Business View Caribbean | June 2022

20 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 9, ISSUE 6 M r. Derek Chin, CEO of the Dachin Group of Companies, is head of a diverse business empire but he is still a child at heart with a vivid imagination and a love of entertainment. Born in Georgetown, Guyana, the man behind the Trinidad-based MovieTowne cinema chain continues to grow his achievements as a lifelong entrepreneur. The Dachin Group of Companies now includes Jaxx, Texas de Brazil, and Rizzoni’s restaurants, five cineplexes, Telecom Security Services, and D&K Investments (agents for an online lottery). Business View Caribbean recently spoke with Derek Chin about the challenges of the last two ‘pandemic years’ and how he has successfully guided the Dachin Group of Companies through that time. BVC: How were your businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic? Chin: “We were especially affected by the pandemic in the entertainment and restaurant businesses. This April was the first time we had relief from some of the restrictions since March 2020 when the country went into lockdown mode. “Our business of cinemas was the first to close and last to open because there was this feeling that cinemas, being indoors, were AT A GLANCE DACHIN GROUP OF COMPANIES WHAT: Diverse businesses in the entertainment, security, real estate, food & beverage sectors WHERE: Port of Spain, Trinidad WEBSITE: www.movietowne.com roup Doing business for the fun of it