{"id":7803,"date":"2023-11-08T14:50:32","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T14:50:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/?p=7803"},"modified":"2023-11-08T15:30:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:30:13","slug":"farewell-and-happy-retirement-gwenneth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/index.php\/2023\/11\/08\/farewell-and-happy-retirement-gwenneth\/","title":{"rendered":"FAREWELL AND HAPPY RETIREMENT GWENNETH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/b788e117-1fef-41a3-8da7-11f4120733fa.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7819\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/b788e117-1fef-41a3-8da7-11f4120733fa-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/07ed5d13-636d-41a4-a827-b63708779fb0.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7838\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/07ed5d13-636d-41a4-a827-b63708779fb0-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/45da589d-9a89-40e2-bed6-4f246ced72ce.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7837\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/45da589d-9a89-40e2-bed6-4f246ced72ce-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/e748a95e-9783-4d28-b1dc-d95da4beee1d.jpeg\">\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7836\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/e748a95e-9783-4d28-b1dc-d95da4beee1d-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/c046b246-0777-455a-b5e0-2ae1968e8ddb.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7839\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/c046b246-0777-455a-b5e0-2ae1968e8ddb-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RETIREMENT is bringing to an end of being in the workforce by leaving behind the working life for a life of leisure and relaxation.\u00a0 Getting to this stage in one\u2019s life should be a pleasure and one that someday we look forward to.\u00a0 Serving in the working field and making one\u2019s contribution is a chapter that seems to go on forever but those who get to the final page of that chapter can reap one of the benefits which is to indulge in whatever one feels like doing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RETIREMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>R =<\/strong> <strong>Resting<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>E = Employee benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>T = Time off from the workforce <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I = Investing in your desires<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>R = Relaxing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>E = Early rising no more<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>M = More SELF-TIME<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>E = Everything YOU want to do<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>N = Nurturing this new stage of life <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>T = Transitioning.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Friday 3<sup>rd<\/sup> October, the Management and staff of the Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) celebrated with Miss Gwenneth Dennis on her retirement after fifteen (15) years of service.\u00a0 \u201c<strong>Gwenneth<\/strong>\u201d became a household name at the MOA similar to that of \u201cBreeze\u201d and \u201cSqueezy\u201d in our homes and as All present at this \u201cFarewell Celebration\u201d testified and reiterated that she was greatly appreciated for her work ethic, the empathy and her many other attributes.\u00a0 <strong>Gwenneth Dennis<\/strong> will be greatly missed but never forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/d7a1ce6c-7723-4b2a-8c92-e4b8b5876736.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7827\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/d7a1ce6c-7723-4b2a-8c92-e4b8b5876736-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0 <\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/84e2f470-de7e-45b2-883f-a2f59284ea45.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-7815\" src=\"http:\/\/agriculture.gov.ag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/84e2f470-de7e-45b2-883f-a2f59284ea45-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a 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