British Royal Navy Ship to be Deployed at Guyana over Venezuelan Territorial Dispute

The U.K has announced Sunday that the HMS Trent of the British Royal Navy will be deployed to the waters off Guyana in South America following the deterioration of relations between their ally, and former colony, and the neighboring country of Venezuela who early in December held a referendum to annex the Guyanese state of Essequibo for the explicit purpose of crude oil extraction and likely also gold. The referendum ended in 95% approval by Venezuelan citizens to annex the state, according to Maduro administration officials. Essequibo makes up 2/3rd of Guyanas total land mass and is home to around 125,000 people, none of which voted or had any referendum available on the issue.