By Leyland Lucas, PhD,
Donald Ainsworth, MA,
Rawle Lucas, MA, CPA,
Sheranne Doorgasingh Wickham, M. Sc.
Background
In November 2009, The Friends of Victoria Diaspora Inc., an organization made up of Victorians and descendants of Victorians based in the New York area, held the 170th Commemorative Anniversary of the purchase of the village by the 83 Ancestors. The cultural performances were of such a high standard and the organization outstanding.
There was a keen awareness that many challenges face the village in such areas as education, employment, access to capital to enhance economic activity; declining social and moral standards; a lack of
