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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda, and a team from the Ministry met with members of the board of the Jamaica Manufacturers’ Association (JMA) on Friday (September 22, 2017) to discuss the recently announced regime for imported sugar and the Minister’s statement regarding the alleged leakages of duty-free refined sugar into the retail trade.
President of the JMA, Mr. Metry Seaga, expressed grave concern regarding a statement issued in the public domain, which, he said, can be misconstrued as the entire manufacturing sector siphoning...

Wayne Chin, Project Manager, Craftop; demonstrates use of motorised knapsack sprayer at the St Jago Farm Supplies Limited ‘Salute to Farmers’ event held in collaboration with Easi-Grow and Craftop in Douglas Castle, St. Ann, on September 19. Ninety-six farmers received gift vouchers for seeds, fertilizers, chemicals and plant nutrition products with assistance from overseas suppliers such as Rotam, Amsa and Agrinova. Viewing the demonstration is the Hon J.C. Hutchinson (2nd left), Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries; along with O’...