Courtesy Call on Minister Samuda
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General Manager, Caribbean Cement Company Limited, Mr. Peter Donkersloot (right) presenting the Panama – Second Lottery Bond (1888-1889) to Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Karl Samuda during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s New Kingston office on Thursday, January 5, 2017. This original Lottery Bond represents the last effort made in July 1889 to raise the necessary funds to save the Compagnie Universelle du Canal de Panama from bankruptcy.
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