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Guyana's president Irfaan Ali responded by saying the country will not give up "an inch" of the region. [51] Guyana asked for Venezuela to explain their troop buildup in the border, and the Venezuelan ambassador Carlos Amador Pérez Silva said that the troops were mobilised to curb illegal mining in the region. [52]
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.
The Government of Guyana has administered three official censuses since the 1980 administrative reforms, in 1980, 1991 and 2002. [3] In 2012, the population of Upper Demerara-Berbice was recorded at 39,452 people. [4] Official census records for the population of the Upper Demerara-Berbice region are as follows: 2012 : 39,452; 2002 : 41,112
NCN is the descendant of two of Guyana's first radio services: Radio Demerara, which was founded in 1951, and British Guiana Broadcasting Service (BGBS), which was founded in December 1958. The former was a British-owned company, and its licence required the station to broadcast BBC material for 21 hours a week, and programmes provided by the ...
Walton was born in East Berbice-Corentyne to Ovid Walton, an officer in the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) [4] and Chairman of Upper Demerara-Berbice [5] and Joy Walton, a schoolteacher and Vice-Chairman of Upper Demerara-Berbice. [6] Walton graduated from MacKenzie High School in 1995 and completed her A-level at President's College in 1997.
As part of the reforms of the newly acquired colonies on the South American mainland, the British merged Berbice with Demerara-Essequibo on 21 July 1831, forming the new crown colony of British Guiana, now Guyana. [33] In 1838, Berbice was made one of the three counties of Guiana, the other two being Demerara and Essequibo. [38]
Fort Wellington is a village located in the Mahaica-Berbice region of Guyana, serving as its regional capital. It is located on the west coast of Berbice and about 54 miles from Georgetown . Public services include Fort Wellington Hospital, a primary school, a secondary School, [ 2 ] a police station, magistrate's court, National Insurance ...