evidence: Tucked away near the middle of the Caribbean Sea, lies the Bajo Nuevo Bank: a small, uninhabited reef with some grass-covered islets. [...] 7. James W. Jennett, empowered under provisions of the controversial Guano Islands Act, initiated the US’ claim on November 22, 1869. To this day, the US administers Bajo Nuevo bank as an ‘unorganized, unincorporated United States territory’. [...] 16. On November 19, 2012, in regards to Nicaraguan claims to the islands, the ICJ ruled unanimously that Colombia has sovereignty over both Bajo Nuevo and Serranilla Banks.