Enterprise

This calf preferred the sand

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj

Almost every street had animals nibbling and grazing at whatever green was in their reach. A few donkeys gathered near a drain feasting on discarded sugarcane; there was a fair number of goats, a couple of horses who owned the road, cows sorting out the better tasting grass and a hefty-looking calf who seemed to prefer resting in the sand. This is Enterprise, East Coast Demerara.

The quest to find Enterprise came after a former resident (who asked to remain anonymous) who lives overseas, inquired about the village.

Enterprise, he recalled, was a haven when he lived there a little over a decade ago. “Back when I was growing up there, it felt more like a community.