[2] The Port Mourant sugar estate was situated in what was historically called the Corantyne district.

Through the progressive reforms of J.C. Gibson[3], by the mid 20th century, this district was considered the more prosperous of the sugar-growing regions, the largest producer of rice, and the five estates also supported a wider array of services independent from the sugar industry which were all centered at Port Mourant.

[2] Tertiary education includes an extension of the University of Guyana at Tain since November 2000, and the GuySuCo Apprentice Training Centre.

It was built to accommodate the influx of deaths related to the influenza outbreak after World War 2.

Babu John, a sugar planter from De Keneren, was the cemetery's caretaker and it was named for him when he died.

Charitable organizations include the Guyana Hindu Dharmic Sabha (Bal Nivas) and the New Jersey Arya Samaj Mission Center.