Permission for users to break/place/etc blocks?

I am helping somebody run a server which has the following plugins:
AutoRank '1.6.1' - Armar
CashFlow 1.0.0 - Unknown Author
ChestShop 3.46
Essentials 2.9.2 -
EssentialsSpawn 2.9.2
BukkitCompat r20A - PhonicUK
MobArena 0.94.4.52 - garbagemule
MobDisguise 1.81 - desmin88
Modifyworld 1.19.3 - t3hk0d3
MonsterBox 0.8.2 - Unknown Author
NodeFly 0.7 - Unknown Author
Orebfuscator 1.5.4 - lishid
PermissionsEx 1.19.3 - t3hk0d3
Questioner 0.6 - Shade,ElgarL
Register 1.8 -
SWatchdog 1.14 -
SimpleSpleef 3.0.17 - maxkalus
SimpleWarps 2.0 - Unknown Author
SurvivalGames B 0.4.8 -
Towny 0.81.0.0 -
Trade 0.4.1b - Josvth
Vault 1.2.16-b184 - cereal, Sleaker, mung3r
WorldEdit 5.3 - Unknown Author
WorldGuard "5.5.3" - Unknown Author
XPConomy 1.1 - SnakeCharmer3
iConomy 7.0 - Nijikokun, SpaceManiac
mChatSuite 1.2.5-b251jnks-R3_32 - MiracleM4n
mcMMO 1.3.09-b945 - NuclearW, gmcferrin, bm01
pvparena 0.8.11.20 - slipcor

I think it may be a problem with worldguard? It is a seperate multiverse world, that I want users to be able to freemine in (note, towny is toggled off in this world.) Nobody who isnt an op/admin can break blocks in their towns either. I am reading about worldguard now