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PHOTOS: 60th Anniversary Church Service for Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme

March 31, 2026
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PHOTOS: 60th Anniversary Church Service for Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme
Photo: Donald De La Haye
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (sixth right), is joined by State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Donovan Williams (second left); Permanent Secretary , Colette Roberts Risden (fourth left), who is on special assignment; and Acting Permanent Secretary , Dione Jennings (third right), in a photo opportunity with stakeholders and participants in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme. The occasion was the commemorative thanksgiving service marking the programme’s 60th anniversary, at the New Town Power of Faith Deliverance Ministry in Hayes, Clarendon, on Sunday (March 29).

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Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), presents Janet Mitchell (left), a 25-year participant in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme, with a token during the commemorative thanksgiving service marking the programme’s 60th anniversary, at the New Town Power of Faith Deliverance Ministry in Hayes, Clarendon, on Sunday (March 29).

 

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., delivers remarks during the commemorative thanksgiving service
marking the 60th anniversary of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme (SAWP), at the New Town Power of Faith Deliverance Ministry in Hayes, Clarendon, on Sunday (March 29).

 

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, addresses attendees during the commemorative thanksgiving service marking the 60th anniversary of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme (SAWP), at the New Town Power of Faith Deliverance Ministry in Hayes, Clarendon, on Sunday (March 29). Mrs. Roberts Risen is currently on special assignment providing strategic oversight for the Overseas Employment Programmes in Canada and the United States.

 

Fourteen-year veteran of the Canadian Farmwork Programme, Howard Gray, gives his testimonial during the commemorative thanksgiving service marking the 60th anniversary of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Programme (SAWP),at the New Town Power of Faith Deliverance Ministry in Hayes, Clarendon, on Sunday (March 29).
Last Updated: March 31, 2026