GIFTLAND’S US$24M Mall is slated to open its doors to the public on July 2, and recently Prime Minister Moses Nagamootoo hailed the venture as the single largest innovation in commerce in Guyana.The Prime Minister, his wife Mrs Sita Nagamootoo and Minister of Public Infrastructure, Mr David Patterson were taken on a conducted tour of the facility by Giftland’s President, Mr Roy Beepat.
The tour included visits to the power plant, shopping areas and the Caribbean Cinema’s eight-screen cineplex. The Mall is located at Pattensen, on the lower East Coast Demerara.
Caribbean Cinemas is a Puerto Rican-based company which has over 400 screens across the region. Their Guyana opening will be the company’s first mainland operation, and is said to have the latest technology, including 3D capability in all eight screens. The cineplex boasts 1,100 seats.