The sugar cane factory itself has been closed since late January of this year. http://nationwideradiojm.com/angry-s...ut-down-order/
The dunnage (what they call the waste from the extraction of the juice) has been polluting the Black River for as long as I can recall. It is only recently that Algix (a fish farm that uses the water) sued J Wray and Nephew in December and applied for an injunction to bar them from discharging waste from the factory until the trial.
J Wray and Nephew could have fixed the problem and went on manufacturing but decided to wait until a trial determined the outcome.
One factor is that sugar from sugar cane is a losing proposition and affecting plants and farmers all over Jamaica. The conversion into rum and molasses is the only process I know of that is making any profit.
Peace and Guidance
