St. Cuthbert’s Mission: A quaint little village –tucked away on the Mahaica River
The village’s Youth Centre
The village’s Youth Centre

ST. CUTHBERT’S Mission is a quaint village tucked away on the left bank of the Mahaica River and is surrounded by savannah and shrub lands on its east side, and dense vegetation on its west side.

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One of the popular shops in the community

The nearest large settlements are the capital city, Georgetown (57 miles away) and Mahaica (65 miles away by river).

It comprises of about 1,500 residents and is regarded by many people in Guyana as the “cultural capital” for Amerindians.

The livelihood of residents evolve around mining, farming and logging but they enjoy sport hunting and fishing as well and the women are either housewives or engaged in various craft making.

The village church
The village church

The young people mostly are either in school or mining while some are absorbed in the Community Service Organisation (CSO) project where they are employed at the health centre, schools, forestry, tourism and youth and culture sectors.

They however, receive a stipend of $30,000 monthly but some young men have nevertheless opted to venture out of the community to do mining.

St. Cuthbert’s Mission will celebrate Amerindian Heritage in their village on Saturday.
The village has a health centre, a nursery, primary and secondary schools, a youth centre, a huge benab, a community playfield, a church and several shops.
The community is headed by a Toshao and residents use their spare time to participate in meaningful activities of sports.
The village is accessible through the trail off the Linden/Soesdyke Highway by vehicle, which takes about half an hour to get there and by boat via the Mahaica River.

 The trail leading to St. Cuthbert’s Mission (Photos by Michele Outridge)
The trail leading to St. Cuthbert’s Mission (Photos by Michele Outridge)
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