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(FILE) Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses Members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday (February 11), after tabling the Estimates of Expenditure for the 2020/21 fiscal year.

Project To Reduce Teen Pregnancy Gets $9 Million In Budget

A project aimed at lowering teen pregnancy rates has received $9 million in the 2020/2021 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. The allocation, which is for the Technical Support to Reduce Teenage Pregnancy Programme, will go towards...

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

First National Women’s Shelter To Be Opened Soon

Work To Continue On Facility For Teen Mothers In St. Elizabeth

Chief Executive Officer for First Heritage Cooperative Credit Union Limited (FHC), Roxann Linton (right), presents Past President and Acting Executive Director for the Woman Inc. Crisis Centre, Joyce Hewett (2nd right), and her colleagues (from left): Public Relations Coordinator, Tatiana Answer, and Public Education Coordinator, Angela Clarke, with a cheque in the sum of $350,000 during a handover ceremony at the Ministry of Finance and Public Service in Kingston on Friday (February 7). The donation represents part proceeds from the 2019 Civil Service Week (CSW)/FHC 5K Walk/Run in Kingston. Woman Inc. also received a donation of $150,000 from Cuna Caribbean Jamaica Insurance Limited.

Civil Service Week Steering Committee And Partners Donate $500,000 To Woman INC.

Counsellor in the Ministry of Justice's Victim Services Division, Simone Sharrier, engages students of The Queen’s High School during a wellness fair on the school grounds on January 30

Victim Support Division Sensitises Students

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, delivers a Statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 14). Seated at left is Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, Hon. Mike Henry.

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Minister Grange Condemns Acts Of Violence Against Women

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has condemned the recent acts of violence against women. “I join with my fellow Jamaicans to express outrage that there are misguided persons who believe that the lives of our women can be arbitrarily snatched away just like that,” she said. “These killings re-enforce the need for more sensitisation on...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), addresses the opening ceremony for the Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) Programme Americas Workshop hosted by the High Commission of Canada to Jamaica and Global Affairs Canada at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston, on Tuesday (January 14). Also pictured (from left) are Counsellor and Head of Development, Canadian High Commission, Pascale Turcotte; Senior Advisor, Global Affairs Canada, Cheryl Gopaul-Saikali; and High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters.

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Jamaicans Urged To Help End Gender-Based Violence

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is imploring all well-thinking Jamaicans to play their part in ending gender-based violence. Her appeal comes in light of the violent deaths of two young women, over the last 24 hours, at the hands of their spouses. “We have had, over the last 24 hours, cases of gender-based violence, and...

Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh (centre), and Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), engage with a teen mother during a visit to the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation

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Miss World Encourages Teen Mothers To Pursue Their Dreams

Newly crowned Miss World, Toni-Ann Singh, is encouraging teen mothers not to let anything deter them from realising their dreams and that they have the capability within them to achieve greatness. “I want you to know that you are so important, you are so loved, there is no title, there is no label, there is nothing that can hold you back,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), looks on as Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, responds to questions posed by journalists during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (Dec. 21).

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Miss World Pledges to Advocate for Women and Girls

Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, says that winning the prestigious global title has given her a platform to advocate for change while participating in projects that will assist the less fortunate in the society, particularly women and girls. She was responding to questions from journalists during a press conference at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston on Saturday (Dec....

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Miss World Arrives Friday For Four-Day Visit

Newly crowned Miss World 2019, Toni-Ann Singh, is scheduled to arrive in the island on Friday (December 20) for a four-day visit organised by the Government. She will be accompanied by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Miss World Organization, Julia Morley; Event Director of Miss World Organization, Stephen Douglas Morley; Head of Media and Public Relations, Miss World...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), admires her purple bracelet in commemoration of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, at the

6 years ago Gender Affairs

Break The Silence Surrounding Domestic Violence – Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sports, Hon. Olivia Grange, is imploring members of society to break the silence surrounding domestic violence. “Don't turn a blind eye. Don't keep your silence, because if you speak up, if you stand up and talk up you will be able to save a life,” she said. The Minister, who was addressing the ‘Stand...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses media representatives at the High Commission of Canada, in Kingston, on Tuesday (December 3). Listening at left is High Commissioner of Canada, Her Excellency Laurie Peters. Occasion was the award of grants to five local organisations to advance gender equality.

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Canada Gives Grants To Local Organisations To Advance Gender Equality

The High Commission of Canada in Jamaica has offered five grants to local organisations to advance gender equality, peace and security in the communities they serve across the island. They are the Boxing Board of Jamaica, National Youth Orchestra of Jamaica, Peace Management Initiative, Institute of Law and Economics, and Advocates for Change. The Boxing Board will use the funds...