Latest

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange. (FILE)

Troy Caine Thanksgiving Service set for February 2

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange says the Thanksgiving Service for the late Troy Caine is set for February 2, 2019. The Minister is organising the service for Mr Caine who was a member...

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

Grange mourns Troy Caine

Retired Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Novelette Grant.

Retired DCP Cites Link Between Domestic Violence and Crime

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.

Online Platform Launched to Allow Victims of GBV to Share Stories

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left); and Acting Senior Director for Gender Affairs in the Ministry, Sharon Coburn Robinson, pose with a social media frame for the newly launched No Excuse for Abuse (#NEFA) public education campaign. Miss Grange officially launched the campaign 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).

Public Education Campaign Launched to End Gender-Based Violence

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (right), engages with Director, Research and Policy, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson (left), before addressing the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) church service at the Pentecostal Sanctuary, Upper Waterloo Road, St. Andrew, on Sunday (November 25).

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Jamaicans Urged to Help End Violence Against Women and Girls

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, is appealing for Jamaicans to join the Government in ending violence against women and girls. He noted that the Administration is working to address the scourge through legislative, policy and programmatic actions that protect victims of violence, punish perpetrators and ensure that the victims get redress....

Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre), speaks with Executive Director of Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), Kandasi Levermore (left), at a public forum on gender-based violence held at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel, St. Andrew, on Wednesday (November 21). At left is Head of Delegation, European Union (EU) in Jamaica, Ambassador Malgorzata Wasilewska. The forum, entitled

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Nearly 15 Per Cent of Jamaican Women Experience Violence from A Male Partner

Nearly 15 per cent of all women in Jamaica, aged 15 to 49, who have ever married or partnered have experienced physical or sexual violence from a male partner in the previous 12 months. This was revealed by Health Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, as he addressed a public forum on gender-based violence on Wednesday (November 21), at the...

Director of Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Sharon Coburn-Robinson, addresses recent Jamaica Information Service (JIS) ‘Think Tank’.

7 years ago Gender AffairsHealth & Wellness

Ministry Promotes Healthy Gender Relations

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will again promote healthy gender relations, through the staging of the annual International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (IDEVAW) 2018, on November 25. This year, it is being held globally under the theme ‘#HearMeToo: End Violence Against Women and Girls’. IDEVAW aims to raise public awareness of violence against...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (left), greets Director for the Institute of Gender and Development Studies, Professor Opal Palmer Adisa, at the International Men’s Day forum on November 19 at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in Kingston. International Men’s Day is celebrated annually on November 19. This year, it is being observed under the international theme ‘Positive Male Role Models’. It focuses on men’s and boys’ health, improving gender relations, promoting gender equality, and highlighting positive male role models. Locally, this year’s observance is held under the theme ‘Reinforcing Positive Male Role Models’.

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Discussions on Paternity leave

The Government is facilitating discussions on the introduction of a Paternity Leave Act, to encourage shared parenting, support and mentoring. Speaking at the International Men’s Day forum on November 19 at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe, said the Act is in line with the recommendations...

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Denzil Thorpe (right), speaking at the International Men’s Day (IMD) commemorative church service held on Sunday (November 18) at the Constant Spring Road Church of God, St. Andrew. IMD is celebrated globally on November 19.

7 years ago Gender Affairs

IMD an Opportunity for Measures to Help Men and Boys Reach Their Potential

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says International Men’s Day (IMD) is an opportunity for Jamaica to look at implementing policies and measures that will enable men and boys to reach their full potential as participants in Jamaica’s social, cultural and economic development. She said there is need “to start a real dialogue about men...

Director, Policy and Research of the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson, speaks at a recent Jamaica Information Service ‘Think Tank’, held at the agency’s head office, in Kingston.

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Work Progressing on National Shelter for Abused Women

Work is advanced on the establishment of the ﬁrst State-run national shelter to assist women who need to leave abusive environments. The Government has completed the acquisition of a property that is now being transformed into a suitable facility to accommodate victims of domestic violence. Speaking at a recent ‘Think Tank’, held at the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) head office...

Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn-Robinson, shares plans for the inclusion of a gender-based violence training module to be offered at peace and justice centres islandwide.

7 years ago Gender Affairs

Peace and Justice Centres to Offer Gender-Based Violence Training

Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is to be incorporated in the training programme offered at peace and justice centres across the island. “We are having conversations with the Ministry of Justice for a perpetrator intervention programme, where, through the peace and justice centres, a module will be included on gender-based violence,” said Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender...