{"id":14559,"date":"2023-12-12T20:03:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=14559"},"modified":"2023-12-12T20:03:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T20:03:04","slug":"guyanese-citizens-share-views-on-venezuela-guyana-border-controversy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyanese-citizens-share-views-on-venezuela-guyana-border-controversy\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyanese Citizens Share Views on Venezuela-Guyana Border Controversy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>As tensions rise in the midst of the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy, citizens of Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, express their thoughts on the matter. NCN News conducted a vox pop, capturing the sentiments of the people amidst the heightened situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several Guyanese citizens reiterated their steadfast belief that Essequibo belongs to Guyana. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One vendor, Aunty Davie, emphatically stated, &#8220;They can&#8217;t get nothing, Venezuela can&#8217;t get nothing, nothing belongs to them, not a blade of grass.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another citizen, Ms. Marrie, questioned the sudden change in behavior, referring to Venezuela&#8217;s actions and describing Maduro as playing the role of a bully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the atmosphere in the city, individuals shared their concerns and hopes for a peaceful resolution. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A clothes vendor expressed tension in the air but emphasized being a God-fearing person, hoping that nothing untoward would happen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Odingo Green, a citizen, expressed confidence in the government&#8217;s diplomatic approach, stating, &#8220;If the Government says that it is dealt with diplomatically, we should be satisfied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And most importantly, we have God in our corner, so Guyanese ain&#8217;t worried about anything.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The government has assured Guyanese of efforts to guarantee their protection and safety amid the escalating situation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana is committed to pursuing a peaceful resolution to the border controversy, emphasizing the potential threat to regional peace and security if any acts of aggression are taken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the nation navigates through this critical juncture, the voices of its citizens reflect a collective hope for a peaceful and diplomatic resolution to the ongoing border dispute with Venezuela.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As tensions rise in the midst of the Guyana-Venezuela border controversy, citizens of Georgetown, the capital of Guyana, express their thoughts on the matter. NCN News conducted a vox pop,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":14560,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14559","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14559","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=14559"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14559\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14561,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14559\/revisions\/14561"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14560"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14559"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14559"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14559"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}