Guyana Where and What 2023-2024 for website_compressed

Guyana’s 10 Administrative Regions
Ituni Temple
This elegant and oldest fraternity, the
Freemasons’ Lodge was constructed in
the late 19th century. Timber louvres
and stained glass windows in the
small tower with intricately designed
fretwork are noteworthy features of
this edifice.
The New Amsterdam Town Hall
This imposing structure was erected
in 1868 after the establishment of the
Board of Superintendents in 1844. The
tower, encircled by a ‘widow’s walk’ is
one of the main architectural features
of this edifice.
The Indian Arrival Monument
The Indian Arrival Monument at
T-Junction, Palmyra, Corentyne,
Berbice was commissioned on
Indian Arrival Day, May 5th, 2019.
The monument was built in
commemoration of the arrival of
East Indians from India to these
shores in 1838, mounted in bronze,
this memorial consists of artistic
sculpted metal, depicting the lives of
the Indians in their routine everyday
life. Each figure carries something of
importance — a jahaji bhandal (ship
bundle) loaded with food, spices,
herbs, clothing, jewellery, their deities,
religious texts and drum; a karahi
Indian Monument at Palmyra, Corentyne
(cooking pan) tawa (flat circular metal
for cooking roti); grass knives (scythe);
a cutlass and rice plants. The figures
are presented in a straightforward
realism with the human factor ever
present.
The Monument features six bronze
statues depicting three men, two
women and a child. The monument
was designed by local sculptors,
Winslow Craig and Philbert Gajadhar.
Fort Nassau
Located about 55 miles up the Berbice
River, it is one of the early Dutch Forts
built, circa 1627. This fort, constructed
on the eastern bank of the Berbice
River, was erected shortly after the
establishment of Berbice as a trading
post by Abraham Van Pere (a Dutch
merchant) and his colonists. This was
the seat of Government in Berbice
which was governed as a separate
colony prior to the unification of the
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