Described as Guyana’s “cleanest town” by residents, the sprawling township of Anna Regina on the Essequibo Coast is being promoted by its residents as a “leading” example to other townships across the country.
Anna Regina, which is home to the administrative office of Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) got its name in the 18th century after the daughters of a Dutch plantation owner who according to local tradition perished by drowning close to the high bridge which remains a landmark. It is also the site of the monument to Damon, who was hanged in 1834, for his part in the action taken by some of the enslaved on the Essequibo Coast that year. The statue was sculpted by Ivor Thom and cast locally.
The community was established as a town in the year 1970 and has been advancing in terms of infrastructural development while the
