Rosignol’s new $50M mall gives West Berbice commercial boost

Angad Ganesh

An air of expectancy has been created in Rosignol and neighbouring communities as the first major shopping mall on the West Coast Berbice enters the final stages of construction. So keen are vendors to begin trading in an enhanced environment that even in its incomplete state all 18 of the units in the $50 million facility have already been taken.

The investors in the project are Angad and Jaggernauth Ganesh, two brothers who were born in Rosignol. Angad, the younger of the two, has returned to Guyana after residing in Canada for five years. He is charged with managing their investments. Jaggernauth, the older brother, has been residing in Canada for the past 16 years where he owns and operates an auto refurbishing business.

As shopping malls go the Agape (Greek for love) Shopping Mall is a modest complex. The trading units measure 14ft x 25ft. Each is fitted with an independent lighting facility. Adapting the