Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., brings remarks at the seventh annual Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC) Quality Cup contest at the Craighton Estate in Irish Town, St. Andrew, on April 20. UCC is the largest buyer of Jamaican coffee and was one of the first Japanese companies to directly take Jamaican coffee into Japan.
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Dermon Spence (right), presents a personal trophy to Cynthia Robinson from the Woodford community, at the seventh annual Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC) Quality Cup contest. The event, which was won by the Woodford community, was held at the Craighton Estate in Irish Town, St. Ann, on April 20. UCC stages the contests in its coffee-producing countries in an effort to enhance the quality of the coffee produced in each country, raise the standard of living of the producers and to ensure the stable supply of coffee. Producers submit their highest quality coffee and vie for the highest ranking.
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Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right) and Coffee Industry Board representative, Tracey-Ann Francis (left), present the winning trophy in the seventh annual Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC) Quality Cup contest to Cynthia Robinson, accepting on behalf of the Woodford Community. The contest was held at the Craighton Estate in Irish Town, St. Andrew, on April 20. UCC stages the contests in its coffee-producing countries in an effort to enhance the quality of the coffee produced in each country, raise the standard of living of the producers and to ensure the stable supply of coffee. Producers submit their highest quality coffee and vie for the highest ranking.
Photo: Donald De La Haye
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), raises a cup with First Secretary and Director of Economic Affairs at the Embassy of Japan in Jamaica, Noriko Oshima. Occasion was the seventh annual Ueshima Coffee Company (UCC) Quality Cup contest at the Craighton estate in Irish Town on April 20.
Last Updated: April 21, 2023
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