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Lindo Creek, Berbice 8 The charred bodies, bearing gunshot wounds, were discovered by the campsite owner. [10] Mackenzie/Wismar Bridge Massacre [11] July 18, 2012 Linden, Demerara 3 Three people were killed by police officers, when the police opened fired on prostestors against a recent increase in electricity rates. [12] Georgetown prison riot
In the 20th century, crime in Guyana was not properly documented, however the country was known to be extremely dangerous and violent [citation needed].The chart below shows the Guyanese homicide rate from 1990 until 2020, [1] where Guyana reported a peak intentional homicide rate of 28 murders per 100,000 in 2003 and a low of 10 murders per 100,000 in 2000.
Defunct newspapers include: [5] Courant van Essequebo en Demerary - 1793, published in Stabroek, Essequibo.The oldest newspaper in the country. [5]The Essequebo en Demerary Gazette - 1796. the first English language newspaper.
Berbice (/ b ɜːr ˈ b iː s /) is a region along the Berbice River in Guyana, which was between 1627 and 1792 a colony of the Dutch West India Company and between 1792 and 1815 a colony of the Dutch state.
It’s most people’s worst nightmare: being buried alive and left for dead. And on Dec. 17, 1968, that nightmare came true for Barbara Jane Mackle, a 20-year-old college student and heiress to ...
On 4 August 2023, the Berbice was launched from the Metal Shark Boats production factory in Jeanerette, Louisiana. [2] Months later on 30 October 2023, Metal Shark announced that the ship sailed to its shipyard in Bayou La Batre, Alabama. [1] The Berbice was incorporated into the Guyana Defence Force in Georgetown, Guyana on 12 November 2023. [3]
East Berbice-Corentyne (Region 6) is one of ten regions in Guyana covering the whole of the east of the country. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the Nickerie District and Sipaliwini District of Suriname to the east, Brazil to the south and the regions of Mahaica-Berbice, Upper Demerara-Berbice, Potaro-Siparuni and Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo to the west.
The Canje River (sometimes referred to as Canje Creek), located in northeastern Guyana, is the main tributary of the Berbice River. It runs roughly parallel to the Atlantic Ocean coast in East Berbice-Corentyne, region 6. The settlement of Baracara is on the Canje. It was settled by escaped slaves in the 1800s, and the river is still an ...