Herstelling

One resident at work preparing for the Christmas season

Herstelling is located on the East Bank of Demerara and is known not only because of its new housing scheme, Somerset Court, but because its ample size and proximity to Georgetown (7.9 kilometres) notwithstanding, it remains a close-knit country community.

Home to over three thousand villagers who are predominantly Hindu, the community has one of Guyana’s