has anyone ever taken the time to look at the govt

[evanovitch]

i am looking at the various ministries, their organizational charts and their mandates

bloody hell


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The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be the driver for the sustainable development of the Jamaican agricultural sector and natural resources by the year 2020.

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[evanovitch]

Re: has anyone ever taken the time to look at the govt

okay , the Ministry of Agriculture has a company that it runs...

•National Rums of Jamaica Ltd.

The State-Owned National Rums of Jamaica Ltd, (NRJ), the holding Company of Clarendon Distillers Ltd, Long Pond Distillers Ltd and Innswood Distillery Ltd (collectively the NRJ Group) signed an agreement with Demerara Distillers Ltd of Guyana, The West Indies Rum Distillery Ltd (a subsidiary of Goddard Enterprises Ltd of Barbados) and Diageo North America Inc (a subsidiary of Diageo PLC, the world's largest Spirits Company) the three Investors bringing new equity investments totalling US$5.368 million to the NRJ Group.


With the injection of this new capital, Demerara Distillers Ltd, The West Indies Rum Distillery Ltd and the State-Owned National Sugar Company Ltd now own 33.3% of the shares in NRJ. NRJ in turn holds 73% of the shares in Clarendon Distillers Ltd at Monymusk with 27% held by Diego North America Inc through its subsidiary Trelawny Estates Ltd. Long Pond Distillers Ltd and Inswood Distillery Ltd will continue to be wholly owned subsidiaries of NRJ.


NRJ which is a leading supplier of Jamaican bulk rum is looking to develop a Brand Portfolio in order to facilitate its entry into the value added market and will be conducting a major modernisation and expansion programme.


This venture represents a significant step towards increasing the output of the Jamaican and therefore Caribbean Rum Industry while ensuring that quality, competitiveness and the highest international standards are maintained. This also represents a significant movement towards the consolidation of the Caribbean Rum Industry and totally accords with the objectives of the Caricom Single Market and Economy.

then u have this bit

National Rums of Jamaica Limited
I have no labels


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History

Company Shareholder %
Shareholding # of
Empl. Source of
Income Activity/Remarks
National Rums of Jamaica National Sugar Company 100 7 Sale of Alcohol Holding company of three distilleries - two operational. Responsible for Limited Limited the production, promotion, marketing and distribution of all current crop rums at its Monymusk and Long Pond distilleries. Involved in the manufacture and sale of denatured spirits and the aging of rum at its Innswood location.
Long Pond Distilleries National Rums of Jamaica 100 37 Sale of Rum Fermentation and distillation of rum.
Clarendon Distilleries National Rums of Jamaica
Trelawny Estate Limited 51
49 95 Sale of rum and alcohol Fermentation and distillation of rum.


[Source:Jamaican Ministry of Finance and Planning, 2003]
On the subject of divestment, I would like to share with you my experience with the recent divestment of a wholly-owned Govern-ment company of which I have been chairman for a number of years, I don't know how many of you saw the report that came out in the press some time in August. Excerpts of that release make interesting reading:

The Government of Jamaica is pleased to announce the restructuring of the State-Owned National Rums of Jamaica Ltd., (NRJ) the holding company of Clarendon Distillers Ltd., Long Pond Distillers Ltd. and Innswood Distillery Ltd. (collectively the NRJ Group).

Under agreements signed with Demerara Distillers Ltd. of Guyana, The West Indies Rum Distillery Ltd. (a subsidiary of Goddard Enterprises Ltd. of Barbados) and DIAGEO North America Inc. (a subsidiary of Diageo PLC the World's largest Spirit Company), the three investors will bring new equity investments totaling U.S. million to the NRJ Group.

With the injection of this new capital, Demerara Distillers Ltd., The West Indies Rum Distillery Ltd. and the State-Owned National Sugar Company Ltd. will each own 33.3 per cent of the shares in NRJ.

NRJ will hold 73 per cent of the shares in Clarendon Distillers Ltd. at Monymusk with 27 per cent held by Diageo North America Inc., through its subsidiary Trelawny Estates Ltd. Long Pond Distillers Ltd. and Inswood Distillery Ltd. will continue to be wholly-owned subsidiaries of NRJ.

This new investment capital along with funding from the European Union's Integrated Development Programme for the Caribbean rum sector will be utilised to finance a major modernisation and expansion programme of the NRJ Group. NRJ, which is a leading supplier of Jamaican bulk rum, is also looking to develop a brand portfolio in order to facilitate its entry into the value-added market.

The board of directors of NRJ will be restructured to include representatives of the new investors and we wish to record our thanks to the long standing outgoing chairman Mr. Howard Hamilton who has kindly consented to remain on the board. Mr. Evon Brown will also continue as group CEO and a director of NRJ and its subsidiaries.

Howard L. Hamilton, C.D., J.P., is a former chairman of Caymanas Track Limited. He is the current president of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders' Association.

[Source: Jamaica Gleaner News, 2006]

[evanovitch]

Re: has anyone ever taken the time to look at the govt

Commodity Boards

•Banana Board
•Cocoa Industry Board
•Coconut Industry Board
•Coffee Industry Board
•Dairy Development Board
•Export Division (Pimento)
•Sugar Industry Authority


if u believe the news, none of these mek a profit

[evanovitch]

Re: has anyone ever taken the time to look at the govt

Statutory Bodies

•Agri Business Council of Jamaica
•Agricultral Development Corporation
•Jamaica Agricultural Society
•Jamaica 4H Clubs
•Rural Agricultural Development Authority

[evanovitch]

Re: has anyone ever taken the time to look at the govt

Departments

Technical Services Directorate


Sub divisions:

•Research and Development
•Veterinary Services
•Fisheries
•Public Gardens
•Plant Quarantine
•Project Management &amp; Coordination
•Rural Physical Planning Division
Policy Coordination and Administration


Sub divisions:


•Human Resource Management &amp; Development
•Documentation, Information &amp; Access Services
•Communication &amp; Public Relations
•Corporate Planning &amp; Performance Evaluation
•Information &amp; Communication Technology
•Facilities &amp; Property Management
Agricultural Planning and Policy


Sub divisions:

•Policies
•Economic Planning Division
•Data Bank &amp; Evaluation
•Agricultural Marketing and Credit
•International Trade

[evanovitch]

Re: has anyone ever taken the time to look at the govt

Partners

The agricultural sector is very important to Jamaica’s economy and embraces many important sub-sectors. Involvement with several International Organizations is necessary to accommodate the diverse needs of the sector. Jamaica is a small country and would not be able to provide some of the facilities now obtained through these organizations on its own since it has neither the financial, technical nor human resources necessary to do so. A list of our International Partners are as follows:

•The European Union (EU)
•Inter-American Institute for Co-operation in Agriculture (IICA)
•The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
•Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
•Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
•Caribbean Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI)
•US Agency for International Development (USAID)
•Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)
•Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA

[evanovitch]

thiis MO Agriculture &amp; Fisheries..just one of 15

ministries we currently have in Jamaica

[MsPeaches]

Re: thiis MO Agriculture &amp; Fisheries..just one of 15


This could all have just as easily been about Ghana.

Outsiders manipulating things for their own profit and benefit.

Ah so i guh.......unelected imperialist ba$$tids!

Ay sahhhhh....

[Blackstar*]

Re: thiis MO Agriculture &amp; Fisheries..just one of 15

<span style="font-size: 11pt">And as far as I can tell from interviews of the people the ministry is supposed to be serving, it is not doing a very good job. </span>

<span style="font-weight: bold">The Farmer's Perspective</span>
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<span style="font-weight: bold">The Supermarkets Speak</span>
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