During the financial year 2023/2024, the Government will be investing $6 billion in the health sector, to include expansion work on the Spanish Town Hospital in St. Catherine. Work will also continue on the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James and the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital, in the parish, and the upgrading of the University Hospital of...

Eleven female entrepreneurs, primarily from Manchester and St. Elizabeth, have received equipment, tools and other inputs to kick-start their operations. The items, provided through a Can$25,000 grant from the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI), were officially handed over during an entrepreneurship showcase held recently at Zorn Moravian Church Hall in Christiana. The beneficiaries, who participated in the Young Women/Men...

More young Jamaican females are showing an interest in farming and seeking agricultural lands, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has informed. He was speaking at the 18th Jamaica Stock Exchange Investment and Capital Markets Conference at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, recently. “I have seen, fortunately, a great interest in young female farmers. We have...

The building of a prosperous Jamaica must include the empowerment of young women, says Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge. Speaking recently at the Women’s Centre Foundation of Jamaica in St. Andrew, he argued that a crucial part of the process is the teaching of “life skills of good parenting for...

Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Hon. Marlene Malahoo Forte (right), listens as Canada’s Minister of International Development, Hon. Harjit Sajjan (left), makes a point. Occasion was a reception celebrating Jamaica’s Women Parliamentary Caucus, held recently at the official residence of the Canadian High Commission in Kingston. Sharing in the conversation is High Commissioner of Canada in Jamaica, Her Excellency,...

The first all-female sitting of Parliament is slated to take place on February 21, 2023. This was announced by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during a recent sitting of the House of Representatives. She was closing the debate on the Motion for the amendment of the Standing Orders to establish the first Women’s Parliamentary Bicameral...

Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, December 13, approved a Motion for the establishment of the first Women’s Parliamentary Bicameral Caucus. The group will comprise a sessional Select Committee sitting jointly with a similarly established Committee of the Senate. “Today we celebrate our bridging the political divide as we establish this Bicameral Caucus, demonstrating to our women all...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has completed the shortlisting for the Prime Minister’s Diamond Jubilee Awards, which will recognise 30 women and 30 men who have done significantly well in developing Jamaica. This is being done as one of the celebratory activities under the Jamaica 60 celebrations. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure as she...

The inaugural United Nations (UN) Women Yemanja Collaborative: Leadership and Networking Workshop for Woman Entrepreneurs is being held in Kingston from December 5 to 7. The initiative targets women of Afro descent from the Caribbean, North and South America and Africa. It aims to strengthen leadership capacity, empower and equip participants to scale their businesses and create meaningful jobs. The...