Babylon, Corentyne, Berbice also called Number 64 Village is home to approximately 600 people. Most of the residents are engaged in large-scale rice farming while others are employed at the Skeldon Estate are professionals—nurses and teachers—or ply a trade.
When the World Beyond Georgetown visited last weekend most residents could be found sitting in groups under their homes engaged in deep conversations whilst their children played in their front yards; it was evident that this village is a family-friendly one. And when asked, some residents said, “It is the ideal village to raise children.”
Data (only name given), 61, who has lived in Babylon for over 34 years, said, “I married and come here, you know. And I
