What has happened to the Surapana farm?

Mar 03, 2014 Letters

Dear Editor,
When many Guyanese leave these shores, after a few years overseas, on their return they refer to themselves as Americans, Trinidadians, Antiguans, Barbadians ect. ect. and many with a different accents, ridiculing the country of their birth.
I made the above remarks to indicate that I am one hundred percent Guyanese. I came to Mackenzie, Wismar and Christianburg from the village of Agricola, East Bank Demerara in the year 1955 and I’m still here.
Because of the amount of years I have spent in linden, I feel qualified to speak on some issues that affect Lindeners.
One of the many important issues I want to refer to is the Watooka, Surapana Agriculture Farm and Club.
On the 15 02 2014 a friend Mr. Compton Parkenson were on our way to his agriculture farm within the Watooka area. While riding I recognize that we were in the vicinity of the Surapana Farm. Not being able to easily identify its location I enquired whether we had reached the farm and my friend replied in the affirmative.
I hadn’t gone to that area for quite some time but what was very shocking and amazing is that I saw only the frame of the Surapana Club’s building; the farm house is no more. All of the chicken pens, duck pens and offices are gone and what is left is covered within a jungle-like area.
Many years ago the Surapana Farm produced eggs, chicken, pork, bacon, ham, greens, vegetables and other items which were sold to Lindeners and other people outside the mining town. Some years ago the Surapana Farm was touted as the largest in the Caribbean.
My questions are what went wrong? Who, if there is a who, is responsible for its demise? I feel the citizens of Linden have a right to know! The citizens of Linden Town continue to suffer from the demise of many things. We need to ask ourselves, why? And when we find proper answers, let’s move forward in unity irrespective of our colour, race or religion.
Let’s not forget, greedy business people and politicians are like vultures. Money and power go together. Remember our motto: one people one nation one destiny.
Winslow Parris

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