The scorching hot sun of the past few weeks has been an economic boon for coconut vendors and 52-year-old Buxtonian Selwyn Rosamond openly admits that he has been cashing in on it.
When Stabroek News caught up with him on Tuesday Rosamund was in mourning. His older brother Francis, who had brought him into the coconut water business, had died the previous Saturday and the family was preparing to bury him.
Rosamund recalled that he was about 11 when he first started selling coconut water. During the school holidays he used to travel to Bourda Market with his brother. As he grew older he gravitated towards doing odd jobs but eventually rejoined his brother outside Bourda Market. The trade was
