controversy to an end.
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