At No 10 Village, West Coast Berbice, the atmosphere was peaceful, save for the sound of vehicles slowing to access the bypass that was built to facilitate the construction of a concrete bridge. Huge machines were parked nearby as workers rested under a makeshift shed during their lunch break. This was at the end of No 9 Village and the beginning of No 10 from the eastern side.
In the small farming community, almost every home has a kitchen garden. Most of the residents also own livestock, which they take to the seaside to graze. The main occupation is livestock and cash crop farming,