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On East Grove Main Road, a busy stretch in Georgetown, Guyana, a doubles shed stands at the roadside. Overlooking the small tent is a MovieTowne complex reminiscent of Wrightson Road in Port-of-Spain. Massy Stores and Starbucks are also part of the space—all sights familiar to any Trinbagonian.
Despite it being early afternoon, there’s a steady flow of customers pulling over to grab a doubles. The business, called Trini Gyal Doubles, is owned by Crystal Azeez, who now lives in Guyana with her Guyanese husband, Amar. In under a year, Azeez has expanded from a single doubles stand to ten across the country, making her one of many Trinidadians eyeing Guyana’s economic boom for business.
It all started with a burger venture called Double A Burgers, but Guyanese customers—and curious tourists — kept mistaking it for a doubles stand. “People would stop on the street and ask if we were selling doubles,” Azeez said. That mix-up changed everything.
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