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Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, the Hon Audley Shaw, has commended the management of Appleton Estate for the plans that the company has developed to ensure a smooth and amicable transitioning of former sugar cane workers and farmers with the closure of the factory.
‘We must work together to promote and preserve the interest of all stakeholders,” said Minister Shaw, who assured the stakeholders of Government’s continued support to the industry.
The Agriculture Minister was addressing participants in a virtual meeting organised by the Ministry of...

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Diane Edwards, says the agency is working towards making Jamaica the best place to do business in the Caribbean.

This, she said, will be done through several pieces of legislation being worked on, which will catapult the country into the top-10 of the Doing Business Report.

“We’re already number six in the world in starting a business, because you can do it pretty much online, but we’re actually setting up a National Business Portal which will allow you to do a number of different applications, so for instance, applying to...