THE West Central Mall, which has been eagerly awaited, is set to open in the coming months as construction on the facility draws to a close.

This follows a recent tour of the constructed sections of the building by Visit Guyana (VG)’s Stacey Rahaman and her team.

Valued at $1 billion, the mall, at Track 4-6 Block R Groenveldt, Leonora, West Coast Demerara, boasts state-of-the-art facilities.

According to VG, the mall will feature an indoor kids’ activity area, gym, business centres, movie theater, conference facility, fine dining restaurant and bars, arcade, food court, shopping stalls, and enough parking.

Additionally, the mall is expected to create some 325 direct and indirect jobs when it becomes fully operational. They have already placed advertisements out for a number of managers, information technology technicians, accountants, and supervisors, bartenders and servers, cleaners, ushers, a number of clerical personnel and security officers just to name a few of the positions available.

Thus far, the exterior of the building has been completed, as well as the parking spaces, and on the inside, the movie theater has been furnished and carpeted, and lighting fixtures appear to have been installed in the ceiling.

In a January 2023 article by this publication, it was reported that businessman and investor Hemraj Albert said he had had a vision for the construction of the mall for a long time in his head, and was happy to see the commencement of its materialisation.

Furthermore, the business owner noted that the hard work and dedication to his business has led him to achieve the vision of the West Central Mall.

The businessman expressed confidence that the mall will provide comfort and joy to consumers, thanks to their commitment to providing a top-notch service.