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Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrea Braham ( left), is joined by team members Joan Gayle (left) and Twila Wheelan, in handing over sanitary products to the Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson (right). The presentation was made at the WCJF’s Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston on Wednesday (March 30
Public Relations and Marketing Manager at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS), Andrea Braham ( left), is joined by team members Joan Gayle (left) and Twila Wheelan, in handing over sanitary products to the Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson (right). The presentation was made at the WCJF’s Trafalgar Road offices in Kingston on Wednesday (March 30

JIS Donates Sanitary Products To Women’s Centre Of Jamaica Foundation

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has received a donation of sanitary products, which will be distributed to adolescent mothers served by the entity’s 18 locations across the island. The menstrual pads and other sanitary items were provided by...
Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira, CD, JP.
Chief Executive Officer at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation, Valerie Veira, CD, JP.

Women Encouraged To Save And Invest
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth left), is assisted by Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, in unveiling the monument in honour of supercentenarian Violet Mosse Brown in Duanvale, Trelawny, on March 10. Sharing the moment are (L-R) Councillor for the Sherwood Content Division, Dunstan Harper; Custos of Trelawny, Hugh Gentles; Sculptor, Pamrie Hall Dwyer; and granddaughters of Mrs. Mosse Brown, Dr. Beverly Davis Fray and Lelieth Palmer.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (fourth left), is assisted by Chairman of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Falmouth, Councillor Colin Gager, in unveiling the monument in honour of supercentenarian Violet Mosse Brown in Duanvale, Trelawny, on March 10. Sharing the moment are (L-R) Councillor for the Sherwood Content Division, Dunstan Harper; Custos of Trelawny, Hugh Gentles; Sculptor, Pamrie Hall Dwyer; and granddaughters of Mrs. Mosse Brown, Dr. Beverly Davis Fray and Lelieth Palmer.

Violet Mosse Brown Monument Unveiled In Duanvale
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), in conversation with Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) members (from left) Yasmine Barton, Rashida Kelly-Bailey, and Kenisha Parkes during the International Women’s Day 2022 banner event, held on March 8 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Kingston. The event was held under the theme ‘Breaking Barriers: Empowered Women Empowering Women’.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), in conversation with Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) members (from left) Yasmine Barton, Rashida Kelly-Bailey, and Kenisha Parkes during the International Women’s Day 2022 banner event, held on March 8 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, Kingston. The event was held under the theme ‘Breaking Barriers: Empowered Women Empowering Women’.

Sexual Harassment Act To Be Rolled Out April 2
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (March 8).
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at a JIS ‘Think Tank’, today (March 8).

Women Encouraged To Pursue Careers In Fisheries

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Gender Affairs

Grange: get ready for implementation of sexual harassment law

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, is urging organisations to get ready for the implementation of the Sexual Harassment law. Under the law, workplaces and institutions are required to issue sexual harassment policies and bring those policies to the attention of workers. The policy should advise workers, clients, students, residents, wards, and members on...
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Executive Director of the Scientific Research Council, Dr. Charah Watson.
Gender AffairsScience

SRC Salutes Female Scientists

Nine female scientists have been lauded by the Scientific Research Council (SRC), for their sterling contribution to Jamaica, on International Women’s Day (March 8). The experts were shortlisted for the Council’s first ever women in science feature programme, called the S&T XXtrordineers JA Docuseries and Publication. The feature, including videos, is still being put together. It will share the scientists’ inspirational...
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Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, delivers message from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at the International Women’s Day Church Service, held on Sunday (March 6) at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston.
Gender Affairs

Minister Calls For Removal Of Barriers To Women’s Empowerment

Jamaicans have been encouraged to help break the barriers to women’s empowerment and equality. The call came from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in an International Women’s Day message, read by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, at a church service held on Sunday (March 6) at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston. International...
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Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson.
Gender Affairs

Banner Event To Mark Int’l Women’s Day March 8

The Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be hosting a banner event to mark International Women’s Day (IWD), which will be observed on Tuesday, March 8. The event, scheduled to take place at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, will be held under the IWD’s theme, ‘Gender Equality Today...
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Corporate Communications Manager at the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), Suzette Campbell.
CommerceGender Affairs

JBDC Stages Women Empowerment Series

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is inviting persons to register for its free virtual women empowerment series, which is being held under the theme ‘Advancing Women, Advancing Business’. The series begins on International Women’s Day, March 8, and will be broadcast at 10:00 a.m. on the Zoom platform and livestreamed on the JBDC’s Facebook page. The first session will...
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Executive Training Manager, TPDCo, Ruth Harris
Gender AffairsTourism

TPDCo Stages Human Trafficking Sensitisation Session

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) is inviting stakeholders in the industry to attend a sensitisation session on human trafficking on March 9. The event will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James and will also be streamed live on all TPDCo social media platforms. Executive Training Manager, TPDCo, Ruth Harris, told JIS News...
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