As Guyana marks the 50th Anniversary of its Independence on 26 May 2016, its Ministry of Foreign Affairs has produced an essay on Guyana's engagement with the world - in two Parts. First, the highlights of its regional and international encounters in the earliest years of Independence; and secondly, the predatory challenges it has faced on its borders, particularly from Venezuela. The Venezuelan challenge has preceded Independence and lasted with increasing intensity all of the last fifty years.