Riverstown, a village on the Essequibo Coast, is pressed between Pomona and Airy Hall. Once you cross the railway-like bridge over a black water creek, you’re in Riverstown, where there are more than 700 residents.
When the World Beyond Georgetown visited, the noise around indicated that villagers were busy at work. One teenager, shirtless in the sun, pushed his cousins on a bicycle along the road; a ride they showed much appreciation for before he stopped so we could snap a photo.
Yasoda Dhanpattie, the children’s great-aunt, was