Over 2,000 direct jobs are to be created during the first phase of the Giftland Mall at Plantation Pattensen, East Coast Demerara, which is expected to be opened by March next year.
Giftland OfficeMax President Roy Beepat made the announcement during a site visit by Prime Minister Samuel Hinds yesterday.
The mall is currently being built at a cost of several billion dollars without any assistance from government except for the land, Beepat stated, when asked by reporters about the funding for the project.
The mall, which will be done in three phases, will see its first