Guyana won the tournament Competition , defeating Conquering Barbados in the final Competition by one wicket with one ball remaining .

The Peoples Temple Agricultural Project , better known by its informal name `` Jonestown '' , was a remote settlement established by the Peoples Temple , a cult under the leadership of Jim Jones , in northwestern Guyana .

It became Becoming internationally known when , on November 18 , 1978 , a total of 918 people died Death in the settlement , at the nearby airstrip in Port Kaituma , and at a Temple-run building in Georgetown , Guyana 's capital city .

Jamaica sealed Getting their victory Getting by beating Competition Barbados by 139 runs in the final Competition at Sabina Park ; this was preceded Process_start by a semifinal win Conquering over Guyana and six wins Conquering from six games in the initial league stage , which saw them finish Process_end top of the table .

The groups were changed Change , allowing Statement Cuba and Antigua and Barbuda to get Getting a bye Departing to the second qualifying round at the expense of Guyana and the Netherlands Antilles .

The Demerara rebellion of 1823 was an uprising Change_of_leadership involving Cause_to_be_included more than 10,000 slaves that took place Process_start in the colony of Demerara-Essequibo ( Guyana ) .

Quamina , who is thought to have been the actual leader of the rebellion , was declared Expressing_publicly a national hero after Guyana 's independence .

Streets and monuments have been dedicated Giving to him in the capital of Georgetown , Guyana .