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  Berbice River - Biocrawler
Rising in the highlands of the Rupununi region, the Berbice flows northward for 370 miles (595 km) through dense forests to the coastal plain.
The town of New Amsterdam is situated on the river’s east bank, approximately four miles inside the river’s estuary, where it enters the Atlantic Ocean.
Obstructed by shallows at its estuary, the Berbice River’s mouth is the location of Crab Island, opposite the mouth of the Canje River, the Berbice's main tributary.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Berbice_River   (141 words)

  
 Brazil encyclopedia : Cultural Information , Maps, Brazil politics and officials, Brazilian History. Travel to Brazil
The Berbice River, located in eastern Guyana, rises in the highlands of the Rupununi region.
The river\'s tidal limit is between 160 and 320 km from the sea.
A ferry crosses the river from New Amsterdam to Rosignol.
www.braziliworld.com /wiki-Berbice_River   (230 words)

  
 12. THE BEGINNING OF THE COLONY OF BERBICE
Meanwhile, the Berbice administration attempted to expand the size of the colony by establishing a trading post as far west as the Demerara River.
While the payment of the ransom was being negotiated between 1712 and 1714, the French firm that financed the buccaneers took away two shiploads of sugar.
By 1722, he was able to establish on the Berbice River the plantations of Johanna, Cornelia, Jacoba, Savonette, Hardenbroek, Dageraad, Hogelande, Elizabeth and Debora.
www.guyana.org /features/guyanastory/chapter12.html   (798 words)

  
 The History of Guyana
The revolt begins on one estate but soon spreads to others along the Berbice River and is the result of the cruelty with which the Dutch plantation owners have been treating their slaves.
The colonies of Demerara, Essequibo, and Berbice are taken by the English.
- As a barrier, the 'kokers' are inefficient; the sea and the river are constantly encroaching on Stabroek.
www.miss-guyana.org /history.htm   (1702 words)

  
 Berbice River - Voyager, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Rising in the highlands of the Rupununi region, the Berbice flows northward for 370 miles (595 km) through dense forests to the coastal plain.
The town of New Amsterdam is situated on the river’s east bank, approximately four miles inside the river’s estuary, where it enters the Atlantic Ocean.
Obstructed by shallows at its estuary, the Berbice River’s mouth is the location of Crab Island, opposite the mouth of the Canje River, the Berbice's main tributary.
voyager.in /Berbice_River   (184 words)

  
 Office of the President of Guyana
Firstly, it is wrong to suggest that the construction of the Berbice River Bridge is a 2006 elections ploy.
Fourthly, the suggestion that the Berbice River Bridge could be unfeasible represents sheer ignorance of the facts.
Also, the private sector-owned Berbice Bridge Company Inc. was created and had issued tenders for the design and construction of the Berbice River Bridge.
www.op.gov.gy /commentreponses/cr-050924.html   (1237 words)

  
 Berbice River - Encyclopedia.com
Its basin is restricted by the proximity of the larger Essequibo and Courantyne rivers.
the Canje creek (or river), a winding, tortuous tributary of the...
Demerara, Mahaica, Mahaicony, Berbice, East Berbice, and Corentyne.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1B1-357057.html   (650 words)

  
 Bauxite Industry in Guyana, South America
The current mining operations are at the East Montgomery mine [operated by Linmine] on the east bank of the Demerara River, south of Linden, at Aroaima [operated by Aroaima Mining Company] on the west bank of the Berbice River and at Kwakwani [operated by Bermine] on the east bank of the Berbice River.
A drilling programme was undertaken by DEMBA in the Ituni area south of Mackenzie.
During April 2000, Head of the Privatisation Unit, Winston Brassington, reported that the bid put forward by Aroaima Bauxite Company for the Berbice Mining Enterprise is not acceptable based on the government's bid evaluation criteria, and the privatization process for the local industry will have to go back to the bidding table.
www.guyanaguide.com /bauxite.html   (826 words)

  
 Laos - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Mekong River forms a large part of the western boundary with Thailand, whereas the mountains of the Annamite Chain form most of the eastern border with Vietnam.
In many rural areas electricity is either not available or offered only during scheduled periods.
The rivers are very important for transportation: A ferryboat on the Nam Ou river.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Laos   (2274 words)

  
 A new chart of the coast of Guyana from Rio Orinoco to River Berbice. / Jefferys, Thomas / 1787
A new chart of the coast of Guyana from Rio Orinoco to River Berbice.
Full Title: A new chart of the coast of Guyana from Rio Orinoco to River Berbice, containing the Dutch colonies of Poumaron, Issequibo and Demerary, and Berbice.
Short Title: A new chart of the coast of Guyana from Rio Orinoco to River Berbice.
www.davidrumsey.com /maps6400.html   (667 words)

  
 BERBICE RIVER BRIDGE.(Brief Article)
Part of the proceeds will be applied to eligible payments under Berbice River Crossing - Feasibility Study (Invitation for Prequalification No. WSG - BRC 6\2002).
Guyana proposes to construct a bridge across the Berbice River.
Traffic now crosses the Berbice by ferry directly between Rosignol and New Amsterdam.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-89497647.html   (128 words)

  
 Welcome to www.guyanachronicle.com
UG students woos civil society’s support for UG STUDENTS of the DPC 310 Public Relations Principles Course at the University of Guyana (UG) yesterday made a donation to the Communication Centre situated on the Turkeyen campus.
With the recent destruction of two pontoons in the Cuyuni River by Venezuelan military, I have noticed that some media entities are referring to Guyana’s border controversy with that country over the Essequibo as a dispute.
Privileges and the power to influence can be used both positively and negatively, but Mabel is persuaded to believe that the psychology of many Guyanese lead them to be most selfish by benefitting from the evasion of due penalties for a number of misdemeanors....
www.guyanachronicle.com   (584 words)

  
 77. EARLY ADMINISTRATION OF NEW AMSTERDAM
As the town grew commercial activity developed along the Strand, the street running parallel to the Berbice River, and along Pitt Street near to which a thriving market developed.
The town also faced a number of problems, among which was that of obtaining a regular supply of water for domestic use.
But eventually the Council obtained permission from the Government to obtain water from a canal which connected to Calabash Creek, a tributary of the Canje River.
www.guyana.org /features/guyanastory/chapter77.html   (549 words)

  
 Office Of The President | Guyana
Responding to questions by the media today in Berbice, Region Six about the recent reports of Venezuela intruding on Guyana’s territory, Head of State, Bharrat Jagdeo said that Guyana’s Government has formally lodged a protest and ‘we are awaiting further clarification on the issue’.
The Head of State was speaking to hundreds of Berbicians at various locations in the Ancient County during a Cabinet Outreach exercise.
President Bharrat Jagdeo today visited the Berbice River Bridge which is under construction and met with Installation Manager Henny Muskins of Bosch Rexroth and Mabey Johnson, the consortium building the bridge, prior to commencing the Cabinet Outreach to Region Six, (East Berbice/Corentyne).
www.op.gov.gy   (1622 words)

  
 Ethnologue report for language code:brc
Speakers claim it is not inherently intelligible with Skepi or Rupununi.
About 30% of the basic lexicon and most of the productive morphology is from Eastern Ijo in Nigeria; most of the rest of the lexicon is from Dutch, 10% loans from Arawak and Guyanese Creole English.
Speakers also use Guyanese, which has influenced Berbice considerably.
www.ethnologue.com /show_language.asp?code=brc   (90 words)

  
 Guyana Map, Flag, Capital Georgetown, Rivers and Roads - South America
Capital city Georgetown, rivers, maps of roads, main cities and flag.
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