Historical Organization
British Guiana colonial government
British Guiana colonial government
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Organization Timeline
Colonial authorities execute Damon after resistance to apprenticeship
📅 13 October 1834Damon was publicly executed on 13 October 1834 after an Essequibo protest against apprenticeship, the labor regime imposed after legal emancipation. Guyanese heritage accounts identify him as a...
The first Madeiran indentured migrants arrive in Demerara
📅 3 May 1835On 3 May 1835, the ship Louisa Baillie brought the first forty Portuguese migrants from Madeira to Demerara. Colonial and Guyanese government accounts connect the recruitment to planters’ anticipation...
The first Indian indentured laborers arrive at Highbury
📅 5 May 1838On 5 May 1838, the ship Whitby brought the first Indian indentured workers to British Guiana, landing at Highbury in Berbice. The National Trust also names the Hesperus in its account of the first...
Georgetown waterfront workers strike for better wages
📅 28 November 1905On 28 November 1905, workers at Sandbach Parker’s wharf in Georgetown began a strike over low pay and exhausting conditions. Dockworkers worked long hours, lacked overtime compensation for night work,...
Police fire on workers during the December 1905 protests
📅 1 December 1905On 1 December 1905, police opened fire during mass protest in Georgetown after days of waterfront strike and rising public action. The unrest involved workers across sectors, including women whose...
Georgetown wharf workers begin a ten-day strike
📅 4 January 1917On 4 January 1917, Georgetown wharf workers began a ten-day strike for higher wages, a shorter working day and overtime pay. Wartime inflation had sharply raised the cost of basic foods. Led by Hubert...