Cover photo: Baramita school buildings, pictured in July 2018. Department of Public Information.
Baramita is an Indigenous village in the Matarkai district of Barima-Waini, Guyana’s Region 1. Its residents are predominantly Carib, also described as Karinya. The village forms part of the diverse network of communities that make up Guyana’s North West, within the historic county of Essequibo.
Village identity and community life
Baramita has its own elected Village Council. The council holds title to village lands on behalf of the community and plays a role in local planning and the management of village resources. This makes Baramita more than a point on a regional map: it is a community with its own institutions and collective identity.
Education and public facilities are part of its recent history. In July 2018, the Department of Public Information reported that new nursery and primary schools and teachers’ accommodation had been completed in a new public-facilities area. The report explained that this move was intended to separate the facilities from the noise and activity around the airstrip. These are dated developments, rather than a description of the present condition of every building.
Explore the wider region
Read about Matthews Ridge and Port Kaituma for two other Matarkai communities. To explore a different part of Region 1, continue to Santa Rosa in Moruca, or browse the Region 1 directory.
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