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With 215,000 square kilometres (83,000 sq mi), Guyana is the fourth-smallest country on mainland South America after Uruguay, Suriname and French Guiana. The main economic activities in Guyana are agriculture (production of rice and Demerara sugar ), bauxite mining, gold mining, timber, shrimp fishing and minerals.
The Wales Sugar Estate used to own 16,000 acres (6,500 ha) of sugar cane fields along the koker, and was a major employer. [5] In 2016, Guyana Sugar Corporation, the owner, closed Wales Sugar Estate, [6] and the estate was divided into small lots to be sold as farmland. [5] The economy is based on farming, fishing and shop keeping. [4]
Anna Regina is the capital of the Pomeroon-Supenaam Region of Guyana. [2] Anna Regina stands on the Atlantic coast, northwest of the mouth of the Essequibo River, 19 km north of Adventure, and was established as a town in 1970. [3] Its population was 2,064 in 2012. [1]
Map of Guyana Georgetown, Capital of Guyana Bartica. This is a list of settlements in Guyana. The following definitions have been used: City: Any settlement listed at [1] with population estimates of 75,000 or more. Town: Defined by the government of Guyana as 'municipalities'. [2] Village As defined by official government documents, census or ...
Sugar production forms the backbone to the local economy. The Guyana Sugar Corporation, Guyana's main sugar processing company, has a factory and works at Skeldon. [3] Hundreds of people had to look for other lucrative jobs after the closure of the sugar estate, for example; fishermen, taxi drivers, chauffeurs, farmers, store workers, etc
Parika itself is a small town, however as a gateway to the western half of Guyana, it is always busy. It is best known for its market. [4] Over 700 merchants own a stall on the market. [5] Sunday is traditionally the busiest day of the week. [4] [5] Parika is home to a police station, post office, multiple hotels and a variety of restaurants. [5]
2025 report dates for pitchers and catchers. Pitchers and catchers are scheduled to report to their teams' spring training facilities on or around Saturday, Feb. 10, 2025.
Land agent may be used in at least three different contexts. Traditionally, a land agent was a managerial employee who conducted the business affairs of a large landed estate for a member of the nobility or landed gentry , [ 1 ] supervising the farming of the property by farm labourers and/or tenants and collecting rents or other payments.