Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), along with (from left) Executive Director, Economic Growth Council, Senator Aubyn Hill; Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, Mrs. Juliet Holness; Owner, Wallenford Coffee Company Limited, Michael Lee-Chin; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Hon. Daryl Vaz, at a press conference to update the country on Jamaica’s coffee industry at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Monday, September 10, 2018.
$60-million gift for coffee farmers
Philanthropist Michael Lee-Chin has announced a gift of $60 million to Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee farmers to assist with alleviating the current crisis in the sector. Lee-Chin made the announcement at a media briefing held at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries’ (MICAF) New Kingston offices today, September 10, 2018. The donation, which is a personal gift from the Lee-Chin family, is in response to a special appeal from Member of Parliament, East Rural St. Andrew, Juliet Holness, and will constitute a temporary solution to the plight of the 7,000 coffee farmers...
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