Paradise is a village located 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 ...
region of
Guyana
Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern coast of South America, part of the historic British West Indies. entry "Guyana" Georgetown, Guyana, Georgetown is the capital of Guyana and is also the co ...
, and used to be its regional capital, however the administrative building burnt down in 2006, and the regional capital moved to
Triumph. (Paradise is also the name of several other smaller villages in Guyana; one in Region 5, Region 10, and two in Region 2.)
Paradise has a primary school.
The village also had a team in the 592 Inter-Village Football Festival, a local event started in 2019 to encourage football in the East Coast Demerara area. The Paradise Invaders team plays in the Berbice Football Association (BFA) ‘West Berbice League.
References
Populated places in Demerara-Mahaica
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