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

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...

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.

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

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.

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

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JPs Urged to Familiarise Themselves with Sexual Harassment Act

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking during the sitting of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 5).

Joint Select Committee to Review Amendments to Domestic Violence Act

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

3 years ago Gender Affairs

Gender-Based Violence Helpline and Sexual Harassment Investigation Units Officially Launched

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has officially launched its Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Helpline and Sexual Harassment Investigation Units. These are in response to the high incidence of gender-based violence across Jamaica. The units were opened by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, during Wednesday’s (November 29) International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) banner event,...

Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Enthrose Campbell.

3 years ago Gender Affairs

Bureau of Gender Affairs Conducting Sexual Harassment Sensitisation

Since September 2023, more than 981 representatives of public and private-sector entities have been sensitised about sexual harassment. Under the Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act, 2021, which came into effect on July 3, 2023, Government bodies and private organisations are required to have sexual harassment policies and bring these to the attention of workers. The training sessions are being...

Senior Lecturer and Head of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, Dr. Karen Carpenter.

3 years ago Gender Affairs

Parents Urged to Educate Adolescents About Sex

Parents are being encouraged to play a more active role in educating adolescents about their bodies, sex and their sexual and reproductive health. The call comes from Senior Lecturer and Head of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Karen Carpenter. Speaking at the recent Pamela McNeil Lecture on adolescent...

3 years ago Gender Affairs

Strong Emphasis on Churches in Plan to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence

Strong emphasis is being placed on faith-based organisations in the National Strategic Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-based Violence (NSAP-GBV) in Jamaica. The Plan, which was launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, aims to prevent violence, protect and deliver adequate services to victims and deal appropriately with perpetrators. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, emphasises a point as he addresses a men’s empowerment session organised by the Office of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Office Gender Committee at Jamaica House on Thursday (November 23).

3 years ago Gender AffairsHealth & Wellness

Boys Must Be Socialised to Become Leaders – Dr. Tufton

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that boys must be socialised to become responsible leaders in the society, who will be able to take care of their well-being and provide for their future families. “It is important that we recognise that we have a duty, almost a responsibility to [empower] those whom we have responsibility for,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at the International Men’s Day banner event held on November 22 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. The event, which was held under the theme ‘Men and Mental Health: Men-Tally Aware, Men-Tally Prepared’, focused on men’s well-being and mental health.

3 years ago Gender Affairs

PHOTOS: Minister Grange at International Men’s Day Banner Event

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at the International Men’s Day banner event held on November 22 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. The event, which was held under the theme ‘Men and Mental Health: Men-Tally Aware, Men-Tally Prepared’, focused on men’s well-being and mental health.

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (MCGES), Hon. Olivia Grange, cuts the ribbon to mark the symbolic opening of the Male Empowerment Unit, during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (November 22). The Unit is located at the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), 5-9 South Odean Avenue. Looking on (from left) are Acting Director, Male Empowerment, BGA, Nashan Miller; Principal Director in the Ministry, Sharon Coburn Robinson; United States Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nick Perry; and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dean-Roy Bernard.

3 years ago Gender Affairs

PHOTO: Minister Grange Opens Male Empowerment Unit

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (MCGES), Hon. Olivia Grange, cuts the ribbon to mark the symbolic opening of the Male Empowerment Unit, during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (November 22). The Unit is located at the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), 5-9 South Odean Avenue. Looking on (from left) are Acting...