Joanna Dhanraj

Queacy Benjamin believes music is a gift and it is one that he shares willingly and often.

Sprawled along a dam running parallel to the Canal Number Two Public Road is the village South Section.

 Little miss sharing her tangerine with a calf. (Photo by Joanna Dhanraj)

There is an air of quiet. Most houses are closed; their occupants are off at work and school.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Edged on both sides by trees and flowering plants is a village situated in Canal Number Two known as Clay Brick Road.

Den Heuvel, on the East Bank Demerara, has a population of approximately 300 and is located just before Soesdyke.

Photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Success was nearly not had in locating Good Success on the East Bank Demerara.

Narissa Shawh has been creating henna designs for brides and women attending special occasions for the past three years.

Photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Golden Grove or Grove, as most persons call it, on the East Bank Demerara is said to be one of the most developed villages in Guyana.

Dancehall, reggae and dancehall/hip-hop fusion artiste Curtly ‘Kurt Lee’ Lake is set to release his new song “Star Life” this month.

  Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Caledonia on the East Bank Demerara is a village that is sparsely populated by people, but home to a variety of fauna living in its areas of untouched vegetation, but also in captivity at Tropical Flora and Fauna Inc, which exports birds, mammals and reptiles.

Come December 18, the Pegasus Hotel will host a Broadway-like musical theatre show under the theme Joie de Vivre, brought to Guyana by the New York-based group LARAMADE, which markets itself as a fusion of song, dance, drama and fashion.

Farm on the East Bank Demerara is nothing like its name, unless you count the little kitchen gardens here and there.

Supah Elites are the new kids on the block. Matthew ‘Lil Dubs’ Das and Sean ‘SoSik’ Tribuhan are hip-hop dancers who have been turning heads.

Shauna Ramdyhan, a 25-year-old stunner, who is a Foreign Service Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is Las Vegas bound having won the Miss Guyana Universe 2015 pageant held last Sunday evening at the Ramada Georgetown Princess Hotel.

Covent Garden on the East Bank Demerara is a laid back community with an average population of 300.

Royquinn ‘Remedy’ Fredericks is set to release his new single “Mann Up” next week.

De Buff, a little village along a dam parallel to the Canal Number Two public road, is listed in the Guyana Gazetteer as The Bluff, but villagers are sticking with the name they know and point to their village sign as evidence.

If you believe that Adele or Taylor Swift have some sort of lock on singing about lost/past loves, then you clearly have not met young Guyanese hip-hop/R&B singer Esan ‘Benzy’ Benn.

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj Catherina Sophia or CS as most villagers refer to their home, lies tucked away in a tiny corner of the West Bank Demerara.