Susannah

Koarlall Deojami weighs a pound of potatoes in his shop

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.

So when visiting Susannah one would have to tell the driver to stop at “the big bridge,” which is a landmark, according to residents, rather than say the name of the village.

Susannah has a single grocery shop, one restaurant and one place of worship – a mandir. Included in its population of approximately 100 persons are four nursery school students, six primary school students and four high school students. They have to travel to the next village, Canje or New Amsterdam to attend school.

Across the big bridge are a few cross streets with houses and