Skip to content

Monday, February 3, 2020

Recent posts
 Discounted airfare for Mash 2020 – CAL

 Top Stories
 News
 Editorials
 Letters
 Features
o ANURADHA DEV
o ARTS & CULTURE
o DE BELL CRIER
o Eyewitness
o HISTORY
o Satiricus
 Travel & Tourism
 FASHION
 Sports
o Sports Features
 Contact Us

You are here

 Home
 Travel & Tourism
 The Promenade Gardens in Guyana

The Promenade Gardens in Guyana

December 20, 2012January 21, 2013 TIMES INT'L

<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2019/03/banner728.gif?ssl=1" />

<img data-attachment-id="22654" data-

permalink="https://www.guyanatimesinternational.com/the-promenade-gardens-in-
guyana/olympus-digital-camera-63/" data-orig-
file="https://i2.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/04.jpg?fit=320%2C455&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="320,455"
data-comments-opened="0" data-image-
meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&qu
ot;camera&quot;:&quot;X600,D630,FE5500&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,
&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1185117617&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&q
uot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quo
t;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0047&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS
DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;}" data-image-title="The Mahatma Ghandi Monument in the
Promenade Gardens" data-image-description="" data-medium-
file="https://i2.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/04.jpg?fit=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1" data-large-
file="https://i2.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/04.jpg?fit=320%2C455&amp;ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-
image-22654" title="The Mahatma Ghandi Monument in the Promenade Gardens"
alt="" src="https://i2.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/04.jpg?resize=210%2C300&#038;ssl=1" width="210"
height="300" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/04.jpg?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w,
https://i2.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/04.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w" sizes="(max-width: 210px)
100vw, 210px" data-recalc-dims="1" />The Mahatma Ghandi Monument in the
Promenade Gardens
The Promenade Gardens is located on a portion of what was once a field
known as Parade Ground, where slaves convicted of being involved in the
1823 East Coast Rebellion were hanged. Originally, the entire area was used
for military parades and training.
The grisly history of the area had long moved some members of the public to
suggest it be made into a public garden, perhaps as a way of honouring those
victims of an inhuman system.
In 1851, after funding was obtained, steps began to transform the site into a
garden which was completed in 1853; seats were constructed for the public in
1859.
Occupying one city block, with its main entrance located on Middle Street in
Cummingsburg, the Promenade Gardens was designed by a Trinidadian
botanist.
The Bandstand situated within the Gardens was erected in commemoration of
Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee.
Completed in 1897, it is considered the oldest bandstand of three in the city.
A well-known monument in the Garden is the Mahatma Ghandi monument in
honour of the international icon of peace and advocator of non-violence.
Along with several fountains and an arched walkway, a recent construction in
the Gardens, is the Arya Samaj Monument erected in 2011.
It has been suggested that the Promenade Gardens at one time boasted the
largest range of wild orchids in the Caribbean before it fell into disrepair
during the 80s and 90s.
The site was rehabilitated in 2006 and the Bandstand refurbished by Republic
Bank in 2009.
In its earlier years the Promenade Gardens was used for several civic
functions including entertainment from music bands; today, after
refurbishment, it remains the site of many public and private events, including
the popular annual Inner Wheel Club’s Easter Hat Show, weddings, and
fashion photo shoots to name a few.

<img data-attachment-id="22656" data-

permalink="https://www.guyanatimesinternational.com/the-promenade-gardens-in-
guyana/05-6/" data-orig-
file="https://i1.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/05.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-size="640,480"
data-comments-opened="0" data-image-
meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot
;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timest
amp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&q
uot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot
;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="The refurbished
Promenade Gardens Bandstand" data-image-description="" data-medium-
file="https://i1.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/05.jpg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1" data-large-
file="https://i1.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/05.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-
image-22656" title="The refurbished Promenade Gardens Bandstand" alt=""
src="https://i1.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/05.jpg?resize=300%2C225&#038;ssl=1" width="300"
height="225" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/05.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w,
https://i1.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/05.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w" sizes="(max-width: 300px)
100vw, 300px" data-recalc-dims="1" />The refurbished Promenade Gardens Bandstand
 
 <img data-attachment-id="22655" data-
permalink="https://www.guyanatimesinternational.com/the-promenade-gardens-in-
guyana/01-2-2/" data-orig-
file="https://i0.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/01-2.jpg?fit=640%2C414&amp;ssl=1" data-orig-
size="640,414" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-
meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot
;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timest
amp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&q
uot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot
;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}" data-image-title="Promenade Gardens
Bandstand early 1900s" data-image-description="" data-medium-
file="https://i0.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/01-2.jpg?fit=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1" data-large-
file="https://i0.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/01-2.jpg?fit=640%2C414&amp;ssl=1" class="size-medium wp-
image-22655" title="Promenade Gardens Bandstand early 1900s" alt=""
src="https://i0.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/01-2.jpg?resize=300%2C194&#038;ssl=1" width="300"
height="194" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/01-2.jpg?resize=300%2C194&amp;ssl=1 300w,
https://i0.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/12/01-2.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w" sizes="(max-width: 300px)
100vw, 300px" data-recalc-dims="1" />Promenade Gardens Bandstand early 1900s

<img src="https://i0.wp.com/www.guyanatimesinternational.com/wp-
content/uploads/2019/03/banner728.gif?ssl=1" />

Share this:
 Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
 Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
 Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
 Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
 Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
 Click to print (Opens in new window)

HISTORY, Travel & Tourism

Post navigation
The scenic views around- Taushida village in Guyana

Former Guyana/West Indies leg-spinner Mahendra Nagamootoo eyes coaching job

Related posts


 January 24, 2020 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on Rupununi Petroglyphs

Rupununi Petroglyphs

By Lennox J Hernandez Petroglyphs are picture-writing images (pictograms – a pictorial

symbol for a word...

Features Travel & Tourism 

December 20, 2019 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on Guyana Wildlife Tourism
Guyana Wildlife Tourism

In Guyana, the wildlife is literally at your doorstep in most parts of the country. The...

Travel & Tourism 

 Scenes from River’s View Heritage Month

celebrations
September 13, 2019 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on Scenes from River’s View Heritage Month celebrations

Scenes from River’s View Heritage Month celebrations

Travel & Tourism 

Advertisement
 Editorials


January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on The memory war

The memory war

Observing the rhetoric deployed in the blogosphere, social media, and the letter pages
of the newspapers,...

Editorials 

 The threat of elections violence

January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on The threat of elections violence
t of elections violence

Unfortunately, for Guyana, our politics is not your ordinary garden variety type, where
politicians pitch their...

Editorials 

 Executive’s subversion of our “constitutionalism”

January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on Executive’s subversion of our “constitutionalism”

Executive’s subversion of our “constitutionalism”

One of the most glaring failures of the PNC-led APNU/AFC coalition government has
been its undermining...

Editorials 

Letters

 Blatant act of discrimination and victimisation

January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on Blatant act of discrimination and victimisation

Blatant act of discrimination and victimisation

Dear Editor, By sheer accident, I ran into the path of “The Unruly Horse” where it’s...

Letters 

 APNU/AFC unable to campaign on achievement

 January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on APNU/AFC unable to campaign on achievement

APNU/AFC unable to campaign on achievement

Dear Editor, It is a massive disappointment to listen to the incumbent APNU/AFC

unable to campaign...

Letters 

 Corruption Perception Index (CPI) does not measure

actual corruption and is extremely flawed
January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on Corruption Perception Index (CPI) does not measure actual
corruption and is extremely flawed

Corruption Perception Index (CPI) does not measure actual corruption and is
extremely flawed

Dear Editor, Guyana has made a quantum leap on the Transparency International’s
Corruption Perception Index (CPI)....

Letters 

Eyewitness

 The campaign…
January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on The campaign…

The campaign…
…heats up Well, we’re just a tad over a month away from what’s being billed as...

Eyewitness 

 Silence…
January 31, 2020 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on Silence…

Silence…

…is Granger’s consent Unlike David Granger, PNC’s Chairwoman, Volda Lawrence, came
through the party’s ranks— more...

Eyewitness 

 Investigating…
January 24, 2020 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on Investigating…

Investigating…

…racial slurs The ERC was established to deal with “racial” matters in Guyana…which,
most would concede...

Eyewitness 

Satiricus

 MOVING ON
December 21, 2018 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on MOVING ON
MOVING ON

Satiricus was excited as he walked towards the Back Street Bar. His cousin Georgie,
from New...

Satiricus 

 Budget loose ends?

December 14, 2018 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on Budget loose ends?

Budget loose ends?

Satiricus breathed a sigh of relief as he sauntered into the Back Street bar. The
Budget...

Satiricus 

 All Skin teeth na laff

December 7, 2018 TIMES INT'L Comments Off on All Skin teeth na laff

All Skin teeth na laff

Satiricus was quite upbeat as he ambled towards the Back Street Bar. Ever since he
quit...

Satiricus 

Website Stats
 173,324 hits

About Us
The Guyana Times International is a professional newspaper dedicated to provide the
latest international, regional and Guyanese news.

 Contact Us
 Advertise With Us

Related Links

 GuyanaTimes
 GuyanaTimes E-paper
 Radio Guyana Inc
 TVG
 NEW GPC INC
 Global Hardware Inc

Follow Us
Copyright © 2019 Guyana Times International - The Beacon of Truth.

Proudly powered by WordPress | Theme: SuperMag by Acme Themes

Cuffy (Guyanese rebel)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to navigationJump to search

Cuffy, also spelled Coffy, Kofi or Koffi (died in 1763), was an Akan man who was captured in
his native West Africa and stolen for slavery to work in the plantations of the Dutch colony of
Berbice in present-day Guyana. He became famous because in 1763 he led a revolt of more than
2,500 slaves against the colony regime. Today, he is a national hero in Guyana.[1]

Contents
 1The Berbice slave uprising
 2Decadency of the rebellion
 3National hero
 4References

The Berbice slave uprising[edit]

Main article: Berbice slave uprising

Cuffy lived in Lilienburg, a plantation on the Canje River, as a house-slave for a cooper (barrel
maker). An uprising broke out at Magdalenenburg plantation, upper Canje River, in February
1763 and moved on to neighbouring plantations, attacking owners. When Governor Van
Hogenheim sent military assistance to the region, the rebellion had reached the Berbice River
and was moving steadily towards the Berbice capital, Fort Nassau. They took gunpowder and
guns from the attacked plantations.

By 3 March the rebels were 500 in number. Led by Cosala,[citation needed] they tried to take the brick
house of Peerenboom. They agreed to allow the whites to leave the brick house, but as soon they
left, the rebels killed many and took several prisoners, among them the daughter of the
Peerenboon Plantation owner, whom Cuffy kept as his wife.[2]

Cuffy was soon accepted by the rebels as their leader and declared himself Governor of Berbice.
Doing so he named Akara as his deputy and tried to establish discipline over the troops. Akara
was skilful in military discipline. They organized the farms in order to provide food supplies.

Decadency of the rebellion[edit]

Van Hoogenheim committed himself to retake the colony. Akara attacked the whites three times
without permission from Cuffy, but they were driven back. Thus began a dispute among the two
rebels. On 2 April 1763 Cuffy wrote to Van Hoogenheim saying that he did not want a war
against the whites and proposed a partition of Berbice with the whites occupying the coastal
areas and the blacks the interior.[3] Van Hoogenheim delayed his decision waiting for support
from neighboring colonies. Cuffy then ordered his forces to attack the whites on 13 May 1763,
but in so doing had many losses. The defeat opened a division among the rebels and weakened
their organization. Akara became the leader of a new faction opposed to Cuffy and led to a civil
war among themselves. When Akara won, Cuffy was captured and killed by the Dutch.

National hero[edit]

1763 Monument on Square of the Revolution in Georgetown, Guyana, designed by Guyanese

artist Philip Moore

The anniversary of the Cuffy slave rebellion, 23 February, has been Republic Day in Guyana
since 1970. Cuffy is commemorated in the 1763 Monument in the Square of the Revolution in
the capital Georgetown.[1]

References[edit]
1. ^ Jump up to: a b Ramsay, Rehanna (28 July 2013). "'Cuffy' – a symbol of struggle and freedom".
Kaieteur News. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
2. ^ Netscher, 1888
3. ^ Ishmael, Odeen (2005). The Guyana Story: From Earliest Times to Independence (1st ed.).
Retrieved 6 July 2008.

This Guyanese biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
This biographical article related to the South American military is a stub. You can help
Wikipedia by expanding it.
<img src="//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:CentralAutoLogin/start?type=1x1" alt="" title=""
width="1" height="1" style="border: none; position: absolute;" />
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?
title=Cuffy_(Guyanese_rebel)&oldid=898047020"
Categories:

 Guyanese military personnel

 Rebel slaves
 Guyanese slaves
 History of Guyana
 1763 deaths
 Guyanese people of Akan descent
 Guyanese people stubs
 South American military personnel stubs

Hidden categories:

 Use dmy dates from June 2013

 All articles with unsourced statements
 Articles with unsourced statements from September 2012
 Year of birth unknown
 All stub articles

Navigation menu
Personal tools

 Not logged in
 Talk
 Contributions
 Create account
 Log in

Namespaces

 Article
 Talk

Variants

Views

 Read
 Edit
  View history

More

Search

Special:Search Search Go

Navigation

 Main page
 Contents
 Featured content
 Current events
 Random article
 Donate to Wikipedia
 Wikipedia store

Interaction

 Help
 About Wikipedia
 Community portal
 Recent changes
 Contact page

Tools

 What links here

 Related changes
 Upload file
 Special pages
 Permanent link
 Page information
 Wikidata item
 Cite this page

Print/export

 Download as PDF
 Printable version
Languages

 Català
 Deutsch
 Español
 Nederlands

Edit links

 This page was last edited on 21 May 2019, at 01:21 (UTC).

 Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License;
additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy
Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-
profit organization.

 Privacy policy
 About Wikipedia
 Disclaimers
 Contact Wikipedia
 Developers
 Statistics
 Cookie statement
 Mobile view