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The Monymusk sugar factory in Clarendon is set to become the first sugar factory in Jamaica to have its irrigation system powered by solar energy.
This was announced today, November 7, 2017, by Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon Karl Samuda, at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between SCJ Holdings Ltd and BMR Energy LLC at the St Lucia Avenue offices of his Ministry.
Minister Samuda stressed the need for the consistent supply of irrigation to the fertile lands at Monymusk and said that the solar system was expected to supply some 50 per...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda, speaking at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of Renewable Energy Infrastructure by the Sugar Company of Jamaica (SCJ) and BMR Energy LLC, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Seated from left are Permanent Secretary at MICAF, Donovan Stanberry; President & CEO, BMR Energy LLC, Bruce Levy; Chief Executive Officer, John Gayle; Chairman, Wentworth Charles, of the SCJ Holdings Limited and Regional Director, BMR Energy LLC, Ava Tomlin.

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Hon. Karl Samuda (centre), in dialogue with Agricultural Marketing Director, MICAF, Sandor Pike; and Regional Director, BMR Energy LLC, Ava Tomlin, at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of Renewable Energy Infrastructure, held at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices, on Tuesday, November 7, 2017. The MOU signing was between the Sugar Company of Jamaica and BMR Energy LLC. Under the MoU, solar energy will be...

Hon Karl Samuda (2nd right), Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, exchange signed memorandum of understanding document between both ministries with the Hon Olivia Grange (3rd right), Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, in the presence of Permanent Secretaries Donovan Stanberry (right), MICAF; and Dr. Janice Lindsay, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Under the MoU, both ministries will seek to address the challenges facing women in business, as well as strengthen collaboration in the development of programmes to encourage...

In an effort to strengthen collaboration in the development of programmes to encourage entrepreneurship among women, the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF) on Wednesday, November 1, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport/Bureau of Gender Affairs (MCGES/BGA). 

The signing ceremony took place at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices.

Under the MoU, both Ministries will seek to collectively address the challenges facing women in the Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (MSME) sector,...