Arawak Anglican priest John Peter Bennett, who was known for his compilation of an Arawak/English dictionary and was awarded the Golden Arrow of Achievement, died last week.
According to the Anglican diocese, Bennett was born to Jacob and Elsie Bennett at Cabacaburi Anglican mission on the Pomeroon River on November 30, 1914. He attended the St Matthias’ Primary school and by the age of 12, he had completed his schooling. With a smattering of English, he advanced himself by reading “anything that had writing on