Over the years, the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has been aiding the forgotten Cashew Island Amerindian community, teaching the children to speak English and to read and write.
Cashew Island, located in New River, Region Six, approximately two and a half miles from Base Camp Jaguar, is a community with an average population of 80 persons, including children, the GDF said in a news release. “Prior to 2011, there was no school in the community and the persons there spoke their traditional languages, Trio and Wai-Wai.
The toshao of the community, Kenke Yiamo, who has functioned as a guide for GDF personnel during patrols,
