Paradise is a village located in the Demerara-Mahaica region of Guyana, and used to be its regional capital, however the administrative building burnt down in 2006, and the regional capital moved to Triumph.[2][3] (Paradise is also the name of several other smaller villages in Guyana; one in Region 5, Region 10, and two in Region 2.)[4]
Paradise | |
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  Paradise | |
| Coordinates: 6°46′18″N 58°00′01″W / 6.7716°N 58.0002°W | |
| Country |  Guyana |
| Region | Demerara-Mahaica |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,050 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 |
Paradise has a primary school.[5]
The village also had a team[6] in the 592 Inter-Village Football Festival, a local event started in 2019 to encourage football in the East Coast Demerara area.[7] The Paradise Invaders team plays in the Berbice Football Association (BFA) ‘West Berbice League.[8][9]
References
edit- ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ "Region Four RDC office moves to Triumph". Stabroek News. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Regional Democratic Council Region No. 4 - Demerara/Mahaica, Guyana". Regional Democratic Council Region No. 4via Facebook. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ "Publications – Bureau of Statistics – Guyana". Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "Eight primary schools to get computer laboratories". www.education.gov.gy. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "Paradise, Friendship into semi-finals". Stabroek News. 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "Friendship crowned the inaugural 592 Inter-Village Football Champion". Kaieteur News. 2020-01-04. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "Paradise Invaders stay unbeaten with 3-0 defeat of Hopetown United". Stabroek News. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
- ^ "Wilson brothers spur Paradise Invaders to victory". Stabroek News. 2013-10-09. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
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