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| Long Pond Distillery Photo by Cocktail Wonk |
The
Long Pond Distillery located in Clark's Town, Trelawny, Jamaica, resumed
operations after being closed for four years. Mayor of Falmouth,
Councillor Colin Gager said the reopening of the 264-year-old distillery is
welcomed, and is important for the economic viability of the parish. Mayor Gager was representing Minister of
Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Karl Samuda at the official
recommissioning ceremony on Wednesday. He
expressed the Government's support and commitment to the restart of operation at
the distillery.
The Long
Pond Distillery which enjoyed a long and rich history dating back to 1753, has
been closed since 2012 due to waste disposal issues. Chief Executive Officer of National Rums of
Jamaica, Winston Harrison said 22 residents from Clark's Town are now employed
at the distillery and the company is currently of completing several orders for
Europe, including for their long-standing customers in Germany.
Harrison
said the distillery is a historical landmark in Trelawny, producing rums for
some of the finest and renowned brands worldwide over the past two-and-a-half
centuries. He said that during the
four-year closure, the management of Long Pond worked with the authorities to
ensure that the necessary practices and policies were put in place for the
resumption of operations. “As an organization,
we have taken all the necessary steps to deal with the disposal of waste
issue. We now have the requisite
approval to ensure that we can operate. Essentially, the world is breathing a
sigh of relief, Long Pond Limited is back,” he said. Andrew McBean, Process coordinator also
expressed his pleasure at the reopening.
Noting that “good things will happen for Long Pond and the citizens in
and around will benefit” from Long Pond’s reopening.
