A New Chapter
for Guyana

The story of a mall, a chimney, and a community that has been waiting a long time for this.

"The East Coast has always been home to people who build things that last. Chateau Margot Mall is the next thing they'll build together."
— On the vision for Chateau Margot Mall
Our story

Built for the community that's always been here

The East Coast of Demerara has long been one of Guyana's most populated and productive corridors — home to families, farmers, businesses, and generations of people who have made something from this land. What it has always lacked is a destination worthy of them.

Chateau Margot Mall changes that. At 110,000 square feet of retail, dining, entertainment, and services, it is the East Coast's first truly modern mall — designed not just as a place to shop, but as a place to gather, to celebrate, and to spend time well.

The development sits on land that carries real history. The name Chateau Margot has been part of the East Coast landscape for well over a century. The decision to preserve rather than erase that history — to build the mall around the old chimney rather than tear it down — was deliberate. This is a place that knows where it comes from.

With 60+ stores, a multi-screen cinema, a full food court, cafés, and professional services, Chateau Margot Mall gives the East Coast everything it needs in one place. No more long drives to Georgetown for the things that should be right here at home.

110,000 sq ft of retail & lifestyle space
60+ stores, restaurants & services
US$60M investment in the East Coast
Heritage

Built Around a Symbol of Resilience

Long before the mall existed, the chimney was here. Standing tall on the East Coast of Demerara, it is all that remains of a 19th-century sugar factory that once defined this stretch of land. For generations of Guyanese, it has been a landmark — something you pass on the road and recognise without thinking, the way you recognise home.

In 1967, when Guyana marked its first anniversary of Independence, the government chose the Chateau Margot chimney to appear on a commemorative postage stamp. That is the kind of significance that cannot be manufactured. It is earned over more than a century of standing in the same place, through everything this country has been through.

When ANSA McAL began planning this development, the chimney was never in question. It stays. The mall was designed around it — not despite it, but because of it. A structure that has witnessed this much of Guyana's history deserves to witness what comes next.

The Chateau Margot chimney was featured on a Guyanese postage stamp in 1967 — the year of the country's first Independence anniversary.
1967 Guyanese postage stamp depicting the Chateau Margot chimney — a landmark of the East Coast of Demerara Chateau Margot Chimney — Guyana, 1967
The developer

ANSA McAL in Guyana

The ANSA McAL Group has been part of Guyana's story since 1992 — over three decades of operations, employment, investment, and commitment to the country. They didn't arrive for the oil boom. They were here long before it.

What began as a distribution business — bringing Carib Beer, Smalta, and household goods to Guyanese consumers — has grown into a full presence across multiple sectors. Today ANSA McAL serves approximately 95% of Guyana's population through its distribution arm, and employs over 300 people across the country.

Chateau Margot Mall is the Group's most significant investment in Guyana to date, and the first major project under ANSA McAL Guyana Inc. (AMGI) — the subsidiary created specifically to champion real estate development on the South American continent. This is not a one-off project. It is the beginning of something larger.

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Operating across 8 sectors

Automotive
Beverage
Distribution
Financial Services
Manufacturing
Media
Retail
Real Estate

Three decades on the ground

1992

ANSA McAL Trading Limited established in Guyana

The Group's first Guyanese subsidiary is founded, bringing Carib Beer, Royal Extra Stout, Smalta, and household goods to Guyanese consumers. Operations begin from the East Coast of Demerara.

Early 2000s

Distribution network reaches 95% of the population

ANSA McAL Trading expands across Guyana's regions, building a supply chain that serves nearly every corner of the country — from Georgetown to Bartica and beyond.

2010s

ANSA Motors Guyana opens — Suzuki franchise

The Group expands into automotive retail in Guyana with the launch of ANSA Motors, bringing the Suzuki franchise to Guyanese consumers and adding another sector to its local presence.

2016

Golden Jubilee Arch commissioned at Cummings Lodge

ANSA McAL marks Guyana's 50th Independence Anniversary by commissioning the Golden Jubilee Arch at Cummings Lodge, ECD — a public landmark and a statement of the Group's long-term commitment to the country.

2022

ANSA McAL Guyana Inc. (AMGI) formed

The Group restructures its Guyanese operations, creating AMGI as a dedicated entity to champion real estate development in Guyana. Chateau Margot Mall becomes AMGI's flagship project.

2027

Chateau Margot Mall opens its doors

East Coast Demerara's first full-scale retail and lifestyle destination opens — 110,000 sq ft, 60+ stores, a cinema, restaurants, and a community built around a chimney that has stood here since the 19th century.

ANSA McAL in Guyana — by the numbers

Three decades of presence, investment, and commitment to the country.

33+ years operating in Guyana
95% of Guyana's population served by ANSA McAL distribution
300+ jobs created across Guyana
8 sectors of operation across the Caribbean