Coffee Board bids its outgoing chairman adieu
published: Friday | March 24, 2006

Left: Past chairmen and directors general of of the Coffee Industry Board share some time with the Minister of Agriculture. They are (from left): John Pickersgill, Graham Dunkley, Richard Downer, Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke, Douglas Graham, Gordon Sharp and Leslie Mitchell.
Right: Richard Downer accepts a gift from fellow board member Valerie Roberts, while Tommy James (in background), who was master of ceremonies, shares the spotlight. - CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS

RICHARD DOWNER recently demitted office as the chairman of the Coffee Industry Board (CIB). So the CIB, in collaboration with the Minister of Agriculture, Roger Clarke, threw a farewell cocktail in his honour at the Talk-of-the-Town, Jamaica Pegasus hotel.

Minister Clarke gave the function's keynote address and other colleagues of Mr. Downer also spoke, including Dr. Carlton Davis, O.J., C.D., board member Carol Jones.