Tuschen is a village in the

Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Essequibo Islands-West Demerara (Region 3) is a Regions of Guyana, region of Guyana. It is situated around the Essequibo River, the largest river in Guyana that lies between the Orinoco and Amazon River, Amazon rivers of South America. It is bor ...

Region of

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. It is located along the

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coast. The original name of the village was ''Tuschen de Vrienden'' (

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for between friends). During the 20th century, it was a small village. The Tuschen Housing Scheme resulted in a considerable growth, and is one of the largest housing schemes in Guyana.

Overview

The village started as sugar

plantation Plantations are farms specializing in cash crops, usually mainly planting a single crop, with perhaps ancillary areas for vegetables for eating and so on. Plantations, centered on a plantation house, grow crops including cotton, cannabis, tob ...

Tuschen de Vrienden, and developed into a small rural community. In 1890, a railway station was opened in Tuschen on the

Demerara-Essequibo railway The Railways of Guyana comprised two public railways, the Demerara-Berbice Railway and the Demerara-Essequibo Railway. There are also several industrial railways mainly for the bauxite industry. The Demerara-Berbice Railway is the oldest in South ...

. The line operated until 1974. In the early 21st century, the Tuschen Housing Scheme was developed to transform the abandoned sugar estates into housing. Phase one centred around the original village, and phase two extends from the public road to the

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. The village has a primary and secondary school, health centre, many shops and businesses. Tuschen is planned to be in a

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(municipality) together with neighbouring

Met-en-Meerzorg Met-en-Meerzorg (also Meten-Meer-Zorg) is a village located on the West Coast of Demerara in the region of Essequibo Islands-West Demerara in Guyana. The village was named after the sugar plantation Met en Meerzorg. The community was founded in 18 ...

and

Uitvlugt Uitvlugt (pronounced "owt-flut") is a village in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara region of Guyana. On the coastal public road on the west bank of the Demerara River, it lies immediately to the west of Stewartville, Guyana, Stewartville and to t ...

, however as of April 2021, it has not been established yet, and the villagers have set up a Community Development Council to govern the community.

Notable people

Kevon Boodie Kevon Boodie (born 28 June 1993) is a Guyanese cricketer who has played for the Guyanese national side in West Indian domestic cricket. A right-handed opening batsman, he made his List A List A cricket is a classification of the Limited ove ...

(born 1993), cricketer.

References

{{Settlements in Guyana, state=expanded Populated places in Essequibo Islands-West Demerara