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A view of Bagotstown

Bagotstown

Bagotstown is a thriving village, though a few of its residents consider it to be one of the smallest on the East Bank Demerara. Many

Overseas-based Guyanese spending the afternoon fishing

Conservancy Dam 

The Conservancy Dam is the last of all the communities in Canal Number One Polder and is situated approximately seven miles from the Bagotville junction on the West Bank Demerara.

One of the houses which was left open. Villagers said its owner would traverse the road everyday and return in the evenings

Dun Robin

Dun Robin is a tiny village on the Corentyne highway. So small that it consists of approximately eight houses with about five families; it might just be the smallest village in the county of Berbice, or maybe in the entire country.

 These lads were engrossed in board games at yesterday’s Amerindian heritage day event at Swan off the Linden/Soesdyke Highway. (Photo by Joanna Dhanraj)

Amerindian heritage day at Swan

Swan, off the Linden/Soesdyke Highway, an Amerindian community that is home to approximately 415 people, held its heritage day celebrations yesterday.

A young boy fishing on the lake

Mashabo

More than a century ago, an Arawak family of six—two parents with their three daughters and one son—left their home in a little place called Dawa in the Essequibo in search of an area that had enough trees to provide lumber for building.

The Baptiste and Sutton families pose for a photo

Sandville

Sandville is a new village; it was formally established 2 years ago, but some of its residents had settled there between 4 to 10 years ago.

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