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27 September 2016

Director General in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Vivian Brown (left); Manager, National Certification Body of Jamaica, Michelle Sturridge (second left); Commercial Manager/Director, P.A. Benjamin Manufacturing Company Limited, Christopher Powell (second right); and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, P.A. Benjamin Manufacturing Company Limited, Errol Powell, display a framed copy of the ISO 9001:2008 certificate received from the National Certification Body of Jamaica, at the Bureau of Standards, in Kingston, on September 2, 2016.

More Companies Urged to get Certified

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 27 Sep 2016   

More local manufacturing companies are being encouraged to get certified, so that their goods can meet international standards.
“We are convinced that manufacturing has a huge role to play in the future of this country, and international standards and certification are major pillars in going forward,” says Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda.
In a message read by Director General in the Ministry, Vivian Brown, at the presentation of ISO 9001:2008 Certification to P.A. Benjamin Manufacturing Company Limited by the National Certification...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda (second left), listens to Lab Supervisor, Althea Lawson (second right), as she explains the functions of the equipment donated by the European Union (EU), at the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) inaugural post-crop seminar, at the Sugar Industry Research Institute (SIRI) in Mandeville, on September 21. Looking on (from left) are Head of Cooperation of the EU, Achim Shaffert, and Acting Director of Research at SIRI, Dr. Maureen Wilson.

Discussions in Progress for Divestment of Sugar Factories

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 27 Sep 2016   

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, has indicated that ongoing discussions are being held with investors showing interest in the acquisition of certain sugar estates.
Speaking at the Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) inaugural post-crop seminar in Mandeville on September 21, Mr. Samuda said he is hoping to close a deal with prospective buyers interested in the Long Pond Sugar Factory in Trelawny.
“We’re hoping to get into the field to start reaping the cane, so that we do not have the low productivity that we experienced in the crop that has...

Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, looks at equipment at the Sugar Industry Research Institute (SIRI) in Mandeville, which was donated by the European Union. Occasion was the opening of the Sugar Industry Authority’s (SIA) inaugural post-crop seminar at SIRI on September 21, 2016.

Standard to be Developed for Imported Sugar

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 27 Sep 2016   

The Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) is to create a standard to effectively protect the local sugar industry from illegally imported sugar.
This disclosure was made by Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Karl Samuda, at the opening of a two-day Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) seminar and exposition in Mandeville on September 21.
Mr. Samuda said the measure is necessary for the protection of the sugar industry, as imported sugar, sometimes from unknown sources, has made its way on to supermarket shelves across the island.
He noted that persons are...

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