The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, is reporting that work is advanced for the application of a cess on all imported coffee.
Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Dermon Spence, said that most of the legislative work to facilitate the move has been completed.
He was delivering a speech on behalf of Portfolio Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, at the launch of the Mavis Bank Coffee Factory Preferred Farmers’ Programme, in the rural St. Andrew community on Thursday, September 8th.
Mr. Spence said the Government is committed to providing the necessary...