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Sandals Foundation Ambassador, Ian Spencer (second left), Public Relations and Communications Manager at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Latoya Rattary (second right), and Cosmetology Teacher Rondene Robertson (right), share a moment with a student at the WCJF’s Montego Bay branch in St. James on Tuesday (November 26).

Sandals Foundation Funds Renovations At Women’s Centre

Activities at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation’s (WCJF) Montego Bay branch have been boosted with the renovation of the facility’s cosmetology room at a cost of $650,000. The undertaking, which was spearheaded by the Sandals Foundation, entailed the installation...

Officers of the Jamaica Constabulary Force at an International Men’s Day 2019 event on November 19, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston.

More Money To Fund Interventions For Men And Boys

Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., speaks at the International Men's Day (IMD) Church Service, held on Sunday (November 17), at Fellowship Tabernacle in Kingston.

More Men Needed As Mentors For At-Risk Male Adolescents

She was speaking at the official launch of CSW 2019 at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston on Wednesday (November 13).

Woman INC To Benefit From Civil Service Week Run/Walk

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 5).

House Approves Report Of Committee Reviewing Sexual Offences Act And Related Legislation

6 years ago Gender Affairs

Several Activities Slated To Mark Int’l Men’s Day On November 19

A health and wellness expo, a job fair, and school tours are among several activities slated to mark International Men’s Day on Tuesday, November 19. Other events scheduled for the day and week include the pinning of male Members of Parliament and Senators at Gordon House at 2:00 p.m., and a wellness fair at the Rudolph Elder Park in Morant...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), in discussion with (from second left), Past President of the Rotary Club of Spanish Town, Roy Lafayette; and President of the club, Gail Dixon, shortly before the start of a meeting of the club at the Police Officers’ Club in St. Andrew, on Tuesday (October 15). Minister Grange was guest speaker at the event.

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Eighty Residents Of Spanish Town To Graduate As Cosmetologists

By the end of December, 80 residents of Spanish Town, St. Catherine, will become certified cosmetologists when they graduate from a training initiative being undertaken in collaboration with the HEART Trust/NTA. The initiative, dubbed the Business, Education, Sports and Scholarships and Training (BEST) programme, is the brainchild of Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, who is...

Research Officer at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Nashan Miller.

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Bureau Of Gender Affairs To Implement Young Fathers Programme

The Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) will be implementing a young fathers’ programme aimed at encouraging young men to play more active roles in their children’s lives. Research Officer at the BGA, Nashan Miller, said the programme will be undertaken in collaboration with the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, which provides support for pregnant girls, aged 17 and under, to...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), shares a point with Deputy Programme Manager, Gender and Development, CARICOM Secretariat, Ann-Marie Williams (third left); at the opening of the Men and Masculinity Workshop on Thursday (September 26) at Courtyard by Marriott hotel in New Kingston. Others participating in the discussion (from left) are President, Men of God Against Violence and Abuse, Rev. Jayson Downer; President, Caribbean Male Action Network, Dr. Peter Weller; Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska; Professor Emerita, University of the West Indies (UWI), Barbara Bailey; and Director, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson.

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Gov’t Committed To Addressing Issues Affecting Boys And Men – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government remains committed to addressing issues affecting boys and men in the society as part of measures in promoting equality and eliminating gender-based violence. “The Government of Jamaica’s medium-term socio-economic policy framework indicates that there are increased concerns for males, who are being labelled by some… as marginalised....

Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson (left), speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank. Looking on is WCJF Examination Coordinator, Georgianna Galloway Hill.

7 years ago Gender AffairsJIS Think Tank

Women’s Centre Head Encourages Support For Adolescent Mothers

Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson, is encouraging well-thinking individuals to support adolescent mothers who have reintegrated into the school system, to reduce the likelihood of their dropping out again. “We want to zero in on that period of reintegration because research shows that [at that stage] the girls are still at risk...

In an effort to keep young women comfortably occupied in the evenings at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) facility in Spanish Town, International Game Technology (IGT) donated a new air-conditioning unit to the facility’s After School Advantage Centre. Here, Technology Manager, IGT Jamaica, Rohan Williams (left) and Account Development Representative, IGT, Shana Forbes (second left), discuss with WCJF team members, Sheron Williams (second right) and Hughton McLeggan, how they can better assist the facility through an ongoing partnership, after the handover of the air-conditioning unit, recently.

7 years ago CommunityGender Affairs

PHOTO: Donation To Women’s Centre In Spanish Town

In an effort to keep young women comfortably occupied in the evenings at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) facility in Spanish Town, International Game Technology (IGT) donated a new air-conditioning unit to the facility’s After School Advantage Centre. Here, Technology Manager, IGT Jamaica, Rohan Williams (left) and Account Development Representative, IGT, Shana Forbes (second left), discuss with WCJF...

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (second left), indicates his readiness for the second annual Civil Service Week (CSW) 5K Walk/Run, slated for Saturday, November 16. The event, which runs off from Emancipation Park in New Kingston, forms part of activities organised by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service to mark CSW 2019, from November 17 to 22, under the theme, ‘Building and Sustaining a Culture of Excellence’. The event was launched during a function at the Courtleigh Hotel in New Kingston, on Friday (September 13). Others (from left) are Race Director and Head of Running Events Jamaica, Alfred Francis; Chief Executive Officer for the event’s main sponsor, First Heritage Co-operative Credit Union Limited (FHCCU), Roxann Linton; and Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant.

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Woman Inc. Crisis Centres To Benefit From 5k Walk/Run

The Woman Incorporated (Woman Inc.) Crisis Centres will benefit from part proceeds raised in this year’s second staging of the Civil Service Week (CSW) 5K Walk/Run. Woman Inc. is a non-governmental organisation (NGO), which has been in operation for 35 years and provides assistance to victims of rape, incest, domestic violence, sexual harassment in the workplace and, more recently, human...