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Jamaican Farm Workers In Connecticut Celebrate Emancipation Day

There is a new generation of young dedicated Jamaican fathers who are working hard to take the best care of their families.  Farm Workers provide more than 17 percent of Jamaica’s GDP via remittances.

A group of Jamaican migrant farmers in Enfield, Connecticut, USA is putting the message out there, they are good fathers even though they are away. These dads are determined to be good examples from our nation whose young people are in turmoil.

Jason Henry. Kemar Henry and Kenroy Simms spoke upfront with Diane Young-Rodney, State Co-Chair of the Jamaica Diaspora Northeast Think Tank, at a family fun day to mark Emancipation Day on Sunday, August 1.  The event put on by 
JARMOC Farms was sponsored by Grace Kennedy Money Services, Western Union, and the Connecticut River Valley Farm Worker Health Programm.

Jamaican “Man up” commitment – Emancipation Day 2021 commitment from Connecticut, USA:

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