A small village that was known for its sugar and rice cultivation in the 1940s, quickly grew in population because of its famous market — the “Mon Repos market” — that was held on the weekends (Saturdays and Sundays). According to some of the grassroots residents, “people from all over Guyana came to the Mon Repos market to trade and sell their produce in those days. It was the market that everyone wanted to be a part of, everything was happening here and people even began to take up residence in the area just because of the market.”