It was quite a few years after what was then Sylvie’s Variety Store was created before the current owner, 43- year-old Bramanand Persaud was born.
“My mom started with a snackette in the 70’s… opposite Trinity Methodist School on High Street. She had been a teacher and had taught at several schools in the hinterland. Her name is Prampattie Persaud. She was known as ‘Silvie’ and that was where the name of the establishment came from. Rajendra, my father, was the original owner. These days they do not play an integral role in the business.
As we spoke Silvie was holidaying in Guyana and was, at the time, looking in on the second of the two branches of the store in Georgetown. Over the years she has refused to detach herself from the growth of the establishment.
