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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), receives a guide to gender aware analysis of media content from Women’s Media Watch (WMW) Jamaica Coordinator, Michelle Golding Hylton (second left), at a Caribbean Media and Gender Forum, held at the Caribbean School of Media and Communication (CARIMAC), on the Mona Campus of the University of the West Indies, on September 26. Others (from left) are Director of WMW Jamaica, Judith Wedderburn; and Executive Director of WMW Jamaica, Patricia Donald Phillips.

Sexual Harassment Bill to be Tabled by Year End

The Government is moving with alacrity to have the Sexual Harassment Bill tabled in Parliament and has given assurance that it will be done by year end. Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Bill, “with...

Head of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Ambassador MalgorzataWasilewska, speaks at the launch of the ‘Win- Win: Gender Equality means Good Business’ initiative on September 25 at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.

Gender Focal Points Established in MDAs

Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), converses with Director General in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Dr. Sharon Crooks, at the start of a three-day Climate Change and Gender Focal Points Workshop, at the Melia Braco Resort on September 18.

State Minister Highlights Strengths of Women during Disasters

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

Bureau of Gender Affairs to Stage Events for International Men’s Day

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport cuts the ribbon to signal the official opening of the netball court at the Gaynstead High School. Looking on are: Fabian Brown, Caretaker, Trafalgar Division; Kelsey Jonas, netballer; Pastor Derrick Brown, Board Member, Gaynstead High School, Dr. J. Boyd-Vassell, Principal, Liston Aiken, Vice Principal; Major Clifton Lumsden, Chairman, School Board and Latonya Williams, netballer.

More Assistance for Alma Mater Gaynstead High from Sport Minister Grange

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport (centre) signs the Deed of Gift under which the Coverley Collection has been turned over to the National Library of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry. The document was also signed by Fabian Coverley, son (second left) and Judge Pamela Appelt, Co-Executor, Louise Bennet Coverley Estate (second right), who is being assisted by Deon Ellignton, Team Leader, Advantage General Insurance Company Limited who signed as a witness (right). Looking on are: Georgette Grant, Legal Officer in the Ministry; Beverley Lashley, CEO, National Library of Jamaica; Marigold Harding, Deputy Chair and Institute of Jamaica (left to right).

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Historic Signing with Louise Bennett Coverley Estate – Grange

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, has described as “historic” today’s signing of the Deed of Gift under which the Coverley Collection has been turned over to the National Library of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry. The Coverley Collection includes a wide range of items from both Miss Lou and her husband Eric Coverley,...

Founder of the Juliet A. Holness Foundation, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness (right) and Director of Global Development for the Starkey Hearing Foundation, Owen Olende signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which will provide hearing services for more Jamaicans and persons across the Caribbean. The signing took place on September 4 at Jamaica House.

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Starkey Partners with Juliet Holness Foundation to Bring Hearing to More Jamaicans

More Jamaicans with hearing difficulties are to benefit from free hearing aids and aftercare under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Juliet A. Holness Foundation and the United States-based Starkey Hearing Foundation. The MOU follows a special mission to the island by members of the foundation in June, where more than 400 persons received custom hearing aids. More...

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Hundreds Bid Farewell to Count Prince Miller

Scores of musicians and members of the entertainment fraternity were among the many well-wishers from across the United Kingdom (UK), Jamaica and Belgium who filled the pews of the Holy Trinity Church, Prince Consort Road in London today (September 4) to say farewell to Clarence ‘Count Prince’ Miller, musical pioneer and actor. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon....

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange (right) completes signing major sport cooperation agreement with the General Manager of the state-owned China Sport International Company, Mr Lu Guoguang (left). Under the agreement, more than 400 athletes from Jamaica will receive high level training at specialised centres in China over the next three years.

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Grange signs historic sports cooperation agreement with China

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has described the sports cooperation agreement which she signed in the Chinese capital today (Friday) as “historic and extremely beneficial”. Minister Grange and the General Manager of China Sport International Company (the state-owned sports cooperation agency) Mr Lu Guoguang officially signed the agreement which will see more than...

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Miss Lou’s statue will be mounted in Gordon Town

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says all is set for the unveiling of the statue in honour of the Jamaican cultural icon, Miss Lou. Miss Lou’s statue will be mounted in Gordon Town, St Andrew where she lived before moving to Toronto, Canada. Minister Grange says she’s “happy to see this project finally...

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Child Protection Agency Southern Region Stages Facility Day

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency’s (CPFSA) Southern Region will stage its inaugural ‘Facility Day’ on Wednesday (July 11) at St. Monica’s Children’s Home in Chapelton, Clarendon. The day of activities, which gets under way starting at 9:00 a.m., is targeted at officers in Clarendon, St. Elizabeth, and Manchester. Speaking with JIS News, CPFSA Acting Regional Director, Francine Rhoomes,...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, addresses the opening ceremony for the University of Technology’s (UTech’s) third annual Jamaican Medical Cannabis Integration Symposium (JAMECANN) on Thursday (July 5). The two-day event is being held under the theme ‘Merging Science, Spirit and Business’ at the College of Health Sciences at UTech’s main campus in Papine, St. Andrew.

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State Minister Says Medical Cannabis Industry Can Rival Other Sectors

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says Jamaica has the capacity to develop a medical cannabis industry that rivals the other sectors. Noting that the health benefits of cannabis are “enormous”, Mr. Terrelonge said Jamaica’s tertiary institutions, particularly the University of Technology (UTech) and the University of the West Indies (UWI), are...