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Afternoon lessons at a teacher’s residence on the Railway Embankment

Success

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Success, East Coast Demerara, has a population of just about 2,000 people, many of whom work at the La Bonne Intention Estate will soon be shifted to the Enmore Estate.

Boats moored at the koker.

Good Hope

Good Hope is a tiny village on the East Bank Essequibo pressed between Greenwich Park and Ruby.

Villagers catching some fresh air on their stairs, from left, top: Devi, Rema, Wazir and Gomattie and bottom from left: Devina, Kamini and Naseema

Greenwich Park

Photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Greenwich Park is a village situated on the East Bank Essequibo.

Painting cricket heroes – a work in progress

Singing artist OJ Smith strives for excellence

A few months ago when The Scene sat down with acapella group Messengers Music Ministries, it emerged that its leader Oliver Joslyn Smith also known as OJ, was not just a man with a mesmerizing voice but gifted hands as well.

Boats moored at the koker in Montrose

Montrose

Montrose on the East Coast Demerara is home to approximately 1,500 residents.

A boy in his abeer-stained clothes posed for a photo

Resource

Resource is another of the small villages along Canal Number Two Polder, West Bank Demerara.

Little Joshua Collins holds the kite up for his uncle to raise.

Le Ressouvenir

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Le Ressouvenir is a lively little village situated on the East Coast Demerara.

Javes Cox

Dan Jah V is one to watch

Javes ‘Dan Jah V’ Cox is a Reggae/Dancehall artiste who recorded his latest single “Shaky” earlier this month in Jamaica.

Max Massiah

Max Massiah: Man of many talents

Max Massiah is a man of many talents. The television host and executive producer of the Maximum Sports Combat and Strength Show is also Max the Boxing Coach/Referee/Judge, Max the Second Dan Martial Artist, Max the Artist, Max the Actor and Max the Saxophonist.

 A view of the backdam

New Aanlegt

New Aanlegt is the longest of the villages in Canal Number Two with a population of approximately 2,500 people.

One of the majestic trees in the village

Kuru Kururu

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj This week’s feature on Kuru Kururu came about by way of a detour.

One of the badly deteriorated roads

Prospect

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj Prospect means outlook, scene, or vision but our first view of the East Bank Demerara village was not a clear one.

Wales Estate truck drops workers home

North Section

Story and photos by Joanna Dhanraj   One of the cars parked at Stanleytown junction, once full, takes off to its destination.

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