On 3 August 1869, workers at Plantation Leonora on the West Coast Demerara refused work amid a dispute rooted in withheld wages, wage reductions and difficult labor conditions. A shovel gang...
On 16 February 1939, police opened fire during a strike at Plantation Leonora on the West Coast Demerara, killing four workers, including a woman, and seriously injuring four others. Workers were...