Permanent Secretary Dermon Spence Addresses Industry Stakeholders At A COVID-19 Consultation Meeting
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries (MICAF), Dermon Spence (left), addressing industry stakeholders at a COVID-19 consultation meeting on March 5, 2020, held at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens offices in St. Andrew. At right is the Hon. Floyd Green, Minister of State at MICAF. Issues discussed at the meeting, included the availability of supplies for manufacturers, the need to guard against hoarding and price increases as well as the need to ramp up production in relation to food security.
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