The World Beyond Georgetown: Sarah Johanna

Mr Jewan JaiSingh

with photos by Anjuli Persaud

Situated about 8 miles from the Cheddi Jagan International Airport at Timehri is the small East Bank Demerera village of Sarah Johanna, the community was originally an estate purchased by the late Donnie Roberts who divided the land among his three sons, Samuel Jaisingh, Paul Jaisingh and James JaiSingh.

The area which delineates Sarah Johanna has an estimated size of 750 rods in length and 60 rods in width, and is about 24 miles from the capital city. The community’s immediate neighbours are Land of Caanan to the north and Pearl to the south.The population consists of approximately 500 people of mostly Indian descent, and most of those residing in the community belong to the Hindu faith.

The community is divided into three sections, one of them being the Sarah Johanna squatting area which, according to