Hopetown Village, West Coast Berbice is fairly quiet on a normal day, although it is known for holding grand soirees as part of its emancipation celebrations. Most of the residents are engaged in livestock and small-scale cash crop and rice farming, while some of the owners of rice land have rented it to other farmers because of the high cost of production.

A few of the residents operate shops and other small businesses or have jobs at schools, the Fort Wellington Hospital, the Regional Democratic Council (RDC), …..