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PHOTOS: Commemorative Thanksgiving Service – The 60th Anniversary Seasonal Workers Programme

March 30, 2026
Labour
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PHOTOS: Commemorative Thanksgiving Service – The 60th Anniversary Seasonal Workers Programme
Photo: Donald De La Haye
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (fourth right), is joined by State Minister in the Ministry, Hon. Donovan Williams (background left); Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, currently on special assignment providing strategic oversight for the Overseas Employment Programmes in Canada and the United States (third left); Acting Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dione Jennings (second right); along with other 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 New Town Phase II, 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 New Town Phase II, 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 New Town Phase II, Hayes, Clarendon, on Sunday (March 29).

 

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Colette Roberts Risden, currently on special assignment providing strategic oversight for the Overseas Employment Programmes in Canada and the United States, 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, New Town Phase II, Hayes, Clarendon, on Sunday (March 29).

 

Howard Gray, a 14-year veteran of the Canadian Farmwork Programme, 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 New Town Phase II, Hayes, Clarendon, on Sunday (March 29).

 

 

Last Updated: March 30, 2026