Trade Minister ‘we support our manufacturers’

June 07, 2016:- Senator the Honourable Paula Gopee-Scoon, Minister of Trade and Industry along with senior officials of the Ministry of Trade and Industry participated in a tour of the tissue and stationery factory operations of John Dickinson and Company Limited on Tuesday 7 June , 2016.  During the tour, Minister Gopee-Scoon described the operations as ‘impressive and well kept’, adding that ‘your growth and expansion over the years has been phenomenal’.  She commended Mr. George Haloute, Executive Director, John Dickinson Company Limited for his company’s contribution to community development through the provision of employment for the residents, which in turn contributes to the economic development of the country.  She told the Executive team that ‘the Government will continue to protect and support our manufacturers and we want all of you to continue to grow and do better.’