Story and photos by Joanna Khan
Vriesland is a tiny village on the West Bank Demerara, which has been in existence since the late 1800s. The name of the village is of Dutch origin. Vriesland is also the name of a famous Dutch writer, Victor Emanuel van Vriesland (1892 – 1974) who won numerous awards. There was however, no account of just how the village got its name.
Residents raised their hands in greeting and there were smiles from familiar