{"id":14556,"date":"2023-12-12T19:11:17","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14556"},"modified":"2023-12-12T19:11:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T19:11:21","slug":"public-awareness-conference-addresses-venezuela-guyana-border-controversy-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/public-awareness-conference-addresses-venezuela-guyana-border-controversy-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Awareness Conference Addresses Venezuela-Guyana Border Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>A public awareness conference aimed at secondary and tertiary-level students was conducted at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, focusing on the ongoing border controversy between Venezuela and Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public Service Minister Sonia Parag addressed the event, emphasizing the significant threat posed by Venezuela&#8217;s pursuit of Essequibo to international law and regional stability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Parag expressed concerns about Venezuela&#8217;s disregard for the rule of law and its contempt for international principles, stating that such actions undermine the foundations of democracy and diplomacy in the region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She highlighted the potential global impact of decisions made by a judicial body and stressed the importance of upholding what is right and lawful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite the challenges posed by Venezuela, Minister Parag conveyed Guyana&#8217;s hope that diplomacy would prevail, leading to Venezuela&#8217;s acceptance of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) decision. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The conference, organized by National Security and Intelligence Studies students from the University of the Southern Caribbean, aimed to enhance public awareness of the historical significance of the border controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Attended by students from various institutions, including the Government Technical Institute, Bishops&#8217; High School, Queen&#8217;s College, and St. Joseph High School, the event contributed to fostering understanding and awareness of the complexities surrounding the Guyana-Venezuela border issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the controversy continues, public awareness initiatives play a crucial role in educating the younger generation about the geopolitical and legal aspects of the situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A public awareness conference aimed at secondary and tertiary-level students was conducted at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, focusing on the ongoing border controversy between Venezuela and Guyana. Public Service&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,367,351],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-one-guyana","category-politics"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14556"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14556\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14558,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14556\/revisions\/14558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14557"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}