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Demerara Distillers Ltd. (DDL) is a publicly owned company headquartered in Georgetown. [3] DLL owns Demerara Fire and General Insurance Company Inc., Solutions 2000, Demerara Contractors Limited, Topco, and other subsidiary companies include Distribution Services Limited and European Breitenstein Holdings BV. [4]
Demerara Distillers: Consumer goods Food products Georgetown: 1780 Food and beverage P A Guyana Broadcasting Corporation: Consumer services Broadcasting & entertainment Georgetown: 1979 State-owned broadcaster, merged with GTV to form National Communications Network S A Guyana Chronicle: Consumer services Publishing Georgetown: 1880 [1] State ...
Demerara (/ ˌ d ɛ m ə ˈ r ɛər ə /; Dutch: Demerary, [ˌdeːməˈraːri]) is a historical region in the Guianas, on the north coast of South America, now part of the country of Guyana. It was a colony of the Dutch West India Company between 1745 and 1792 and a colony of the Dutch state from 1792 until 1815.
Demerara River, a river of Guyana; Demerara Harbour Bridge on the Demerara River; Demerara window, a type of window used in hot climates; Demerara is a book written by Harriet Martineau; HMS Demerara a mercantile schooner (previously called Anna) purchased by the British Royal Navy in 1804; PS Demerara a paddle steamer which ran aground in 1851
[11] [12] Banks DIH faces competition from ANSA McAL and Demerara Distillers Ltd, two other large Guyana beverage companies. In June 2012 a domino competition was arranged between the staff of the three companies, hosted at the Banks DIH Sports Club Thirst Park.
In 1748, Governor Laurens Storm van 's Gravesande build a guard post at the mouth of the Demerara River. Later English planters started to build houses around the guard post creating a little village. [1] The town was established in 1782 during a brief occupation by the French of the Dutch colony of Demerara.
"Demerara rum" originated in Guyana and are infused with demerara sugar. It is named after the Demerara River that borders the country. It is known for its rich, full bodied flavour and dark colour. [54] Flavored rums are infused with flavors of fruits, such as banana, mango, orange, pineapple, coconut, starfruit or lime. These are generally ...
Buxton is a village in the Demerara-Mahaica Region of Guyana, standing about midway between Georgetown and Enmore. History