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Even though referred to collectively as Amerindians, the indigenous peoples in Guyana are made up of several distinct tribes or nations. Warao, Arawak, Caribs, and Wapishana are all represented in Guyana. [8] Europeans arrived in the Guianas in the search for gold in the New World, eventually settling in and colonizing Guyana and the Americas ...
William Nicholas Arno (December 7, 1878 – 1979) was an educator and author in Guyana. He wrote a book about Victoria Village, the settlement developed by former slaves that became Victoria, Guyana. [1] He served as president of the Guyana Teachers Association. [2] He was born in Victoria, in what was then British Guiana, to a schoolmaster. [3]
Victoria is located on the Atlantic coast of Guyana, 29 kilometres (18 mi) east of Georgetown and bordered by Cove and John to the west and Belfield to the east. It was the first village [2] [3] in Guyana to be bought by the combined resources of Africans who had recently won their freedom from slavery.
Guyana news websites (Media list from BBC) Stabroek News; Kaieteur News Online; Guyana Times; iNewsGuyana; Newsroom Guyana; Pages of dubious quality kept for historical purpose: Guyanese people; Land of Six Peoples – An archive of news articles from Guyana's leading newspapers from 1999–2007. The site is incomplete and seems to be ...
The first people to reach Guyana made their way from Siberia, perhaps as far back as 20,000 years ago. These first inhabitants were nomads who slowly migrated south into Central and South America. At the time of Christopher Columbus 's voyages, Guyana's inhabitants were divided into two groups, the Arawak along the coast and the Carib in the ...
Barima-Waini (Region 1) is a region of Guyana and is located in the northwest of the country. Barima-Waini has three sub-regions: Mabaruma, Matakai, and Moruca. [2]The region is located in the northwest of the country and has a population of 26,941. [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.
Fort Kyk-Over-Al was a Dutch fort in the colony of Essequibo, in what is now Guyana It was constructed in 1616 at the intersection of the Essequibo, Cuyuni and Mazaruni rivers. It once served as the centre for the Dutch administration of the county, but now only ruins are left.