KINGSTON: The Government received budget support payments from the European Union totalling J$2.3 billion.
The payment, a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said, is to support debt reduction, growth enhancement and poverty reduction in sugar dependent areas, which is in keeping with the commitments of the Government under the Economic Reform Programme.
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has expressed gratitude for the payments, which she noted represent a vote of confidence by the EU in the Government’s successful implementation of the Economic Reform Programme.
Millers seek export of 633,000 tonnes of surplus sugar
KARACHI: The sugar mill owners have again urged Food Security Minister Rana Tanveer Hussain to allow the export of 633,000...
