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Social worker with the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Lorrean Scarlett (centre), speaks with members of the public during a ‘No Excuse for Abuse’ community chat and walk-through in Papine Square, St. Andrew Kingston, on Wednesday (October 18). The activity falls under the BGA’s ‘No Excuse for Abuse’ Programme to end domestic violence.
Social worker with the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Lorrean Scarlett (centre), speaks with members of the public during a ‘No Excuse for Abuse’ community chat and walk-through in Papine Square, St. Andrew Kingston, on Wednesday (October 18). The activity falls under the BGA’s ‘No Excuse for Abuse’ Programme to end domestic violence.

‘No Excuse for Abuse’ Community Chats

The Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), the Government’s national machinery to eliminate gender-based violence, is willing to arrange ‘No Excuse for Abuse’ Community Chats in areas that are experiencing various forms of domestic violence. This activity, which involves the distribution...
Social worker with the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Joanie James (right), shares a flyer on gender-based violence with a member of the public during a ‘No Excuse for Abuse’ Community Chat and Walk-through in Papine Square, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (October 18). The activity is one in a series of events under the BGA’s ‘No Excuse for Abuse’ Programme to end domestic violence.
Social worker with the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Joanie James (right), shares a flyer on gender-based violence with a member of the public during a ‘No Excuse for Abuse’ Community Chat and Walk-through in Papine Square, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (October 18). The activity is one in a series of events under the BGA’s ‘No Excuse for Abuse’ Programme to end domestic violence.

‘No Excuse For Abuse’ Community Chats
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‘Rural Girls Rock’ on October 17
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange​.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange​.

Minister Grange Commends WiMAC
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, delivers the keynote address during the Atlantic Council conference hosted in partnership with UN Women, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on Thursday (October 5).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, delivers the keynote address during the Atlantic Council conference hosted in partnership with UN Women, at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston on Thursday (October 5).

More Gender-Responsive Budgeting Needed – Minister Grange

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Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady (left), shares a moment with President of the Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC), Tamara Lowe-James (centre) and Superintendent of Pilotage at the Port Authority of Jamaica, Dr. Hortense Ross-Innerarity, at the Regional Conference and sixth Annual General Meeting of WiMAC, which is being held from October 3 to 5 at the Ocean Coral Spring Resort in Trelawny.
Gender AffairsTransport

Women in Maritime Association Caribbean Hailed as Beacon for Women and Girls

Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Rear Admiral Peter Brady, has hailed the Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) as a beacon for young women and girls across the region and the rest of the world. “We celebrate your growth and momentum, which clearly shows a maturing women maritime organisation...,” he said. “You have shown the Governments...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange​.
Foreign AffairsGender Affairs

Minister Grange Hails UNFPA Support for Women and Girls

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has hailed the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) for the assistance provided to Jamaica over the years in bolstering interventions to benefit women and girls. She noted that the support, particularly within the COVID-19 context, “has been able to strengthen our protection and response mechanisms to positively impact the lives...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 18).
Gender Affairs

Cabinet to Receive Recommendations for Sexual Harassment Tribunal Membership

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, will be seeking Cabinet’s approval for the proposed members of the Sexual Harassment Tribunal. “I will be taking the recommendations that come out of our consultations to Cabinet on Monday for the approval of… persons to be appointed to the Tribunal, after which, once Cabinet approves, the members will be...
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Principal Director for Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson.
Gender Affairs

Persons Alleging Sexual Harassment Can File A Complaint with Their Employer

Jamaicans alleging that they have been sexually harassed by a fellow employee, client, peer or staff member in a position of authority can submit a written claim to their employer or institution head. Principal Director for Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson, explained that within two days of receiving the sexual harassment...
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Principal Director for Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson.
Gender Affairs

Bureau of Gender Affairs Available to Assist Employers with Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy

Employers and institution Heads are being advised that the Bureau of Gender Affairs is available to offer sensitisation sessions on the anti-sexual harassment policy, which informed The Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act, 2021. Principal Director for Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson, said education of workers, clients, students, residents, wards, inmates,...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses a regional conference on women’s political and parliamentary leadership, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, on Wednesday (July 12).
Gender AffairsParliament

Importance of Women’s Engagement In Parliamentary Leadership Underscored

The Jamaican Parliament, today (July 12), hosted a regional conference on women’s political and parliamentary leadership, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. It was held under the theme, ‘Empowering Women in Politics and Parliament: Inspiring Leadership, Driving Change’. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the conference aimed to educate female parliamentarians about the...
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