More than 5,000 fresh fruit and vegetable farmers in Manchester will soon have access to a large, state-of-the-art facility to store and preserve their produce.
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, on Tuesday (July 29), broke ground and signed the contract for the rehabilitation of the Coleyville Cold Storage facility in the parish, which is being undertaken at a cost of $294 million.
The works will include refurbishing eight cold storage bins, installation of a modern chill system to keep produce fresh, and putting in place a new solar...
