The World beyond Georgetown:La Bonne Intention

Students returning home after school

y Roxanne Clarke with photos by Anjuli Persaud

La Bonne Intention familiarly known as LBI is a village located on the East Coast of Demerara. Located roughly 10 miles from the capital Georgetown, the community is known because of the estate of the same name which was closed several years ago. The name is derived from the French and means ‘Good Intention.‘

Students returning home after school

Beterverwagting is the village adjacent to it while its other immediate neighbour is Chateau Margot.

With a population of over 1500 individuals, the area has a fair amount of commercial activitiy, with a supermarket, grocery stores, hardware