US$30M cinema complex coming soon

Derek Chin

Trinidadian company MovieTowne will start construction of a multi-cinema complex and shopping mall at Turkeyen, on the East Coast of Demerara within the next four months, laying what is hoped to be the groundwork for the revitalisation of the cinema industry in Guyana.

The two-year project, which could see an investment of close to TT$180M (US$30M) and the creation of hundreds of jobs, was officially launched yesterday at the Georgetown Club,