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4 unusual facts about Berbice


Battle of Nevis

On 14 May at Martinique French Admiral de La Barre, Martinique's governor Vice Admiral de Clodoré and Guadeloupe's governor Rear Admiral Du Lion, plus the fireships were met by Crijnssen’s Dutch squadron who had reconquered Berbice and St Eustatius from the English.

Berbice

Berbice Creole Dutch, a Dutch creole language based on the lexicon and grammar of the West African language Ijo, was spoken until well into the 20th century.

Guyana national cricket team

Other grounds include the Albion Sports Complex in the Berbice region, which has hosted 24 Guyana matches and five ODIs, and from 1997–98 Guyana began to use the Enmore Recreation Ground, where they have played five games.

Rosignol United

Rosignol United is a Guyanese football club based in Berbice that competes in the GFF National Super League, the top tier of Guyanese football.


Albion, Guyana

The Albion Sports Complex is an entertainment and sports venue in Berbice, Guyana.

Berbice Creole Dutch

In the 80's there was still a small number of Berbice speakers in Guyana but, since was discovered that the last speaker died in 2005, the authoritative international language database Ethnologue had declared it extinct.

Communion token

Tokens were also issued by Presbyterian churches in Corfu, Florence, Madeira, Port Louis, Bombay, Cochin, Berbice, Demerara and Kingston, Jamaica.

David Dabydeen

Dabydeen was born in Berbice, Guyana, his birth registered at New Amsterdam Registrar of Births as David Horace Clarence Harilal Sookram.

Guyana Power and Light

Guyana Power and Light is the main official supplier of electricity in Guyana, South America with its franchise area encompassing the entire three counties of Demerara, Berbice and Essequibo.


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