Nabaclis also Nabacalis is a community on the East Coast of

Demerara Demerara ( nl, Demerary, ) is a historical region in the Guianas, on the north coast of South America, now part of the country of Guyana. It was a colony of the Dutch West India Company between 1745 and 1792 and a colony of the Dutch state fro ...

, in the

Demerara-Mahaica Demerara-Mahaica (Region 4) is a region of Guyana, bordering the Atlantic Ocean to the north, the region of Mahaica-Berbice to the east, the region of Upper Demerara-Berbice to the south and the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara to the we ...

region. It is in low-lying country by the coast, which is subject to flooding in the rainy season. The local tradition for the name of the village claims that residents opposed the list of potential names to honor colonial-era leaders. In distaste, residents choose to encourage each other to “nah back d list". The main economic activities of the village are small businesses and farming, and many households rely on

remittance A remittance is a non-commercial transfer of money by a foreign worker, a member of a diaspora community, or a citizen with familial ties abroad, for household income in their home country or homeland. Money sent home by migrants competes wit ...

s. The community is served by the Dr. CC Nicholson Hospital, but as of 2012 it was not staffed with doctors around the clock. The hospital was established as a medical center in 1994 with funds from the London-based Cyril Charles Nicholson Foundation, and the government began to upgrade it in 2003 to give residents of Nabaclis and nearby communities an alternative to going into Georgetown for treatment. The artist Emerson Samuels was born and brought up here, studying at the Golden Grove Methodist School. Also born here was conductor Rudolph Dunbar."W. Rudolph Dunbar: Pioneering Orchestra Conductor"
''The Black Perspective in Music'', Vol. 9, No. 2 (Autumn 1981), pp. 193-225.

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{{Settlements in Guyana Populated places in Demerara-Mahaica