In the early 20th century, Windsor Forest and neighbouring La Jalousie, were purchased by the government, divided into acre sized lots, and offered for rent.

A citizen's initiative by Deopaul Somwaru aims to replant the mangroves along the coast.

[2] Between 1853 and 1879, indentured labourers from China were brought to work on the plantations in British Guiana.

On 12 January 1853, the first labourers arrived aboard the Glentanner, and 105 people were assigned to the Windsor Forest plantation[6] making it the first Chinese settlement in Guyana.

Of the 1,602 inhabitants of Windsor Forest at the 2012 census, only five identified as ethnic Chinese, and 1,484 as Indo-Guyanese.