HOUSING Minister Adrian Leonce expects a new $45 million mall for small/micro businesses will serve as an incubator for local entrepreneurs and to help to revitalise Port of Spain, he said on April 9 at the sod-turning for the Port of Spain Shopping Complex on Independence Square, Port of Spain. The mall will offer 22 spaces, each at a monthly rental cost of $500, he said.

"This is not just another building but a commitment by this Government to ensure economic empowerment and urban renewal for residents of east Port-of-Spain."

He related that a fire at the next door Tent City Mall had prevented its planned upgrade, leading to the planned construction of this new mall.