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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, addresses the House of Representatives on December 6.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia “Babsy” Grange, addresses the House of Representatives on December 6.

Shortlisting Completed for Prime Minister’s Diamond Jubilee Awards

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has completed the shortlisting for the Prime Minister’s Diamond Jubilee Awards, which will recognise 30 women and 30 men who have done significantly well in developing Jamaica. This is being done as...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (centre), converses with Representative, UN Women Multi-Country Office, Caribbean, Tonni Brodber (second right), at the inaugural United Nations (UN) Women Yemanja Collaborative: Leadership and Networking Workshop for Woman Entrepreneurs, being held in Kingston. from December 5 to 7. The opening ceremony was held December 5 at the ROK Hotel, downtown Kingston. Others (from left) are: Looking on are (from left): Chair of the Government of Jamaica Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis; Head of Culture Programme, UNESCO, Office for the Caribbean, Yuri Peshkov; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange (centre), converses with Representative, UN Women Multi-Country Office, Caribbean, Tonni Brodber (second right), at the inaugural United Nations (UN) Women Yemanja Collaborative: Leadership and Networking Workshop for Woman Entrepreneurs, being held in Kingston. from December 5 to 7. The opening ceremony was held December 5 at the ROK Hotel, downtown Kingston. Others (from left) are: Looking on are (from left): Chair of the Government of Jamaica Trade Facilitation Task Force, Patricia Francis; Head of Culture Programme, UNESCO, Office for the Caribbean, Yuri Peshkov; and Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Dr. the Hon. Norman Dunn.

Workshop to Empower and Advance Women in Business
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses the commemorative church service to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston on Sunday (November 27).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses the commemorative church service to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston on Sunday (November 27).

Call Made for Reshaping of Cultural Norms and Values in Efforts to Curb Gender-Based Violence
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Commemorative Church Service to be held on November 27.
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Commemorative Church Service to be held on November 27.

Activities to Mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson
Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson

Pamela McNeil Lecture Nov. 17

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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.
Gender Affairs

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

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

IDPAD Pivotal Occasion to Recognise Country’s Contribution to World

The United Nations (UN)-declared International Day for People of African Descent (IDPAD) has been described as a pivotal occasion that presents an opportunity for Jamaicans to recognise the nation’s contribution to the world. The Day, observed annually on August 31, celebrates the diverse heritage and culture of people of African descent and their enormous contribution to societies throughout history. Minister...
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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.
Climate ChangeEconomic Growth & Infrastructure DevelopmentGender Affairs

Jamaica Develops Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan

Jamaica now has a Gender and Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (GCCSAP). The Plan’s development was guided by a national gender and climate change assessment, which provided an overview of the policy and institutional contexts for gender-responsive climate action. The assessment also facilitated an analysis of the practical gender and climate change linkages in Jamaica and recommendations for action....
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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.
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...
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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.
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...
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