By Michel Outridge

CHATTERGOON Samaroo is a resident of Union, West Coast Berbice and his main source of income is rearing sheep. Within recent times however,he has suffered a setback because of thieves who carted off 40 of his sheep in only a year.

Samaroo noted that apart from his sheep-rearing, he has a few pigs and has several banks of celery and two fishing boats.

“In this village, you can’t sit down, you can’t be lazy because you will get nothing and you must work; do something to have your own small business which can bring in an income to support your family,” he said.

The 51-year-old related that he is trying with his business and he would buy sheep at $40,000 per head and when he suffers a loss it is not good for his small venture.

He, like many others, are trying their hands at different businesses.

The Pepperpot Magazine also caught up with Oswin Carmichael, who was putting some finishing touches to his painting job at his house.

The 24-year-old stated that he is a construction worker and being in the ‘know,’ he is assisting to beautify the house by doing some painting.

“This place nice because you bred and grow here and in this village, everybody knows each other so we are not strangers here and people are family-oriented and God-fearing and we live well,” he said.

Carmichael added that he resides with his family of six and in his spare time they would enjoy a game of football at the incomplete playfield aback the village.

The Pepperpot Magazine also met Troy James, a miner, who was in the process of repairing a wooden bridge which was in disrepair and is traversed by the elderly in the village.

“In the night a lot of people does use this bridge and I know it is not safe for them to cross, so I doing some patching up work because I don’t want anything to happen to anybody,” he said.

James reported often he is away in the interior making a living and was home for the holidays, after which he will sojourn to the hinterland for work.

“If I get better materials I can make a better bridge, but for now I have to make it safe for people to use,” he said.

The father of four stated that Union Village is a good place to raise a family and it will be his home always.