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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), presents a gift basket to Acting Assistant Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Julia Davis Buckle, during at an International Women’s Day symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on March 8. Looking on at is Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson.
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), presents a gift basket to Acting Assistant Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Julia Davis Buckle, during at an International Women’s Day symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on March 8. Looking on at is Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson.

Parliamentary Committee Proposes Recommendations to Curb Domestic Violence

A Joint Select Committee of Parliament has submitted recommendations from a review of four critical pieces of legislations, which are intended to provide women and children with greater against domestic violence. These are: the Domestic Violence Act, Offences against the...
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Carol Palmer (right), greets Chair, National Religious Media Commission, Rev. Dr. Patricia Holness, during the National Integrity Action’s International Women’s Day Leadership Roundtable forum at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (March 8).
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology, Carol Palmer (right), greets Chair, National Religious Media Commission, Rev. Dr. Patricia Holness, during the National Integrity Action’s International Women’s Day Leadership Roundtable forum at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel in New Kingston on Friday (March 8).

More Women Encouraged to Aspire Towards Leadership
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange ‘Rings the Bell for Gender Equality’ at the Jamaica Stock Exchange as part of activities to celebrate International Women’s Day. The bell ringing ceremony, hosted by stock exchanges globally, aims to raise awareness of the pivotal role the private sector can play in advancing gender equality to achieve Goal 5 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Also photographed are: Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica; Alison Mclean, Representative, UN Women Multi-Country Office in the Caribbean; Andrea Kelly, General Manager, Jamaica Central Securities Depository and the JCSD Trustee Services and Therese Turner Jones, Representative, Inter-American Development Bank in Jamaica (left to right).
The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange ‘Rings the Bell for Gender Equality’ at the Jamaica Stock Exchange as part of activities to celebrate International Women’s Day. The bell ringing ceremony, hosted by stock exchanges globally, aims to raise awareness of the pivotal role the private sector can play in advancing gender equality to achieve Goal 5 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. Also photographed are: Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska, Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica; Alison Mclean, Representative, UN Women Multi-Country Office in the Caribbean; Andrea Kelly, General Manager, Jamaica Central Securities Depository and the JCSD Trustee Services and Therese Turner Jones, Representative, Inter-American Development Bank in Jamaica (left to right).

PHOTO: Grange Rings the Bell for Gender Equality
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Message by The Honourable Olivia Grange, CD, MP Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport for International Women’s Day
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), greets United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune (right), during the International Women’s Day Breakfast on Friday (March 8) at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston. Sharing in the moment is UNDP Gender Seal Project Manager, Cordia Chambers- Johnson. The event was hosted by the UNDP under the theme: ‘Breaking Through to Next-Level Gender Equality in the Jamaican Workplace’.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), greets United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident Representative, Dr. Elsie Laurence-Chounoune (right), during the International Women’s Day Breakfast on Friday (March 8) at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in New Kingston. Sharing in the moment is UNDP Gender Seal Project Manager, Cordia Chambers- Johnson. The event was hosted by the UNDP under the theme: ‘Breaking Through to Next-Level Gender Equality in the Jamaican Workplace’.

Two More National Women’s Shelters to be Established

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Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki (centre); and Gender Specialist and Acting Executive Director of Woman Inc., Joyce Hewett (right), sign a contract valued at $14 million to refurbish a transition house for female victims and survivors of gender-based violence, at a ceremony held in the Boardroom of the Public Broadcasting Corporation of Jamaica, 5-9 South Odeon Avenue in Kingston, on February 27. At left is Acting Director of Policy and Research of the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Kristal Tucker Clarke.
Gender Affairs

Transition House Being Refurbished

The Embassy of Japan is partnering with the Government and Woman Incorporated to refurbish a transition house for female victims and survivors of gender-based violence. A $14-million contract, funded under the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects of Japan, was signed on February 27 by Japanese Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Hiromasa Yamazaki; and Gender Specialist and Acting Executive...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks at a church service on Sunday (March 3), at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston to commemorate International Women’s Day, which will be celebrated across the world on March 8.
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Minister Calls for More Training of Women and Girls

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has called for more training of women and girls, to enable them to achieve the highest possible standard of life. Miss Grange was speaking at a church service to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 3 at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston. The Day is celebrated annually across...
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Outreach Centre for Teen Mothers to be Built in Santa Cruz

The Government has allocated $25 million for the establishment of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Santa Cruz Outreach Centre in St. Elizabeth. Details are outlined in the 2019/2020 Estimates of Expenditure, now before the House of Representatives. Establishment of the facility will strengthen delivery of the WCJF’s Programme for Adolescent Mothers (PAM) and expand the Foundation’s activities in...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
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Grange mourns Troy Caine

Kingston 11 January 2019 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange has expressed sadness at the passing of the Political Historian and Analyst, Troy Caine. Mr Caine was a member of the Board of Management of the National Library of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, at the...
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Retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Novelette Grant.
Gender Affairs

Retired DCP Cites Link Between Domestic Violence and Crime

Retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Novelette Grant, says there is a link between domestic violence and crime in Jamaica. “As a country, we need to recognise that domestic violence is the underbelly of general crime and violence, especially gang violence in Jamaica. We are not making that link,” she said. Ms. Grant was speaking at a recent public forum,...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (centre), applauds in appreciation after being presented with an online platform for victims and survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in Jamaica, by United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Advocacy and Communications Advisor, Vilma Gregory (right). At left is Sexual Reproductive Health Advisor, UNFPA, Dr. Maria Pilar de La Corte Molina. The presentation was made during a public forum entitled ‘Big Ooman and Big Man Chat: Addressing Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)’, at the Courtleigh Auditorium in New Kingston on Tuesday (December 4). The platform, which was designed and developed by the UNFPA Caribbean Sub-Regional Office, will provide a dynamic, safe and secure accessible space for victims and survivors of GBV in Jamaica.
Gender Affairs

Online Platform Launched to Allow Victims of GBV to Share Stories

Victims and survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) now have a safe space to share stories, challenges and solutions, following the launch of an online platform to accommodate this exchange. The platform, which was designed and developed by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Caribbean Sub-Regional Office, is expected to contribute to national efforts to end violence and harmful practices against...
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