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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (centre), participates in the breaking of ground for the US$50-million Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon, on Tuesday (December 2). He is joined by Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third left); Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tropical Sugar Company Limited, Anil Jami (fourth left); Minister of Labour and Social Security and Member of Parliament for Clarendon South Eastern, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (second right); Chief Executive Officer of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Shullette Cox, and other stakeholders.

US$50-Million Sugar Factory In Clarendon to Generate 2,000 Jobs

By: Vanessa James, December 4, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed a US$50-million investment by Tropical Sugar Company Limited to re-establish commercial-scale sugar production in Clarendon. The new state-of-the-art, vertically integrated...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, provides an update on the agriculture sector’s recovery efforts, at a post-Cabinet press briefing, held on Wednesday (December 3) at Jamaica House in Kingston.

Agriculture Recovery Enters Second Phase With $3 Billion Investment

By: Vanessa James, December 4, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, delivers the keynote address during Tuesday’s (December 2) ground-breaking ceremony for Tropical Sugar Company Limited in Chesterfield, Clarendon, situated opposite the former Monymusk Estate. The factory, to be developed at a cost of approximately US$50 million, is expected to revitalise the sugar industry in south Clarendon, creating an estimated 2,000 direct and indirect jobs.

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By: Vanessa James, December 4, 2025

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (left), is briefed by goat farmer, Delarno Small, during a farm tour in Bonnet District, Guys Hill, St. Catherine, on November 20. Also pictured are Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and St. Catherine North Eastern Member of Parliament, Hon. Kerensia Morrison (second row, right); Councillor for the Guys Hill Division, Joseph Johnson (second row, left); and Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Chief Executive Officer, Garnet Edmondson (background).

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A photo of a coop with chickens belonging to poultry farmer Nadisha Simmonds-Small, who lost some of her birds during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, viewed hurricane damaged farms on Thursday (November 20) during a field tour in Bonnet District, Guys Hill in St. Catherine, as part of the Ministry’s Hurricane Melissa recovery plan.

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US$50-Million Sugar Factory In Clarendon to Generate 2,000 Jobs

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Resilient Farmer Expanding Goat Rearing After Hurricane Melissa Setbacks

JCF’S Agricultural Protection Branch Urges Farmers to Use NAITS to Combat Praedial Larceny

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Agriculture Ministry to Rebuild Poultry Sector After 1.1M Bird Loss

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