Story and photos by David Pappanah
Number 66 Village is home to approximately 400 people. This small settlement is sandwiched between Number 65 Village to the west, Number 67 to the east, and the Corentyne River to the north. A quiet community, the village boasts two streets on the south and north sides of the public road.
Many of the residents are engaged in large-scale rice farming, small-scale fishing, working with the Guyana Sugar Corporation in Skeldon, or plying a trade. There are too, a small number of professionals, in particular, teachers.
Sunday Stabroek first caught up with Sandra (only name given). Sandra has been living in the village for over 25 years and described it as unique because it was so quiet. In her view, once families have returned from work and school, life becomes simple. “We just relax home… or if we need to go to the market, we would go,” she said. She described a normal day in the village as stress free,
