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The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCFJ) headquarters in Kingston

Charity Ball to Assist Adolescent Mothers

Plans are progressing for a Charity Ball to raise funds to assist adolescent mothers to be reintegrated into the school system. The event, scheduled to take place on May 18 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, is being...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), and Grammy winner, Sean Paul (centre), at the annual Jamaica Creative Career Expo. The event was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Wednesday (February 21). With them (from left) are: National Director, Jamaica Creative Unit, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Marisa Benain; Actress, Sundra Oakley, and Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2023, Aundrene Cameron.

Minister Grange Highlights Creative Industry’s Potential to Grow the Economy

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen

Sexual Harassment Tribunal to Become Operational in 2024/2025

Chairperson, Board of Directors, Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Debby-Ann Brown Salmon (second left) and Interim Executive Director, WCJF, Novelette Howell (left), accept a cheque from Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Dr. Lansford Douglas (right) and Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Emiliana Bernard Stephenson. The presentation, which is in support of the WCFJ’s A-STREAM programme, took place on Thursday (February 8) at the entity’s headquarters, 42 Trafalgar Road, St. Andrew.

Women’s Centre Gets $310,000 from Diplomatic Corps

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (February 6).

Nominees for Sexual Harassment Tribunal to Be Taken to Cabinet February 12

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, delivers statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 6).

2 years ago Gender Affairs

Employers and Heads Must Have Sexual Harassment-Prevention Policy in Place by End of June

Employers and Heads of institutions that have not yet issued a policy statement in writing concerning the prevention of sexual harassment in the workplace or institution, must take steps to have them in place by the end of June to avoid penalties. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, issued the warning during a statement to the...

Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), speaks with (from left) Consultant, PriceSmart Foundation, Dr. Bridgette Barrett; Founder/Executive Director, Young Women of Purpose (YWOP)/Young Men of Purpose (YMOP), Lanisia Rhoden; Technical Specialist, Socio-economic Development, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm; and Deputy Director General, Corporate Governance and Management, PIOJ, Kirk Phillips. The occasion was Monday’s (January 29) launch of the Realise, Embrace, Achieve Your Purpose (R.E.A.P) Women Entrepreneurship Project 2024 at the PIOJ in New Kingston.

2 years ago CommerceGender AffairsIndustryInvestment

30 Women Poised to R.E.A.P. Rich Dividends under New Entrepreneurship Project

Thirty female entrepreneurs are to benefit from business skills training and other assistance through the Realise, Embrace, Achieve Your Purpose (R.E.A.P) Women Entrepreneurship Project 2024. The initiative aims to empower the targeted beneficiaries, drawn from communities in and around PriceSmart establishments in Kingston and Portmore. It is spearheaded by the nonprofit Young Women of Purpose (YWOP)/Young Men of Purpose (YMOP)....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 16).

2 years ago Gender Affairs

Amended Domestic Violence Act Takes Effect January 22

The Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act, 2023, which will provide greater protection to victims of domestic violence, is to come into effect on Monday, January 22. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during a Statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 16). “This government, and indeed the whole House, has demonstrated its...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.

2 years ago Gender AffairsSenate

Senate Passes Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act

Members of the Senate, on Thursday (December 21), passed the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act, which will provide greater protection to victims of domestic violence. The legislation has been amended to provide for increased penalties for breach of Protection Orders from a maximum of $10,000 to a maximum of $1 million, and a sentence of up to one year in prison....

Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses yesterday’s (December 13), opening of a One Stop Victim Unit, operated by the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) and located at the Denbigh 4-H Centre in Clarendon.

2 years ago Gender Affairs

Unit Opens at Denbigh 4-H Centre to Deal with Gender-Based Violence

Persons in the parish of Clarendon and surrounding communities who experience various forms of gender-based violence can now get support at a One Stop Victim Unit located at the Denbigh 4-H Centre. Operated by the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), it was established with support from various agencies and the Spotlight Initiative (SI). Delivering...

Counsellor and Head of Cooperation, Canadian High Commission in Jamaica, Dr. Christian DaSilva (left, seated), and General Manager of the Clarendon Parish Development Committee Benevolent Society, Eurica Douglas (right, seated), sign the Local Engagement and Action Fund (LEAF) grant agreement, during a ceremony at the Courtyard by Marriott in New Kingston on Thursday (December 7). Observing the signing (from right) are Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr.; Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange; High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Emina Tudakovic; and Global Affairs Canada Director General for Central America and the Caribbean, Sylvie Bedard.

2 years ago Foreign AffairsGender Affairs

Canadian Gov’t Awards $19.5m to Organisations Supporting Vulnerable Jamaicans

The capacity of three local organisations that work with vulnerable communities has been bolstered by the Canadian Government through its Local Engagement and Action Fund (LEAF). Grant funding totalling Can$170,467 (approximately J$19.5 million) has been awarded to the Jamaica Association for the Deaf, Bureau of Gender Affairs and Clarendon Parish Development Committee Benevolent Society. LEAF supports local organisations in eight...

2 years ago Gender Affairs

JPs Urged to Familiarise Themselves with Sexual Harassment Act

Social worker at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Avrie Allen-March, is encouraging Justices of the Peace (JPs) to familiarise themselves with the Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention), Act 2021, so they can share it with persons in their communities. Addressing JPs at a virtual sensitisation session on Tuesday (December 5), Mrs. Allen-March said JPs must be able to “arm other...