Down in Canal Number Two Polder, West Bank Demerara sits a ‘little rose’ whose towering coconut trees can be spotted a distance away.
According to local lore, the village Rosetta (French for little rose) was named after a Frenchwoman who once lived there, but no one was sure of the truth of this. However, what villagers were certain of is that Rosetta has existed since the early 1900s.
The population of Rosetta is approximately 200 – 250; one less on the day the World Beyond Georgetown visited. Many villagers were
