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Better Hope is a village located in the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana. The village has been named after the Plantation Betterhoop. [2] It was originally a fishing village with many working on the sugar estates and nearby farms. [3] The majority of the population is Indo-Guyanese with a minority of Afro-Guyanese. [3]
Demerara-Mahaica (Region 4) is a region of Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Mahaica-Berbice to the east, the region of Upper Demerara-Berbice to the south and the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the west.
Georgetown is a town and the county seat of Sussex County, Delaware, United States. [3] According to the 2010 census , the population of the town is 6,422, an increase of 38.3% over the previous decade.
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Enmore has a long history in sugar production. On 16 June 1948, five workers were killed during a labor protest against the harsh conditions and low wages. [5] Referred to as the Enmore Martyrs and buried at Le Repentir Cemetery in Georgetown, [5] events are held annually to remember their sacrifice, [6] and they are also included in the mural 'Memorabilia II' painted in 1976 at the National ...
According to the 2016 United States Census estimate, Delaware is the 6th least populous state with 989,948 inhabitants but the 2nd smallest by land area spanning 1,948.54 square miles (5,046.7 km 2) of land. [1] Delaware is divided into three counties and contains 57 incorporated places consisting of cities, towns, and villages.
Friendship, its sister village, was founded in 1841 after the purchase of Plantation Friendship. [3] The two were later joined to form the village of Buxton-Friendship, which is commonly called Buxton. Buxton Village was founded when a group of 128–132 former slaves from Annandale purchased the 580-acre plantation for 50,000 dollars. The 700 ...
Mahaica is a village located in region 4 of Demerara-Mahaica in Guyana.Mahaica is often used as a subregion for the adjoining villages near the Mahaica River like Hand-en-Veldt, [2] Good Hope, [3] Chelsey Park, [4] and Jonestown, which is often referred to as Mahaica or its old Dutch plantation name Voorzigtigheid.