Deemed one of the quietest villages on the East Coast of Demerara by residents living there, Nooten Zuil is one of those settlements which has a fruit tree in every yard, a hammock under every tree and a kitchen garden in almost every home. Sandwiched between Belfied to the west and Hope to the east, the first thing that greets one when entering Nooten Zuil is its tranquility. There is a sense of peace in the village, interrupted only by the occasional sound of vehicles traversing the public road.
Residents of the mixed village said that it is so quiet, they feel it is being constantly overlooked by the government. One resident said the village should be named the ‘Forgotten,’ because the government has forgotten about them because nothing major happens there. “Of all the villages on the East Coast this is one of them that people don’t talk about or even bother with… Not even the government does get time with us,” a resident said.
The main occupation of the inhabitants is rice and cash crop farming, although some of the residents have
