Hits and Jams Entertainment and McNeal Enterprise, in thanking the Guyanese public for their overwhelming support of the Night of Love concert, affirmed that with necessary cooperation, Guyana can become the Entertainment destination of the Caribbean.
“There is a linkage with positive things and economic development. A country grows when people have confidence in a country and when people have confidence in a country they invest. When people invest, the economy grows. When the economy grows, it has an impact on business, from hotels, to taxi services to food services, the clothing industry… we still have selfish companies in this country… they are in to petty politics. This country could not develop and grow… It is the impact of the economy that will change this country. If we work together, we can make this country the entertainment centre of the Caribbean,’ Mr. Odinga Lumumba, Chief Executive Officer of McNeal Enterprise said at a press briefing on Wednesday.
However, Lumumba recognized the major improvement the entertainment industry has made with the successful staging of major concerts headlined by international artists such as the two most recent acts, John Legend and R. Kelly.
It was pointed out that the Night of Love concert, which was hosted on January 04, 2014, served as a major tourist attraction with persons traveling from Germany, Trinidad, neighbouring Suriname among other countries.
Director of Hits and Jams Entertainment, Kerwin Bollers, further stated that there were over three hundred (300) Surinamese present for the concert but posited that Guyana must continuously push further and hopefully next year have 2,000 instead.
Bollers told the media contingent that the VIP area was completely sold out and that this show managed to create an admirable level of tourism entertainment in Guyana.
The organizers agreed that work must be done to transform the image of the country if this level of entertainment is to be maintained.
“John Legend was able to tell his 20 million fans how he enjoyed Guyana. No money can buy that… that’s worldwide,” Lumumba stated.
The promoters announced that efforts will be made to have three to four concerts staged in Guyana yearly.