Photos by Johann Earle
Set on the West Coast Berbice, the village of Kingelly is one of many rustic and quiet villages along the coast. Many residents said that while they enjoyed the atmosphere, they know that life there could be improved.
“The water red, red,” said one woman when Sunday Stabroek paid a visit to the community recently. “I had to discard some wares and replace them with new ones,” she said. She added that for a long time the water has had sediment in it and residents had to buy their drinking water.
According to the resident who preferred not to be named, while some people farm cash crops, others rear animals such as sheep, goats, cattle and poultry. “We hardly have government workers in the village,” the woman said, emphasizing
