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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport and Member Parliament for St. Catherine Central, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the thanksgiving service for the life of nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrigon held at the Spanish Town Seventh-day Adventist Church in St. Catherine on Monday (June 9).

Resurrect The Village – Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is encouraging Jamaicans to resurrect the proverbial village to ensure the safety and security of Jamaica's most vulnerable citizens, its children. The Minister was speaking at the thanksgiving service for...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Thursday’s (May 22) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Prime Minister Directs Cabinet to Strengthen Laws Against Gender-based Violence

Chairman of the Kitson Town Civic Committee, Garfield Angus (centre), celebrates with the six mothers who received the inaugural Miss Govie Motherhood Awards, on May 18 at the Guanaboa Vale Primary School in St. Catherine.

Exceptional Mothers Honoured by Kitson Town Civic Committee

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, delivers a statement in the House of Representatives on May 20.

Members of Parliament Condemn Recent Acts of Violence Against Women and Girls

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BGA Hosting Student Capacity-Building Workshop to Mark Int’l Day of the Boy Child on May 16

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Dean-Roy Bernard, greets Chair of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), Corah-Ann Robertson-Sylvester, during the Women in Maritime Association Caribbean (WiMAC) 10th Anniversary Dinner and Induction Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday (May 13). Mrs. Robertson-Sylvester was the keynote speaker.

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Gender Ministry Applauds WiMAC’S 10 Years of Driving Maritime Growth and Regional Integration

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport has commended the Women in Maritime Association, Caribbean (WiMAC), on its 10th anniversary, for its contributions to development and reform, support for regional integration, commitment to professionalism and promotion of sustainable industry growth. Speaking during WiMAC’s 10th Anniversary Dinner and Induction Ceremony at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston on Tuesday...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Board Chair, Debby-Ann Brown Salmon, and Culture, Health, Art, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund Public Relations and Administrative Manager, Hilary Coulton. The occasion was the WCJF Empowered Futures Parenting Symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on May 9.

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Adolescent Mothers Encouraged to Join the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation

Adolescent mothers are being encouraged to register with the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF). Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the appeal while addressing the WCJF’s Empowered Futures Parenting Symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on May 9. She urged adolescent mothers not to face their pregnancies alone, emphasising that the...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, shares a photo opportunity with members of staff during a special Mother’s Day function on Thursday (May 8). The event was held at the Office of the Prime Minister. The function honoured mothers who are staff members of the Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica House, and the Office of the Cabinet. Mother’s Day 2025 was observed on Sunday, May 11.

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Prime Minister Holness Hails Mothers as Pillars of Jamaica’s Future

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is expressing gratitude to mothers across Jamaica for their strength and the pivotal role they play in instilling values and attitudes in their children, shaping both their character and the nation’s future. “Mothers are our first teachers, shaping the moral compass of our children and, by extension, the soul of the society....

Executive Director, Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Novlette Howell.

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WCJF to Host Parenting Symposium for Adolescent Mothers on May 9

Adolescent mothers will have the opportunity to learn positive parenting techniques and skills during a symposium set for Friday, May 9, at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston beginning at 9:00 a.m. The event, hosted by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) under the theme ‘Transforming Families, Building Communities’, is part of ongoing efforts to support adolescent mothers...

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Michelle Edwards, addressing the closing ceremony for the ‘Disaster Relief Support for Women with and Affected by HIV/AIDS and Gender-based Violence in Jamaica’ project, held at 4a Hopefield Avenue in Kingston on April 30. Implemented by Eve for Life in partnership with ODPEM and Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), the project aimed to provide targeted, gender-sensitive relief and recovery assistance to women and families disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS and sexual and gender-based violence. It was undertaken through funding from the Caribbean Early Recovery Fund (CERF) and Global Affairs Canada.

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Closing Ceremony for Disaster Relief Support for Women Project (PHOTOS)

Founder & Chair of Women of Western Jamaica (WOWJa), Janet Silvera, addresses the official launch of the group at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in Rose Hall, St. James on Thursday (April 24).

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Powerful Group of Western Jamaica Women Launched

A sisterhood of accomplished women dubbed ‘Women of Western Jamaica (WOWJa)’ has been established to work together to build pipelines of power and success and drive transformation in the western region. The movement brings together a sorority of women executives, entrepreneurs, educators, and influential leaders in various fields spanning the public and private sectors, who are committed to fostering collaboration,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), makes a presentation to Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, in recognition of her pioneering role as the first female Foreign Minister. Occasion was an International Women’s Day (IWD) event, held recently at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

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Minister Johnson Smith Hails Female Trailblazers

Scores of Jamaican women, who are pioneers in their fields, have been hailed by Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, for driving meaningful change in the society. The women, who are involved business, politics, entertainment, academia, media among other areas, were celebrated at a recent International Women’s Day (IWD) event held at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel...