The World Beyond Georgetown

For close to seven years now reporters attached to this newspaper have gone to various communities in all ten regions of Guyana, seeking to shed light on their customs, way of life and issues. Recognising that for a very long time, many of the far-to-reach places were out of sight and in several instances out of mind as well.

Taking a walk along the Essequibo Coast Public Road: Naomi Fredericks with nephew Lerone, niece Chelsea, and son Romel
Taking a walk along the Essequibo Coast Public Road: Naomi Fredericks with nephew Lerone, niece Chelsea, and son Romel

Spring Garden

Photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Spring Garden is one of the many villages situated on the Essequibo Coast.

Koarlall Deojami weighs a pound of potatoes in his shop
Koarlall Deojami weighs a pound of potatoes in his shop

Susannah

Just before Bohemia on the Corentyne, East Berbice is the tiny village of Susannah, also called Number 15, a fairly obscure community as most persons refer to the road up to the Borlam turn as the “Nineteen Road,” although Number 19 is a few villages away.

Huge ants nests in a tree

Good Hope, Essequibo Coast(Part 1)

A thrilling 45-minute ride from Parika, passed by thick forested islands, boats bobbing on the Essequibo River or sunken in a corner, brings you to Good Hope on the Essequibo Coast.

Afternoon lessons at a teacher’s residence on the Railway Embankment

Success

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Success, East Coast Demerara, has a population of just about 2,000 people, many of whom work at the La Bonne Intention Estate will soon be shifted to the Enmore Estate.

Boats moored at the koker.

Good Hope

Good Hope is a tiny village on the East Bank Essequibo pressed between Greenwich Park and Ruby.

 A monument in the schools’ compound

Kuru Kuru

The road to Kuru Kuru, which is situated along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, is long and arduous.

Boats moored at the koker in Montrose

Montrose

Montrose on the East Coast Demerara is home to approximately 1,500 residents.

A boy in his abeer-stained clothes posed for a photo

Resource

Resource is another of the small villages along Canal Number Two Polder, West Bank Demerara.

Rasta man’s shop at Middle Walk.

Buxton

(Part 1) “Everyone knows about Buxton, yet few people know Buxton,” this was the lament of the former village councillor Owen McGarrell when he spoke with the World Beyond Georgetown.

Little Joshua Collins holds the kite up for his uncle to raise.

Le Ressouvenir

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Le Ressouvenir is a lively little village situated on the East Coast Demerara.

A scenic view of the beach

Maryville

Story and photos by Shabna Rahman   Residents of Maryville, Leguan Island are facing the effects of El Nino and were unable to cultivate rice for the current crop, though it is the main source of income for many farmers.

 A view of the backdam

New Aanlegt

New Aanlegt is the longest of the villages in Canal Number Two with a population of approximately 2,500 people.

One of the majestic trees in the village

Kuru Kururu

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj This week’s feature on Kuru Kururu came about by way of a detour.

One of the badly deteriorated roads

Prospect

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj Prospect means outlook, scene, or vision but our first view of the East Bank Demerara village was not a clear one.

Wales Estate truck drops workers home

North Section

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   One of the cars parked at Stanleytown junction, once full, takes off to its destination.

 Bedtime for chickens

South Section

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

At Da Silva’s Slipway

Roden Rust

Story and photos by Shabna Rahman In the otherwise quiet village of Roden Rust, East Bank Essequibo, residents would like to see one thing changed: that is the removal of a sawmill that is causing dust pollution.

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