New Minister of Industry & Commerce

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Title

New Minister of Industry & Commerce

Description

"Milk crisis welcomed them: New Minister of Industry and Commerce William Isaacs (right at head of table) and new Parliamentary Secretary Derrick Heaven (left, at head of table) were welcomed to their posts yesterday by a major milk crisis facing the dairy industry. Following the recent Cabinet reshuffle, in their new posts, their fist task was to settle the dispute over an increase in mark-up on milk being demanded by the Jamaica Retailers' Association which has resulted in a boycott of United Dairy Farmers Limited milk. The Minister and Mr. Heaven were meeting with representatives of the dairy industry and trade in an effort to resolve the dispute."

Subject

Isaacs, William, - 1930-2010; Men - Jamaica; Meetings; Corporate meetings; Business meetings

Creator

Alvin Jones (Daily News)

Date

29-Dec-1979

Source

NLJ Photograph Collection IN: Daily News Collection - Isaacs, William

Identifier

D0007031

Rights

Permission to reproduce this image must be obtained from the National Library of Jamaica.

Format

JPEG

Type

Photograph

Citation

Alvin Jones (Daily News), “New Minister of Industry & Commerce,” National Library of Jamaica Digital Collection , accessed December 24, 2024, https://nljdigital.nlj.gov.jm/items/show/6281.