Crabwood Creek

Crabwood Creek is a small community on the Corentyne River in the East Berbice–Corentyne region of Guyana. The population of 4,459 people as of 2012[2] and primarily Indo-Guyanese.[3]

Crabwood Creek
town
Crabwood Creek
Location in Guyana
Coordinates: 05°51′N 57°09′W
Country Guyana
RegionEast Berbice–Corentyne
Government
 • TypeNeighborhood Democratic Council
 • ChairmanTero Arjune[1]
Population
 (2012)[2]
 • Total4,459
Time zoneUTC-4
ClimateAf

Economy

Crabwood Creek is predominately agricultural, producing large-scale rice, cane, cash-crop and provisions.[3] It is located approximately two miles from the larger town of Corriverton, home to the Guyana Sugar Corporation's Skeldon Estate which provided jobs to a majority of the surrounding communities before its closure.[4] With assistance from the World Bank, Skedone Estate was upgraded with a co-generation plant, meant to provide stable electricity to the residents of the surrounding communities, including Crabwood Creek.[5] However, the operation has inefficiencies due to poor design.[6]

Crabwood Creek has about 10 sawmills, general stores, supermarkets, mechanical workshops, a hardware store, a grocery, restaurants and a paddy drying floor for the use of rice production.[3]

The village is in close proximity to Moleson Creek, the location of the Guyana-Suriname Ferry Stelling, so there is frequent trade between Crabwood Creek and Suriname.[3]

Services

Crabwood Creek is the home to one primary school while the secondary schools are in adjacent towns such as Corriverton. There is also a mosque, three mandirs and the four churches in the village.[7]

Crabwood Creek has one government funded Health Centre. The health centre is staffed by a clinic attendant, one mid-wife, three community health workers, and a weekly visit of a medex as of 2020. Patients are referred to nearby Skeldon Hospital for pharmacy and additional care.[8]

See also

References
  1. https://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2020/12/09/ndc-chairman-insists-protestors-had-old-grievances/
  2. "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. "Crabwood Creek". Stabroek News. 2012-07-08. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  4. "Crabwood Creek Village A budding business hub and agricultural community". Guyana Chronicle. 2020-08-16. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  5. "New Skeldon sugar factory fully operational". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  6. "Skeldon co-gen plant needs US$17M fix". Stabroek News. 2017-06-10. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  7. Rauf, Mohammad Abdur (1969). "CRABWOOD CREEK: A STUDY OF CULTURAL CONTINUITY AND ETHNIC IDENTITY ON DIFFERENT GENERATIONAL LEVELS AMONG EAST INDIANS IN GUYANA". The Ohio State University. Retrieved 2020-01-07.
  8. "Beyond the call of duty | Community Health Worker cares about the people". Guyana Chronicle. 2020-08-16. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
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