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| | STATEMENT FROM THE MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, TECHNOLOGY, ENERGY AND COMMERCE - Jamaica Information Service |
 | | To date the Ministry of Finance and Planning has issued waivers to importers of cement totaling 108,174 MT. Of this total, only 45,726 MT have been actually imported since March 6, 2006, with Caribbean Cement accounting for over eighty percent of these imports. |
 | | The Ministry directed the Trade Board to monitor the imports, inventories and production levels at CCCL to ensure that there was early warning, in the event that the Company was not meeting the targeted quantities. |
 | | The offer of the three-month waiver of all duty on cement to assist importers is now on the table, and I urge all suppliers to provide commitments within thirty days and to complete their applications for the tariff concession, through the Trade Board to ensure delivery on the island within the three-month time frame. |
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