ðə ɹˈaɪvəlɹi bᵻtwˌiːn ðə kˈɑːləniz ɹɪzˈʌltᵻd ɪnðə kɹiːˈeɪʃən əvə kəmbˈaɪnd kˈoːɹt ʌv pˈɑːlɪsi ɪn fˈɔːɹt ziːlˈændiə ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, ænd bˈoʊθ kˈɑːləniz wɜː ɡˈʌvɚnd baɪ ðə sˈeɪm ɡˈʌvɚnɚ, haʊˈɛvɚ ðɛɹwˌɜː stˈɪl tˈuː kˈoːɹts ʌv dʒˈʌstɪs, wˈʌn fɔːɹ dˌɛmɚɹˈɑːɹɹə ænd wˈʌn fɔːɹ ˌɛsɪkwˈiːboʊ.
The rivalry between the colonies resulted in the creation of a combined Court of Policy in Fort Zeelandia in 1783, and both colonies were governed by the same governor, however there were still two Courts of Justice, one for Demerara and one for Essequibo.