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Professor Calls for Exposure, Prosecution, Therapy for Sexual Predators

Former Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, Regional Coordinating Office, University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Opal Palmer Adisa, is calling on Jamaicans to stop protecting sexual predators. “We must interrogate and break the veil of...

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

Pamela McNeil Lecture To Focus On Adolescent Pregnancy

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

Minister Grange Commends Church For Reinforcing Role Of Men And Boys

Acting Director, Community Liaison Unit, Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Nardia McLaren, speaking at the virtual International Day of Rural Women (IDRW) church service held on Sunday (October 10) at the May Pen Church of God in Clarendon.

Rural Girls Rock Awards Ceremony on Wednesday

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

Six New Domestic Violence Intervention Centres by Month-End

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Women’s Centre Of Jamaica Foundation To Open Two Facilities On Thursday

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Santa Cruz Outreach Centre in St Elizabeth, and the renovated Mandeville Centre Day Nursery, Manchester, will be officially opened on Thursday, September 30. Approximately $36 million was spent by government to construct the Centre, while the renovation of the Nursery was at a cost of $14 million. The Centre, which has two classrooms,...

Principal Director, National Family Planning Board (NFPB), Lovette Byfield, speaking during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency

5 years ago Gender AffairsHealth & Wellness

Gender-Based Violence Among 2021 Reproductive Health Survey Indicators

Gender-based violence (GBV) is among the key indicators being used in the 2021 Reproductive Health Survey (RHS). This was disclosed by Principal Director of the National Family Planning Board, Lovette Byfield, during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’ at the agency’s head office in Kingston on Wednesday (September 1). Other indicators include fertility; contraceptive use; knowledge, attitude, and practice,...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the virtual launch of the Women in Entrepreneurship (WES) Project Phase II on Thursday (August 26).

5 years ago Gender AffairsIndustry

Business Development Support For Women

Ten women business owners will receive financial and business development support to scale up their business operations under the Women in Entrepreneurship Support (WES) Project Phase II. Under the project, participants will have access to a suite of business development services, including training, with the aim of building capacity, attracting investment opportunities, and increasing market share and revenue of small...

Director of the National Shelter Programme in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dr. Tamika Peart (right), cuts the ribbon to officially open the $14 million facility for abused women in St. Andrew today (August 19). Also sharing in the occasion are: First Secretary and Director of Economic and Cooperation at the Embassy of Japan, Noriko Oshima (left), and Chairman and Founder of Woman Inc, Angela Stewart (centre). Establishment of the shelter was done by Woman Inc, with funding from the Embassy of Japan.

5 years ago Gender Affairs

A Safe Space For Victims Of Gender-Based Violence

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is welcoming the establishment of a shelter for abused women, by Woman Inc, with funding of $14 million by the Embassy of Japan. Speaking at the handover of the facility in St. Andrew, today (August 19), the Minister noted that the development was made possible through partnering with Woman Inc,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. (File Photo)

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Virtual Celebrations for Jamaica 59

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, is inviting Jamaicans to join the virtual celebration of the country’s 59th anniversary of Independence. With restrictions on live activities, due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Minister Grange said that events will be broadcast on national television or online to allow the public to participate from the safety and comfort of...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), addresses a ceremony for the award of scholarships and bursaries under the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation’s (WCJF) Advancing Secondary, Tertiary, Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers (A-STREAM) Programme, held virtually on July 29.

5 years ago Gender Affairs

Minister Grange Urges Support For Women Centre’s A-STREAM Programme

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, is urging increased support for the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation’s (WCJF) Advancing Secondary, Tertiary Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers (A-STREAM) Programme. “I again make the appeal to corporate Jamaica and to individuals to come on stream with the A-STREAM programme,” she said, noting that with substantial support “there is no limit...

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

5 years ago Gender Affairs

Over 60 Adolescent Parents To Receive Scholarships And Bursaries

More than 60 adolescent parents will receive bursaries and scholarships valued at some $3.9 million from the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), to help with their educational expenses. The presentations will be made at the third staging of the Advancing Secondary, Tertiary, Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers (A-STREAM) awards ceremony on Thursday (July 29), at the WCJF’s headquarters in Kingston. The...