Rosignol
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Rosignol is a small town on the west bank of the Berbice River
in Guyana
at 6°16′25"N 57°32′25"W.
The town is important because it has a port, the Rosignol Stelling, that is the main crossing point on the western bank of the Berbice River. New Amsterdam
is on the east bank.
Major attractions (which are no longer there) were two cinemas, Atma and Ritz where patrons came from miles and towns away; these included Bath Settlement, Blairmont, Cotton Tree, Shield's Town, Number 5 Village,Ithaca etc. Another major attraction is Hollywood Bar (NAGGY'S), which was owned by Edward Barratt. Sweet lips Disco is the life of the small village(nearby). The population consists primarily of people of Indian and African origin.
There were also Iris Chan bar (Mr. Chan's rum shop),and at one time host the only gas station for entire West Berbice. It also consisted of the biggest one day market Saturday market of that Region. The huge Rosignol Fisheries is next to the stelling. An adult entertainment house 'Wellie's' was/is also in the town.
Berbice River
The Berbice River, located in eastern Guyana, rises in the highlands of the Rupununi region. The Berbice flows northward for 370 miles through dense forests to the coastal plain...
in Guyana
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
at 6°16′25"N 57°32′25"W.
The town is important because it has a port, the Rosignol Stelling, that is the main crossing point on the western bank of the Berbice River. New Amsterdam
New Amsterdam, Guyana
New Amsterdam , located in the East Berbice-Corentyne Region, 62 miles from the capital, Georgetown, is one of the largest towns in Guyana. It is located four miles upriver from the Atlantic Ocean mouth of the Berbice River, on its eastern bank, immediately south of the Canje River...
is on the east bank.
Major attractions (which are no longer there) were two cinemas, Atma and Ritz where patrons came from miles and towns away; these included Bath Settlement, Blairmont, Cotton Tree, Shield's Town, Number 5 Village,Ithaca etc. Another major attraction is Hollywood Bar (NAGGY'S), which was owned by Edward Barratt. Sweet lips Disco is the life of the small village(nearby). The population consists primarily of people of Indian and African origin.
There were also Iris Chan bar (Mr. Chan's rum shop),and at one time host the only gas station for entire West Berbice. It also consisted of the biggest one day market Saturday market of that Region. The huge Rosignol Fisheries is next to the stelling. An adult entertainment house 'Wellie's' was/is also in the town.