Guyanese Online

At the junction of Regent and Camp streets, the modest old commercial buildings of a few decades ago have been completely supplanted by twin towers, multi-storied glass and concrete edifices, symbols of a contemporary era of outrageous investments in new-fashioned shopping malls and complexes that sound the death knell of what was once clusters of more modest downtown stores that offered a more quaint commercial culture.

These days, edifices are reaching further skyward transforming Georgetown. We are witnessing the emergence of a different entrepreneurial culture, a more elaborate one characterized by multi-million dollar investments in huge edifices that provide trading spaces for a new generation of would-be entrepreneurs… from modest investors in barber shops and beauty parlours and long-standing snackette operators trying their hands in a more salubrious and demanding environment to converts to the popular trading culture that evinces a preference for fancy kiosks with background music offering a bewildering array of cheap but ‘catchy’ items ranging from costume jewellery and cellular phone accessories to decorative toys.            Continue reading →