The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has officially launched its Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Helpline and Sexual Harassment Investigation Units. These are in response to the high incidence of gender-based violence across Jamaica. The units were opened by Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, during Wednesday’s (November 29) International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) banner event,...

Since September 2023, more than 981 representatives of public and private-sector entities have been sensitised about sexual harassment. Under the Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act, 2021, which came into effect on July 3, 2023, Government bodies and private organisations are required to have sexual harassment policies and bring these to the attention of workers. The training sessions are being...

Parents are being encouraged to play a more active role in educating adolescents about their bodies, sex and their sexual and reproductive health. The call comes from Senior Lecturer and Head of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Dr. Karen Carpenter. Speaking at the recent Pamela McNeil Lecture on adolescent...

Strong emphasis is being placed on faith-based organisations in the National Strategic Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-based Violence (NSAP-GBV) in Jamaica. The Plan, which was launched in 2018 by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, aims to prevent violence, protect and deliver adequate services to victims and deal appropriately with perpetrators. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport,...

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Hon. Christopher Tufton, says that boys must be socialised to become responsible leaders in the society, who will be able to take care of their well-being and provide for their future families. “It is important that we recognise that we have a duty, almost a responsibility to [empower] those whom we have responsibility for,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at the International Men’s Day banner event held on November 22 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. The event, which was held under the theme ‘Men and Mental Health: Men-Tally Aware, Men-Tally Prepared’, focused on men’s well-being and mental health.

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (MCGES), Hon. Olivia Grange, cuts the ribbon to mark the symbolic opening of the Male Empowerment Unit, during a ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Wednesday (November 22). The Unit is located at the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), 5-9 South Odean Avenue. Looking on (from left) are Acting...

A call has been made by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, for more men to be active in coaching and mentoring boys to become “men of purpose on a mission”. The Minister made the call in a speech delivered on her behalf by Principal Director in the Ministry, Sharon Coburn Robinson, at a church service...

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will turn the spotlight on men’s well-being and mental health, with the staging of a banner event on Wednesday (Nov. 22) to mark International Men’s Day (IMD) 2023. Some 150 participants are expected to attend the event, which will be held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston under the theme:...