Jamaica has initiated several programmes with international support to tackle gender-based violence (GBV) and to ensure that victims have safe environments for recovery. According to Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange, the Government is ensuring that mechanisms are in place that will “work for victims” of GBV, as most do not seek help. The Minister was...

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Caribbean Member Countries are being encouraged to lead take-up of the institution’s multibillion-dollar Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST). The RST is aimed at helping countries build resilience against external shocks and ensure sustainable growth, contributing to their long-term balance of payments stability. Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva, said that Caribbean countries are ideally positioned to tap into...

Jamaicans are being encouraged to play a more active role in ensuring the country’s water security as the Government moves to implement policies to secure the nation’s water resources. Water security is the capacity of a population to safeguard sustainable access to adequate quantities of and acceptable quality water for sustaining livelihoods, human well-being, and socio-economic development. Minister without portfolio...

The United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) is inviting community groups to submit plans by June 30, under its Call for Proposals Grant Funding programme, where they can obtain up to $500,000. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the UWJ, Stephanie Coy, said the grants are open to civil society organisations and schools that are underserved, and that there is a focus...

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Members of the public are being asked to exercise patience and comply with the security forces as they carry out enhanced operations in St. Catherine for which a Public State of Emergency (SOE) has been declared. This appeal comes from Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson, who noted that within the boundaries of the SOE, the suite of operations...

As part of a campaign to encourage more fathers to read to their children, the Ministry of Education and Youth has unveiled a mural at 20-23 Church Street in downtown Kingston. The unveiling of the colourful artwork depicting a father reading a book with his child, coincides with the observance of Father’s Day (June 19). Dubbed ‘Fathers Read Too’, the...