VICTORY Valley, Wismar, Linden, has produced some outstanding people and others of talent such as musicians and singers.
It is the village of multi-talented people who are holding on to the hope of accelerating their musical careers.

Ray Flavius is a local of Victory Valley and these days he is doing many things to pass the time and is still penning songs in his spare time.
The 40-year-old is mild-mannered and has produced a few reggae songs which have been on our local airwaves for some time.

Flavius told the Pepperpot Magazine that one of his first songs is ‘Journey to Jamaica’ and talked about the disadvantages of residing in Linden, where there are not many facilities to boost local musicians like himself.
He has lived most of his life in Victory Valley and his music hasn’t gone anywhere in years, because of the lack of resources.

But locals do come together for community-based, self-help projects to enhance the community, which has taken shape in recent years from a swampy squatting area to a housing scheme.
Flavius has penned more than 100 songs and is looking forward to voicing those when he gets the opportunity.

The artiste has six recorded songs, five on the local airwaves, one duet, and four singles.
He is a construction worker, a driver and would often take jobs driving a truck to the interior to make an honest dollar.

Flavius told the Pepperpot Magazine that Victory Valley is the place of ‘one people’, and that is true because the vibes were good and the people are very friendly and welcoming.
He stated that they are a neutral people and are willing to cooperate for change, development of the community, and a better life for all locals.

Flavius is better known as ‘Fire Ray’ and he is optimistic that his musical career will take great heights when the time is right.
For now, he has no desire to give up and is leading a very simple life in Victory Valley, a close-knit community, where there are no strangers.

Meanwhile, in this same village is another musician, Miike Menace, a reggae singer who also has a few songs on the local airwaves.
Menace told the Pepperpot Magazine that he is a taxi driver in the community and will not give up on his music.

He is still penning songs and he is often singing on his good days.
Menace has some songs, including “Get to know me,” “We out there,” and “Stop the earth shake.”

Victory Valley is also a place of sportspeople and has produced a number of prominent persons in sports.
These include Terrence Ali, Conrad Wilson (boxers); Ezekiel Hinds (wrestler), Shantoba Bright – our national broad jumper.

There is also Zirah Jeffrey. Recently, she and Shantoba brought back four medals of the nine that came back to Guyana – gold, silver, and bronze.
At the last junior CARIFTA games, Shantoba brought back the only gold and silver medals for Guyana.

Then some national football players also belong to the valley – Harold Adams and Chris Williams are among the names called.
Carl Croker photos saved in a folder in Graphics as Victory Valley.