Beterverwagting

Village in Demerara-Mahaica, Guyana

6°48′N 58°04′W / 6.800°N 58.067°W / 6.800; -58.067Country

GuyanaRegionDemerara-MahaicaPopulation

(2012)^[1]

• Total2,163Time zoneUTC-4ClimateAf

Beterverwagting, also Betterverwagting or abbreviated to B.V., is a village in Guyana, on the East Coast of the Demerara River.

History

On 8 May 1840, 62 former slaves pooled their savings together and bought plantation Beterverwagting from Baron van Groningen.^[2] In 1842, Triumph was established to the east,^[2] Triumph and Beterverwagting have grown together, and are often referred to as Beterverwagting/Triumph.^[2]^[3] Both villages are under the same local government.^[4]

Beterverwagting is located roughly 10 miles from the capital, Georgetown, and is an important feeder village for the sugar estate in La Bonne Intention, a village adjacent to it.^[5] The name Beterverwagting comes from the Dutch words "Beter verwachting", literally "better expectation".

Notable people

Cy Grant (1919–2010), actor and singer^[6]
Balram Singh Rai (1921-2022), politician^[7]

References

^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Triumph Village: a bustle of festive frolicking, as residents glow despite minor challenges". Guyana Chronicle. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2022.
^ "President David Granger attending the Cultural Evening held by the Beterverwagting/Triumph 8th of May Movement to observe the 180th anniversary of the abolition of slavery". Department of Public Information. August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ "Beterverwagting : A village on the move". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
^ "Map of Beterverwagting - World Atlas - MSN Encarta". Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
^ "Cy Grant". London Remembers. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
^ "Balram Singh Rai remains the only Guyanese minister who was denied a parliamentary pension". Stabroek News. Retrieved 13 May 2021.