Lusignan, Guyana
Lusignan | |
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  Lusignan | |
| Coordinates: 6°47′34″N 58°02′40″W / 6.792893°N 58.044561°W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | Demerara-Mahaica |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,868 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
Lusignan is a community in Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana and approximately 16 km from the capital city Georgetown. Located on the East Coast of Demerara, it has population of 1,868 persons as of 2012[1] mostly Indo-Guyanese.
The village is sustained by subsistence farming and fishing. Ecotourism is also an emerging industry.
Services
[edit]It is home to the Lusignan Golf Course, Guyana's only golf course, and there is also a community centre which houses the Lusignan Cricket Club and a Dental Surgery.[2] The village constitutes a market square, supermarket, and pharmacy, and one of the Guyana's five maximum security prisons.[2] Transportation for the village is via a railway embankment and the major East Coast highway, and connects the community to the capital city.
The village has a nursery and primary school, and secondary schooling is provided in Annandale.[3]
Lusignan Massacre
[edit]The community was brought to international attention following what has become known as the Lusignan Massacre, in which 11 persons, including 5 children, were killed after a group of heavily armed gunmen led by Rondell "Fineman" Rawlins stormed the village.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ a b Tifaine Rutherford, "Lusignan", Stabroek News, June 2, 2013
- ^ a b "Lusignan Massacre". Guyana.org. Retrieved 20 August 2020.