Demerara (/ˌdɛməˈrɛərə/; Dutch: Demerary, [ˌdeːməˈraːri]) is a historical region in the Guianas, on the north coast of South America, now part of the country...
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Look up demerara or Demerara in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Demerara may refer to: Demerara, historical region in Guyana that was a Dutch colony in...
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Georgetown, Guyana (redirect from Georgetown, Demerara)
city of Guyana. It is situated in Demerara-Mahaica, region 4, on the Atlantic Ocean coast, at the mouth of the Demerara River. It is nicknamed the "Garden...
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of Demerara-Essequibo was created on 28 April 1812, when the British combined the colonies of Demerara and Essequibo into the colony of Demerara-Essequibo...
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Demerara-Mahaica (Region 4) is a region of Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Mahaica-Berbice to the east, the region of...
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The Demerara River is a river in eastern Guyana that rises in the central rainforests of the country and flows to the north for 346 kilometres until it...
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Demerara Distillers Ltd. is a Guyanese distillery known for the El Dorado Rum brand. It was at one time the world's second largest producer of rum. Demerara...
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London Convention in 1814 that ceded Demerara-Essequibo and Berbice to Britain. In 1831, the united colonies of Demerara-Essequibo and separate colony of...
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Georgetown, from Peter's Hall, Demerara-Mahaica, East Bank Demerara to Schoon Ord, Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, West Bank Demerara. There is a pedestrian...
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Railways in Guyana (redirect from Demerara-Essequibo Railway)
Demerara-Berbice Railway and the Demerara-Essequibo Railway. There are also several industrial railways mainly for the bauxite industry. The Demerara-Berbice...
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Demerara windows were built primarily into 18th- and 19th-century Colonial architecture-styled buildings to cool homes in hot climates, such as Guyana...
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names: East Berbice-Corentyne East Demerara-West Coast Berbice Mazaruni Potaro North West Rupununi West Demerara-Essequibo Coast East Berbice Essequibo...
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Brown sugar (redirect from Demerara (sugar))
have particular names and characteristics, and are sold as turbinado, demerara or raw sugar. These have been centrifuged, and therefore can be said to...
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National Communications Network, Guyana (redirect from Radio Demerara)
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)...
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Two vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named Demerara for Demerara: HMS Demerara (1804) was the mercantile schooner Anna that the British Royal...
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Syrup (redirect from Demerara syrup)
4 US fl oz) water). Combining demerara sugar, a type of natural brown sugar, with water in this process produces demerara syrup. Sugar substitutes such...
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bridge was built across the Demerara River at Linden, and, in 1974, it was decided that the route to Lethem would cross the Demerara River at Linden and go...
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1782 French occupation, 1783 Dutch), 1793 British, 1831 British Guiana Demerara (Georgetown) 1745 Dutch from Essequibo, 1781-1831: like Essequibo Berbice...
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The Demerara rebellion of 1823 was an uprising involving between 9,000 and 12,000 slaves that took place in the British colony of Demerara-Essequibo in...
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subsequent death whilst under imprisonment, Smith became known as the "Demerara Martyr". His case, and news of the enormous size of the uprising and the...
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Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3) is a region of Guyana. It is situated around the Essequibo River, the largest river in Guyana that lies between...
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It was merged with Demerara in 1812 by the British who took control. It formally became a British colony in 1815 until Demerara-Essequibo was merged...
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Rolepa demerara is a moth in the Phiditiidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1927. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson...
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Dutch Guiana (Dutch: Nederlands-Guiana). The colonies of Essequibo and Demerara were controlled by the Dutch West India Company, while Berbice and Surinam...
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Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region 10) is a region of Guyana, bordering the regions of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara, Demerara-Mahaica and Mahaica-Berbice...
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Demerara cricket team played first class cricket in the Jones Cup, later the Guystac Trophy, and came from the former British colony of Demerara, which...
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mojito calls for gold rum instead of white rum, and raw sugar or demerara sugar. Demerara is a light brown, partially refined, sugar produced from the first...
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Guyana Cricket Board (section Demerara Cricket Board)
the 1970s and 80s the team played a match every season, bar one, against Demerara, with both sides playing for the Jones Cup and later the Guystac Trophy...
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The capture of Demerara and Essequibo was a French military expedition carried out in January 1782 as part of the American Revolutionary War. In 1781 Admiral...
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Demerara was the mercantile schooner Anna that the British Royal Navy purchased in 1804. A French privateer captured her that same year and Demerara became...
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