Kurutuku Toshao stranded

Toshao of Kurutuku, Solomon Lewis is stranded in Georgetown.

The leader of the remote Region Seven Amerindian settlement had left his community along the Cuyuni River on July 22 to travel to Georgetown for the National Toshaos Conference. The meeting ended on July 29.

Two weeks later, Lewis remains in the city as he waits to see when the boat he came in will be repaired. Lewis explained that there are many rapids on the Cuyuni River and on his journey to