ðə vˈɪlɪdʒ ɪz wˈɛl nˈoʊn bɪkˈʌz ɪt hˈaʊzᵻz ðə bˈɜːmɚ ɹˈaɪs dɪvˈɛləpmənt stˈeɪʃən, ðɪ ˈoʊnli wˈʌn ʌv ɪts kˈaɪnd ɪn ɡaɪˈɑːnə, wˌɛɹ nˈuː vɚɹˈaɪəɾiz ɑːɹ tˈɛstᵻd fɔːɹ dɪzˈaɪɚɹəbəl tɹˈeɪts.
The village is well known because it houses the Burma Rice Development Station, the only one of its kind in Guyana, where new varieties are tested for desirable traits.