A report on Guyana
Country on the northern mainland of South America.
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Bauxite
1 linksSedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content.
Sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content.
The carbonate bauxites occur predominantly in Europe, Guyana, Suriname, and Jamaica above carbonate rocks (limestone and dolomite), where they were formed by lateritic weathering and residual accumulation of intercalated clay layers – dispersed clays which were concentrated as the enclosing limestones gradually dissolved during chemical weathering.
Dutch colonisation of the Guianas
2 linksDutch colonisation of the Guianas—the coastal region between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers in South America—began in the late 16th century.
Dutch colonisation of the Guianas—the coastal region between the Orinoco and Amazon rivers in South America—began in the late 16th century.
After the Napoleonic Wars in 1814, Britain gained control of the three colonies (Demerara, Berbice, and Essequibo) west of the Courantyne River, which became British Guiana and then modern Guyana.
Constitution of Guyana
0 linksThe Constitution of Guyana is the highest governing document in the Republic of Guyana.
Caribbean Hindustani
2 linksIndo-Aryan language spoken by Indo-Caribbeans and the Indo-Caribbean diaspora.
Indo-Aryan language spoken by Indo-Caribbeans and the Indo-Caribbean diaspora.
The language has also borrowed many words from Dutch and English in Suriname and Guyana, and English and French in Trinidad and Tobago.
Caribbean Court of Justice
1 linksJudicial institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Judicial institution of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
In its appellate jurisdiction, the CCJ hears appeals as the court of last resort in both civil and criminal matters from those member states which have ceased to allow appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC)., Barbados, Belize, Dominica and Guyana have replaced the JCPC's appellate jurisdiction with that of the CCJ.
Harpy eagle
0 linksNeotropical species of eagle.
Neotropical species of eagle.
At several nests in Guyana, monkeys made up about 37% of the prey remains found at the nests.
Walter Raleigh
0 linksEnglish statesman, soldier, writer, explorer, and a favourite courtier of the English Queen Elizabeth I.
English statesman, soldier, writer, explorer, and a favourite courtier of the English Queen Elizabeth I.
A year later, he explored what is now Guyana and eastern Venezuela in search of Lake Parime and Manoa, the legendary city.
Guyana Defence Force
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The Guyana Defence Force (GDF) is the military of Guyana, established in 1965.
Indo-Caribbeans
2 linksIndo-Caribbeans or Indian-Caribbeans are Indian people in the Caribbean who are descendants of the Jahaji Indian indentured laborers brought by the British, Dutch, and French during the colonial era from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century.
Indo-Caribbeans or Indian-Caribbeans are Indian people in the Caribbean who are descendants of the Jahaji Indian indentured laborers brought by the British, Dutch, and French during the colonial era from the mid-19th century to the early 20th century.
In fact, the first two shiploads of Indians arrived in British Guiana (modern-day Guyana) on May 5, 1838, on board the Whitby and Hesperus.
Providence Stadium
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The Providence Stadium or Guyana National Stadium is a sports stadium in Guyana, replacing Bourda as the national stadium.