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22 March 2022

Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Pearnel Charles Jr. (centre), poses with the 2021/2022 honour roll students from Hopewell High School, at the school’s prize-giving ceremony held on Thursday, March 17, 2022.

Involvement of youth in agriculture critical to fulfilling Ministry’s mandate, says Charles Jr

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22 Mar 2022

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Pearnel Charles Jr, says that the involvement of youth in agriculture is critical to the fulfilment of the Ministry’s mandate in helping to build an inclusive, sustainable and competitive sector.

He was speaking at the prize-giving ceremony at Hopewell High School, held last Thursday, March 17, 2022, celebrating some of the school’s top achievers in various academic and vocational disciplines throughout the 2021/2022 academic period.

While encouraging the students to be bold and focused in the pursuit of their dreams,...