Cover photo: Waramuri Secondary School at its commissioning in August 2025. Department of Public Information.
Waramuri is an Indigenous village in the Moruca sub-district of Barima-Waini, Region 1. The Government’s village-council directory identifies it as a titled village with its own council, giving it a distinct community identity within the wider Moruca area.
Learning close to home
Education is an important part of Waramuri’s recent story. A new secondary school was commissioned in August 2025. DPI’s report identifies Waramuri, Haimaracabra, Para and neighbouring villages among the communities it was designed to serve, with facilities for science, information technology and home economics.
This local connection matters: a school can bring together children from several settlements while allowing more families to access secondary education within their part of the region. Earlier construction reports explained that students had depended on travelling to Santa Rosa for secondary schooling.
Exploring Moruca
Waramuri belongs in a broader picture of Moruca that includes Santa Rosa’s community institutions and Kwabanna’s agricultural enterprise. The linked profiles offer starting points for learning about those places without treating them as interchangeable. Schools and other community facilities are working spaces; arrange any visit with the appropriate local representatives.
Explore nearby and related places
- Santa Rosa: Community Life in Moruca, Region 1
- Kwabanna: Cassava Farming and Community Enterprise in Moruca
- Region 1 community directory
- Essequibo county directory
Sources and further reading
- Waramuri Village Council
- Waramuri Secondary School Will Prepare Students To Realise Their Potential President Ali
- Works Progressing On Karasabai Tuschen And Waramuri Secondary Schools
