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Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson

Pamela McNeil Lecture Nov. 17

The fourth staging of the Pamela McNeil Lecture, hosted by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), will continue to focus on Adolescent Pregnancy. The virtual event, which is scheduled for Thursday, November 17, will be streamed live on the...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre, front row) is pictured with Acting Chief of Defence Staff, Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Brigadier Markland Lloyd (front row, left), and Force Gender Advisor, Major Andre Dennis (front, right), along with service members, at the Ministry’s Gender Mainstreaming Certification Ceremony held recently at Up Park Camp, Kingston. The certification ceremony acknowledged the JDF for its ongoing efforts in supporting the Government’s gender mainstreaming mandate, since its first Gender Focal Points (GFP) training for identified service members in 2019.

PHOTOS: The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Minister Grange Presents Gender Certification Seal to JDF

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), addresses Miss Universe Jamaica 2022 finalists during a recent courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices on Trafalgar Road in New Kingston.

PHOTOS: Minister Grange Receives Courtesy Call From Miss Universe Jamaica 2022 Finalists

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

IDPAD Pivotal Occasion to Recognise Country’s Contribution to World

Senior Technical Officer with Responsibility for Mitigation, Climate Change Division, Omar Alcock (right); Principal Director, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn-Robinson (second right); Programme Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, Climate Change Division, Schmoi McLean (second left) and Regional Manager, Caribbean Country Programme Division, Green Climate Fund (GCF), Orville Grey, peruse Jamaica’s Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (GCCSAP) which was officially launched during a gender and climate change symposium at the Spanish Court Hotel in New Kingston on July 22.

Jamaica Develops Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

3 years ago Gender Affairs

Empowerment Forum for Rural Women on October 14

An Empowerment Forum for rural women will be held on Friday (October 14) at the Glistening Waters Restaurant and Marina in Falmouth, Trelawny. The event, to be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., is part of a series of activities in observance of International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) under the theme ‘Rural Women as Champions: Reigniting a Nation...

Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne (third left), with (from left): Commissioner of Police, Major General Antony Anderson; Representative UN Women Multi-Country Office Caribbean, Ms. Tonni Brodber; Representative (acting), Jamaica Country Office, IDB, Mr. Lorenzo Escondeur; Principal Director, Gender Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Ms. Sharon Robinson, and Deputy Head of Delegation for the EU to Jamaica, Mr. Fredrik Ekfeldt, at the Regional Knowledge Exchange on Operational Command of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) five-day workshop, at the AC Marriot Hotel, on July 18.

4 years ago Gender AffairsNational Security and Peace

Jamaica Will Continue to Tackle Gender-Based Violence – Mayne

Jamaica will continue to build its capacity to tackle gender-based violence, says Minister of State in the Ministry of National Security, Hon. Zavia Mayne. Addressing day one of a five-day workshop of the Regional Knowledge Exchange on Operational Command of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in the Caribbean, at the AC Marriot Hotel, on July 18, Mr. Mayne said the workshop would...

Minister of Science, Energy and Technology, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right) presents a plaque to senior lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Mona, Dr. Winklet Gallimore (centre), during the official launch of the Scientific Research Council’s (SRC) Science & Technology XXtrordineers JA programme at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew on July 14. At right is Executive Director, SRC, Dr. Charah T. Watson.

4 years ago Gender Affairs

SRC Honours Nine Women as ‘Science & Technology Xxtrordineers’

Nine trailblazing Jamaican female scientists, who have distinguished themselves in their respective areas of expertise have been the honoured as ‘Science & Technology XXtrordineers’ by the Scientific Research Council (SRC). They are biochemist, Dr. Simone Badal; senior lecturer, Dr. Winklet Gallimore; biochemist and medical microbiologist, Dr. Michelle Hamilton; oceanographer and Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) specialist, Dr. Ava Maxam; plant health...

Director of Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn-Robinson, addresses recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

4 years ago CultureGender Affairs

JBDC Explores Gender Equity in Cultural and Creative Industries

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) explored the issue of gender equity in the cultural and creative industries, at its Business Dialogue Forum held on June 27. The discussion session, under the theme ‘Gender Standardisation in the Creative and Cultural Industries’, was held via Zoom and addressed topics such as gender policy, male vs female careers, and women in theatre...

Chief Education Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right) and Children’s Officer, CPFSA, Sassah-Gaye McPherson adjust fascinators being worn by young wards of the State, during the

4 years ago Gender AffairsYouth

PHOTOS: Girls At 10 Empowerment Tea Party

Chief Education Officer, Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), Rosalee Gage-Grey (right) and Children’s Officer, CPFSA, Sassah-Gaye McPherson adjust fascinators being worn by young wards of the State, during the 'Girls at 10' empowerment tea party, held recently at Tropical Elegance in St. Andrew.

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the official launch of the Intersectoral and Interagency Referral and Protocol and Standard Procedures for Continuum Care for Survivors of gender-based violence (GBV), held Thursday (June 16), at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

4 years ago Gender Affairs

Minister Grange Committed To Working For Victims Of GBV

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...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams (right) and Permanent Secretary (Acting) in the Ministry Maureen Dwyer examine aspects of the artwork in tribute to fathers following its official unveiling along Church Street, downtown Kingston on Father’s Day (June 19). The mural forms part of the

4 years ago EducationGender AffairsYouth

‘Fathers Read Too’ Campaign Launched

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...