The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, as well as selected entities such as the Bureau of Gender Affairs, can now apply for a protection order on behalf of a victim of gender-based violence. State Minister, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, made the disclosure while addressing the Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) HIV, Law and Human Rights Symposium on March...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says the Government continues to work to strengthen legislation aimed at eliminating acts of violence against women. “From a national perspective, we have taken several measures to combat violence against women. Jamaica has ratified several gender-related international instruments that promote the protection and preservation of human...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says issues affecting women must be tackled in the process of recovering gains lost under the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the opening of a European Union (EU) and United Nations (UN)-sponsored forum, titled, ‘Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in a COVID-19 World’, held virtually, on Monday (March 8), the...

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through its Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), has been supporting the Bureau of Gender Affairs with the revision of the National Policy for Gender Equality (NPGE). Project Manager of the BNTF at JSIF, Dainty Ann Barrett Smith, told JIS News that the total value of the support is $8.8 million. “We are financing the...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced that the President of the African National Congress Women’s League, Bathabile Dlamini, will give the keynote address at a special webinar focusing on the role of women in the fight for freedom, equitable treatment and justice. The webinar, titled ‘Resistance, Resilience and Recognition’ will take place...

The Government is to spend approximately $7.9 million on the Technical Support to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy project, during the 2021/2022 fiscal year. This expenditure is outlined in the 2021/2022 Estimates of Expenditure, which is now before the House of Representatives. The project is being implemented by the National Family Planning Board and funded by the Inter-American Development Bank. Objectives of...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that the contribution of women is vital to achieving sustainable development, peaceful and secure communities and poverty eradication. The Minister declared that there is an “overwhelming body of evidence showing the undeniable connection between women’s economic participation and prosperity." Minister Grange made the comments in her...