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Guyana
Formerly British Guiana, Guyana is now an independent member of the Commonwealth
of Nations. It is located on the northeast shores of South America. English is spoken by most of the inhabitants. Guyana is
one of the most magical eco-tourism destinations on God's green earth. Its Amerindian name means "Land of Many Waters"
and the country is indeed laced with countless creeks and rivers. Guyana has a population of roughly 700,000 and is a member
of CARICOM (Caribbean Community). As if all this tropical beauty is not enough, there are diamonds and gold deposited
in the hillsides and river bottoms.
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| Parliament Building. |
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| City Hall, Georgetown. |
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| Kaieteur Falls-The largest single-drop waterfall in the world. |
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| Market Vendors |
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| The City Mall-Georgetown |
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| Stabroek Market {"Big Market"} |
The 1763 African Slave Revolt in Berbice
The 1763 Monument in the heart of Georgetown is a fitting tribute to the African slave Cuffy and the history
of the proud Afro-Guyanese people. Cuffy lead the 1763 slave revolt on 23 February, 1763
from his base at Plantation Lilienburg, along with his deputy Akara. Cuffy's army of African slaves overthrew the Berbice
governor van Hoogenheim and Cuffy ruled as the Governor of Berbice.
At the start of the revolt in February 1763, Cuffy and his army attacked and captured plantations Magdalenenburg,
Juliana, Mon Repos, Essendam, Lilienburg, Elizabeth and Alexandra, Hollandia and Zeelandia before moving on Fort Nassua. Peerboom
was attacked and captured on 3 March 1763 before Cuffy and his men plotted their ultimate battle for Fort Nassau. However,
his deputy Akara led unauthorised attacks on Dageraad. General Akara's attacks on Dageraad came at a time when the European
reinforcements were already in place and the African slave army sufferred crippling defeats. With the African slave army crippled
by the defeats at Dageraad, the European reinforcements for Barbados and elsewhere soon recaptured Berbice.
On 26 May 1966, two hundred years after Cuffy's leadership of the 1763 Berbice African Slave Revolt, Guyana
achieved its independence from Britain led by another proud and remarkable Afro-Guyanese Linden Forbes Sampson Burnham leader and Cabaca of the Peoples National Congress - PNC.
Cricket World Cup
Guyana’s intense preparations for Cricket World Cup were given
the thumbs up by Venue Development Director of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Don Lockerbie during a final inspection
in February.
March 2007 will forever be a red letter day for sports in Guyana as it marked the hosting of Cricket World
Cup matches. Guyana came through with shining colours at the much awaited inaugural match between South Africa and Sri Lanka
at the landmark Guyana National Stadium at Providence, built at a cost of more than US$125M. It hosted a sold out crowd on
April 1 when the West Indies took on Sri Lanka.
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