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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at a church service held on Sunday, (November 22) at the Power of Faith Ministries in Portmore, St Catherine, to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at a church service held on Sunday, (November 22) at the Power of Faith Ministries in Portmore, St Catherine, to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW).

Don’t Turn A Blind Eye To Violence Against Women And Girls – Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is appealing for Jamaicans “not to turn a blind eye” to acts of violence against women and girls. She was speaking at a church service to mark International Day for...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the sitting of the ​House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 17).
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the sitting of the ​House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 17).

Men Encouraged To Participate In #mentorMe2020
Principal Director, Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Sharon Robinson (centre), pins a white ribbon on the lapel of State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), at the International Men’s Day (IMD) Church Service, held on Sunday, November 15 at the Constant Spring Road Church of God, Constant Spring Road, in St Andrew. Observing is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.
Principal Director, Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Sharon Robinson (centre), pins a white ribbon on the lapel of State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), at the International Men’s Day (IMD) Church Service, held on Sunday, November 15 at the Constant Spring Road Church of God, Constant Spring Road, in St Andrew. Observing is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.

Bureau Of Gender Affairs Launches Push-Up Challenge For Men And Boys
Principal Director, Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Sharon Robinson (centre) pins a white ribbon on the lapel of State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), at the International Men’s Day (IMD) Church Service held on Sunday (November 15) at the Constant Spring Road Church of God, St. Andrew. Looking on is the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.
Principal Director, Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), Sharon Robinson (centre) pins a white ribbon on the lapel of State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), at the International Men’s Day (IMD) Church Service held on Sunday (November 15) at the Constant Spring Road Church of God, St. Andrew. Looking on is the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe.

Nation’s Men To Be Celebrated On November 19
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), greets Pastor of the Constant Spring Road Church of God in Kingston, Reverend W. George Lewis. The occasion was the International Men’s Day service held at the church on Sunday (November 15).
Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), greets Pastor of the Constant Spring Road Church of God in Kingston, Reverend W. George Lewis. The occasion was the International Men’s Day service held at the church on Sunday (November 15).

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Gender Affairs

First National Women’s Shelter Ready – Minister Grange

“The place is nice and clean and ready, except for one and two things,” said the Minister of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, on Thursday (today) after she examined the facility that will serve as the first state-run shelter for victims of domestic abuse. The establishment of national shelters for women who need help to leave...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), observes while Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, takes the Oath of Office during Sunday
Gender Affairs

First National Shelter for Abused Women To Open Shortly

The first of three national shelters being established across the island to house abused women is scheduled to open shortly. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure in an interview with JIS News following the ceremony for the swearing-in of Cabinet Ministers at King’s House on September 13. “I have now received the keys...
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Head of the EU Delegation in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska.
Gender Affairs

EU Ambassador impressed with achievements of women in Jamaica

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, is leaving Jamaica impressed with the energy and achievements of women in Jamaica. Ambassador Wasilewska, who departs the island at the end of August, told JIS News that she is pleased to have worked alongside “a fantastic network of women” during her tour of duty. “There is a...
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Local President for the Salt Spring Community Outreach Programme for Empowerment (SSCOPE) International Limited, Rochelle Cawley (third right) with (from left) SSCOPE’s Media and Communications Officer, Michael McKenzie; Sally-Aine Murray-Daley; Sherrikay Morris; Ann Reid; beneficiary, Omega Irons; Melverine Ellis, Claudia Bailey and Stephanette Skerving, during a maternity outreach programme at the Salt Spring Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. James on August 21.
Gender Affairs

12 young mothers benefit from maternity outreach initiative in St. James

Twelve young mothers of Salt Spring and adjoining communities in St. James benefited from a maternity outreach initiative hosted by the Salt Spring Community Outreach Programme for Empowerment (SSCOPE) International Limited on August 21. The mothers, some expectant, received supplies valued approximately $100,000, which included boxes of diapers, baby oil, baby bottles, wipes, baby powder, articles of clothing, and maternity...
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Foreign AffairsGender Affairs

Government of Canada Supports Efforts to Tackle Gender Based Violence and COVID-19 in Jamaica

The Government of Canada through its “Enabling, Gender - Responsive Disaster Recovery, Climate and Environmental Resilience in the Caribbean (EnGenDER)” Project has committed USD$1,149,000 towards efforts to tackle Gender Based Violence (GBV) and COVID-19 in nine participating Caribbean countries including Jamaica. USD$100,000 has been allocated to Jamaica and will be used to support immediate needs such as access to food...
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Regional Director, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Dr. Kevin Harvey (right) presents a cheque valued at just over $1 million to Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson (left) and Field Operations at the WCFJ, Beverley Martin Berry, at the AHF’s offices in St. Andrew, on August 10. The money will be used to support the WCJF
Gender AffairsYouth

Back-To-School Support For Adolescent Parents

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) today (August 10) received a cheque valued at just over $1 million from the AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), to support and offset back-to-school expenses for adolescent parents. This represents the AHF’s support to the WCJF’s Advancing Secondary, Tertiary Remedial, Education for Adolescent Mothers (A-STREAM) Programme. The A-STREAM programme helps teenage parents to continue...
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