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17 February 2025

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (fourth right), and Principal of Papine High School, Leighton Christie (fourth left), cuts the ribbon to officially open the Papine High School’s newly constructed greenhouse on February 5, 2025, at the school’s agricultural plot in St. Andrew. Sharing in the occasion from left to right are Grade 9 Papine High student and 4-H Clubite, Jessica McFarlane; Assistant Tresure of the Papine High School 4-H Club, Raheim Marshall; Deputy Chairperson, Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Special Purpose Credit (CCRIF SPC), Mrs. Saundra Bailey; Education Officer, Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Okemo Duckie; Grade 11 Papine High student and 4-H Clubite, Terome Rookwood; and Chief Technical Director at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Orville Palmer.

Papine High School Greenhouse to Boost Agricultural Training, Income Generation

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 17 Feb 2025   

The Papine High School greenhouse project is intended to equip students with skills in modern agricultural practices, while producing crops to serve the needs of the school and supply nearby institutions.

It will also provide employment opportunities and generate an income for students and community members, who will be engaged in greenhouse production.

The greenhouse, which includes a hydroponic system, was established through a US$25,000 grant from the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF).

Speaking at the recent launch, Principal of the St. Andrew-...

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