The Pomeroon-Supenaam region comprises forested highland and low coastal plain, but also takes in a small portion of the hilly sand and clay region.
The 42,769 people of this region live in Amerindian settlements and more established villages concentrated along the coast. The town of Anna Regina, on the west bank of the Essequibo River, grew out of a government land development scheme and is made up of former plantations such as Henrietta, Lima, La Belle Alliance.
The Tapakuma Project in this Region links the Tapakuma, Reliance and Capoey lakes into one large conservancy, which supplies irrigation water for rice fields which dominate Region Two. One of Guyana’s largest rice producers, Kayman Sankar Ltd operates in this region, producing rice not only for local consumption, but also for export to other countries of the world.
Besides rice farming, some people cultivate coconuts and care for beef and dairy cattle. Timber production is conducted on a very small scale in this region. Not surprisingly, the Region is known as ‘the Rice land’.
DPI, GUYANA, Friday, July 21, 2017 As the green agenda moves apace, more primary school students are set to benefit from the Sanitation Management Unit of the Ministry of Communities ‘Green Generation Guyana Project(3G)’. Speaking with the Department of Public Information (DPI), Public Relations Officer (PRO) at the Ministry, Danielle Campbell-Lowe said the next phase …
GINA, GUYANA, Monday, October 24, 2016 Minister of Communities, Ronald Bulkan, has assured residents of Region Two (Pomeroon-Supenaam) that the Government remains committed to working with elected regional and local officials to bring about improvements in their region and their lives. The Minister was at the time addressing residents at the opening of Essequibo Night …
If all goes well, Guyana can soon expect to see the return of the much-loved rice cereal as plans move apace at the Regional Democratic Council (RDC) Region Two (Pomeroon/Supenaam) to resuscitate the defunct industry. Regional Chairman, Devanand Ramdatt disclosed that the Council will pursue major developmental projects in collaboration with various ministries and other …
Over 1000 Guyanese are gainfully employed through a Ministry of Communities’ project to improve the aesthetics and preserve and maintain community infrastructure within Neighborhood Democratic Councils and Townships. Employed under the Community Infrastructure Improvement Project (CIIP), in nine Regions; with Region Eight being the exception, the workers are involved in cleaning up their surroundings and …