BUSINESS mogul, Guyanese Derek Chin, who is the Executive Chairman of the popular MovieTowne in Trinidad and here in Guyana, as well as Dachin Group of Companies in Trinidad, is being lauded a Good Samaritan.

Chin, according to regional newspaper reports, on Monday, allowed a private charter flight on which he was, on his way to Trinidad, to deviate to The Bahamas to pick up a Trinidadian woman who is a cancer patient. The woman, who was reportedly diagnosed with the illness, was previously employed, but subsequently lost her job and faced difficulty returning to her homeland.

Chin, who is himself still sick, was returning from Miami where he had gone to seek medical attention. While Chin was in Miami receiving treatment, rumours had surfaced that he had died, resulting in the management of MovieTowne having to address the unfounded rumours on its Facebook page.

On March 19, 2019, Chin officially opened the multi-million-dollar cinema complex and mall franchise in Guyana. He had described the project which had been in the making for 10 years, as a safe, friendly and family-oriented environment of which Guyanese could be proud.

Several Guyanese have gained employment at the business place which houses a cinema, boutique, entertainment spots and food outlets, including the popular Hard Rock Café and Kosmos Grill and Lounge.