The World Beyond Georgetown

Photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Spring Garden is one of the many villages situated on the Essequibo Coast.

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.

Photos by Joanna Dhanraj   Abigail Brand was born and raised at Good Hope and is a former teacher at Good Hope Primary School.

A thrilling 45-minute ride from Parika, passed by thick forested islands, boats bobbing on the Essequibo River or sunken in a corner, brings you to Good Hope on the Essequibo Coast.

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.

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

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

The road to Kuru Kuru, which is situated along the Linden-Soesdyke Highway, is long and arduous.

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

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

(Part 1) “Everyone knows about Buxton, yet few people know Buxton,” this was the lament of the former village councillor Owen McGarrell when he spoke with the World Beyond Georgetown.

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

Alliance is one of the villages situated in Canal Number Two.

Story and photos by Shabna Rahman   Residents of Maryville, Leguan Island are facing the effects of El Nino and were unable to cultivate rice for the current crop, though it is the main source of income for many farmers.

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

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

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.

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

Sprawled along a dam running parallel to the Canal Number Two Public Road is the village South Section.

Story and photos by Shabna Rahman In the otherwise quiet village of Roden Rust, East Bank Essequibo, residents would like to see one thing changed: that is the removal of a sawmill that is causing dust pollution.