The National COVID-19 Task Force Secretariat (NCTFS) is still to grant permission to the management of MovieTowne Guyana to launch its drive-in film screenings, which was due to begin today.
In a letter, which was sent to the company yesterday, Colonel Nazrul Hussain, Director of the NCTFS, formally notified the company that hosting of cinema events are in breach of gazetted COVID-19 measures.
Hussain further informed that in order to proceed, the company would be required to obtain written approval from the Minister of Health for the hosting of any event relating to cinema type activity, regardless of the form any such activities is likely to take place.