Tuschen is a village in the Essequibo Islands-West Demerara Region of

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

. It is located along the Atlantic Ocean coast. The original name of the village was ''Tuschen de Vrienden'' ( Dutch 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 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 A ...

. 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

savannah A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the Canopy (forest), canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to rea ...

. The village has a primary and secondary school, health centre, many shops and businesses. Tuschen is planned to be in a Neighbourhood Council (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 1 ...

and Uitvlugt, 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 debut for Guyana in January 2016, playing against the Com ...

(born 1993), cricketer.

References

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