Nabaclis

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Nabaclis
Nabacalis
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Nabaclis
Coordinates: 6°45′07″N57°58′41″W / 6.75187°N 57.978158°W / 6.75187; -57.978158 Coordinates: 6°45′07″N57°58′41″W / 6.75187°N 57.978158°W / 6.75187; -57.978158
CountryFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana
Region Demerara-Mahaica
Population
 (2012) [1]
 • Total1,527
Time zone UTC−04:00

Nabaclis also Nabacalis is a community on the East Coast of Demerara, in the Demerara-Mahaica region. It is in low-lying country by the coast, which is subject to flooding in the rainy season. [2]

The local tradition for the name of the village claims that residents opposed the list of potential names to honor colonial-era leaders. In distaste, residents choose to encourage each other to “nah back d list". [3]

The main economic activities of the village are small businesses and farming, and many households rely on remittances. [3]

The community is served by the Dr. CC Nicholson Hospital, but as of 2012 it was not staffed with doctors around the clock. [4] The hospital was established as a medical center in 1994 with funds from the London-based Cyril Charles Nicholson Foundation, and the government began to upgrade it in 2003 to give residents of Nabaclis and nearby communities an alternative to going into Georgetown for treatment. [5]

The artist Emerson Samuels was born and brought up here, studying at the Golden Grove Methodist School. [6] Also born here was conductor Rudolph Dunbar. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ↑ January 21, 2006. "President Jagdeo lambastes vandalism of drainage structures". GINA. Office of the President of Guyana. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  3. 1 2 "Nabaclis". Stabroek News. 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
  4. ↑ "Health Ministry probes allegations against Dr. C.C. Nicholson Hospital". Kaieteur News. June 26, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  5. ↑ "Re-dedicated Nabaclis hospital to help diversify health care". GINA. June 11, 2007. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
  6. ↑ Hosein, Alim A. (August 17, 2003). "The forgotten artist". Stabroek News. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
  7. ↑ "W. Rudolph Dunbar: Pioneering Orchestra Conductor", The Black Perspective in Music, Vol. 9, No. 2 (Autumn 1981), pp. 193-225.
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