Why are Venezuela and Guyana locked in a land dispute?
Venezuela has voted to claim Essequibo - an oil-rich region part of Guyana
Essequibo is part of Guyana in South America - it鈥檚 got lots of oil and dense rainforests.
But last Sunday, Venezuela voted to claim it in a referendum. There鈥檚 been a dispute over the region for a really long time but it鈥檚 bubbled up more recently when oil was discovered in Essequibo's offshore waters.
Rachelle Krygier, a 麻豆社 reporter from Venezuela, gives us the history behind this land dispute and also explains how the referendum campaign played out on TikTok. Anselm Gibbs, a journalist with the 麻豆社 based in Trinidad and Tobago, tells us how people living in Essequibo are reacting to the referendum result.
Also in this episode, our video games expert, Andrew Rogers, takes us through the new Grand Theft Auto trailer and what gamers can expect from the latest instalment when it鈥檚 released in 2025.
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