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State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security

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Donovan Williams

http://www.mlss.gov.jm/
Labour Division, 1F North Street, Kingston
prunit@mlss.gov.jm
(876) 922-9500-14
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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., delivers the keynote address at the launch of the Government of Jamaica’s Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (GOJ/SAWP) Scholarship, held on Tuesday (March 31) at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Centre, on East Street in Kingston. Sixty scholarships will be awarded for the start of the 2026/2027 academic year, in recognition of the 60th anniversary of the SAWP.

Farm Workers Off to Canada as SAWP Celebrates 60 Years

By: VANESSA JAMES, April 3, 2026

Nearly 300 farm workers departed for Canada on Wednesday (April 1), under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). This follows...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), greets the youngest farm worker for the April 2026 season, Reneil Chambers, who will be participating in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) for the first time. The occasion was the launch of the Government of Jamaica’s SAWP (GOJ/SAWP) Scholarship, held on Tuesday (March 31) at the Ministry’s Overseas Employment Centre, East Street, downtown Kingston. Sixty scholarships will be awarded at the start of the 2026 academic year, in recognition of the SAWP’s 60th anniversary. Sharing the moment (from left) are Canada’s High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mark Berman, and State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Donovan Williams.

Gov’t Launches SAWP Scholarship to Mark Programme’s 60th Anniversary

By: Vanessa James, April 1, 2026

The Government of Jamaica’s Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (GOJ/SAWP) Scholarship was officially launched on Tuesday (March 31), providing vital financial...

State Minister in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security

Donovan Williams

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