Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj
This week, the World Beyond Georgetown visited a gem of a village tucked away between Sarah Johanna and Caledonia on the East Bank Demerara. Before Pearl existed, the area belonged to the Dutch. It was then a sugar plantation under the supervision of ‘Carter’ and then ‘Bagwandin’ (only names mentioned). The sugar cane would be loaded and sent to Diamond for processing, but it was uneconomical and the plantation was sold. It is rumoured that there were once two sisters named Sarah Johanna and Pearl, who each inherited for themselves a piece of land, and that’s how the two villages came to be.
Pearl is home to approximately 200 – 250 residents. According to lore, a pearl is said to be the “teardrop of the moon.” The tranquil beauty of the village