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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

References

  1. ^ "2012 Population by Village". Statistics Guyana. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Beterverwagting : A village on the move". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Map of Beterverwagting - World Atlas - MSN Encarta". Archived from the original on 13 April 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2007.
  6. ^ "Cy Grant". London Remembers. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Balram Singh Rai remains the only Guyanese minister who was denied a parliamentary pension". Stabroek News. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
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