Piece by piece, the Latchman children acquire items for their new home. 17-year-old twins, Shantie and Gomattie look after the house and farm while their brothers, Parmanand, 16, and Samaroo, 20, work in construction.
“The last two months de really tough but now it is getting better…everything is now shaping up and we just trying to take it light,” soft-spoken Shantie said during a visit to their Garden of Eden, East Bank Demerara home on Wednesday. When Stabroek News arrived, the twins were teasing each other while Parmanand and Samaroo were doing some final work on their new home.
The flat, concrete structure is a promise kept by Garden of Eden villagers after the children’s old home when up in flames – set afire by their