The Joint Select Committee appointed to consider the Sexual Harassment Bill, has recommended that the time limit for the reporting of an incident of sexual harassment should be six years. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, as she opened the debate on the Report in the House of Representatives on July 6....

Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore, says the Administration is prioritising the protection of women against abuse through the enhancement of legislation as well as other interventions. “We have seen where there were amendments to the Domestic Violence Act, which includes a new definition of domestic violence as not only physical but also psychological, emotional and sexual. The effect of this...

The Government is committed to addressing the issues that affect the nation’s men and boys and to engage them in the fight against the cultural norms and stereotypes that reinforce gender inequality in the society, says Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. She lamented that, too often, based on cultural stereotypes “we ignore the issues faced...

The Government is looking to build-out another six Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Domestic Violence Intervention Centres (DVICs) islandwide by year-end. These are slated to be established in Westmoreland, St. Elizabeth, St. Catherine, St. Ann, St. Mary and Clarendon. Speaking with journalists on June 18, following a tour of one of two DVICs established in the Corporate Area, at the Matilda’s...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says that work continues towards the opening of two shelters for victims of gender-based violence, during the current financial year. She was making her contribution to the 2021/22 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 8. The establishment of national shelters for women who need help to leave...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has announced that amendments to the Domestic Violence Act will be brought to the House of Representatives before the end of June. “We are serious about ending domestic violence. The Chief Parliamentary Counsel is preparing the amendments, which I expect to bring to this House before the end of June,”...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says there is a partnership with the Ministry of Justice to ensure there are updated laws to protect the rights of women. The Minister, who was addressing a virtual forum with Justices of the Peace (JPs) on Domestic and Gender-based Violence, on May 13, lauded the Justice Ministry for its...