Lusignan (Guyana)

Present day , Lusignan is becoming an urban city due to growing investments. There are supermarkets, automobile sales companies, private and government schools, restaurants, taxi services. It is a community of doctors, nurses, office workers and a wide variety of other jobs. Lusignan is a community in Guyana, South America. Located on the East Coast of Demerara, this village is home mainly to indo-Guyanese and is sustained by its subsistence farming and fishing industries. Ecotourism is also an emerging industry. The community was brought to international attention following what has become known as the Lusignan Massacre, a dire event that left 11 persons, including 5 children, dead, after a group of heavily armed gunmen led by Rondell "Fineman" Rawlins stormed the village.

Location

Located on the northeast coast of South America, Lusignan is a small community on the East Coast of Demerara, approximately 16 km from the capital city Georgetown. This village has a population of about 2,000 persons. It is home to the Lusignan Golf Course, Guyana's only golf course, and there is also a community centre which houses the Lusignan Cricket Club and a Dental Surgery. The village constitutes a market square, supermarket, and pharmacy, and one of the Guyana's five maximum security prisons. Transportation for the village is via a railway embankment and the major East Coast highway, and connects the community to the capital city.