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Consumers now buying locally produced sugar
For the first time in the past 10 years, Jamaicans are now buying locally produced sugar, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.In a release yesterday, the agriculture ministry said the island's sugar needs were previously met large...
Sugar authority faces controversy - Tufton demands answers on transactions
The Sugar Industry Authority (SIA) has found itself in the middle of a growing controversy over its decision to dump more than $40 million into the investment segments of two life-insurance schemes.The controversy has deepened since it was disclosed...
Ethanol Policy Moves Sugar Transformation Programme Ahead
A decisive move by government to approve regulations that mandate the use of ethanol as a replacement for Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether (MBTE) in gasoline, has allowed Jamaica to meet an obligation to the European Union Sector Support Budget Programme...
Good Prospects for Sugar Industry - James
General Manager of Jamaica Cane Products Sales Limited, Mr. Karl James, has said there are still good prospects for Jamaica's sugar cane industry, despite the many challenges.Mr. James, who was in London last week to meet with a number of entities r...
Jamaica to sell sugar to itself, as world prices climb
Sugar cubes on a saucer. Jamaica will supply its domestic market with brown sugar instead of importing to meet demand.Jamaica, in response to changing market conditions, is pulling back from sugar exports this crop season, and is, instead, repositio...
Dr. Tufton Points to Positives for Sugar Industry
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Dr. Christopher Tufton is forecasting a brighter outlook for the sugar industry, given the slew of changes that are taking place in the sector.Speaking at the opening ceremony of the 72nd Annual Conference...
