Minister J.C. Hutchinson tours communities in Portland
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. J.C. Hutchinson (right), engages farmer, Richard Robinson (left), in discussion at his farm in Orange Bay, Portland on November 8. Others from second left are Member of Parliament for Western Portland, Hon. Daryl Vaz and Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Parish Manager for Portland Kasif Smith. Mr. Hutchinson toured several communities in Portland where the Ministry’s Production Incentive Programme is underway to increase domestic production of a number of crops.
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