Crabwood Creek Explained

Official Name:Crabwood Creek
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:Guyana
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Guyana
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Guyana
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:East Berbice–Corentyne
Government Type:Neighborhood Democratic Council
Leader Title:Chairman
Leader Name:Tero Arjune[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2012
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:4,459
Timezone:UTC-4
Blank Name:Climate
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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.

Economy

Crabwood Creek is predominantly agricultural, producing large-scale rice, cane, cash-crop and provisions. 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.[3] With assistance from the World Bank, Skeldon Estate was upgraded with a co-generation plant, meant to provide stable electricity to the residents of the surrounding communities, including Crabwood Creek.[4] However, the operation has inefficiencies due to poor design.[5]

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.[6]

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NDC chairman insists protestors had old grievances. 9 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 2012 Population by Village. Statistics Guyana. 16 August 2020.
  3. Web site: 2020-08-16. Crabwood Creek Village A budding business hub and agricultural community. 2021-01-04. Guyana Chronicle. en-US.
  4. Web site: New Skeldon sugar factory fully operational. 2021-01-04. Guyana Chronicle. en-US.
  5. Web site: 2017-06-10. Skeldon co-gen plant needs US$17M fix. 2021-01-04. Stabroek News. en-US.
  6. Web site: 2012-07-08. Crabwood Creek. 2021-01-04. Stabroek News. en-US.
  7. Web site: Rauf. Mohammad Abdur. 1969. CRABWOOD CREEK: A STUDY OF CULTURAL CONTINUITY AND ETHNIC IDENTITY ON DIFFERENT GENERATIONAL LEVELS AMONG EAST INDIANS IN GUYANA. 2020-01-07. The Ohio State University.
  8. Web site: 2020-08-16. Beyond the call of duty Community Health Worker cares about the people. 2021-01-04. Guyana Chronicle. en-US.