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Patentia Village finding
Its Way
ON the West Bank of Demerara,a series of villages share similar history, people and values. Going past Good Intent, Toevugt and Wales, there is the village that connects it to the main road. Most persons living in Patentia have been there for all or most of their lives. This is perhaps how they have managed to keep that
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11 years. She says that the Patentia she’s always known has remained somewhat the same, with just a few changes. And although the difference isn’t drastic to outsiders, something she knows about first-hand because her husband is a worker connected to the project. of Patentia.
With a population of just about 2,000, it is a small community located in Region authentic countryside village atmosphere.
Marlyn Laundry has lived in Patentia since agethree it is noticed by the villagers. Marlyn admitted that with the Wales gas-to-shore project, there have been more
Last year the government launched the Wales gas-toshore project. It is said to be Guyana’s single largest investment in our electricity sector, cutting electricity costs in half. Since its beginning, the project has trained and employed several persons from Patentia and neighbouring villages. Some of those young people expressed that their training was a good experience that allowed them to learn and meet new people. As Marlyn happily shared the project’s impact on the village, she said, “Now it’s getting better due to the work at Exxon and people getting more money.” This is a sentiment shared by many other villagers. Marlyn then went on to say, “Yes my husband works on the project and to me it’s coming along good so far. The workers are getting work and they are paying them good.”
One thing that’s bound to captivate anyone visiting Patentia is the people and their close-knit, family-like hospitable nature. This is perhaps one of the reasons why Rex Fernandes, who once lived there,has continued to visit
SEE PAGE VII and has been selling at the same market for more than jobs and more money in the community. And this is
