Nabaclis

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]

Nabaclis

Nabacalis
Village
Nabaclis
Coordinates: 6.75187°N 57.978158°W / 6.75187; -57.978158
Country Guyana
RegionDemerara-Mahaica
Population
 (2012)[1]
 • Total1,527
Time zoneUTC−04:00

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 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]

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. "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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