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Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica, Vivian Crawford, delivers the message of Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Hon. Olivia Grange, at a cultural series titled, ‘Four Women’, held on March 11 at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston.
Executive Director of the Institute of Jamaica, Vivian Crawford, delivers the message of Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport. Hon. Olivia Grange, at a cultural series titled, ‘Four Women’, held on March 11 at the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), downtown Kingston.

Women Encouraged to Emulate Cultural Icons

Women are being encouraged to impact society by following in the footsteps of four cultural icons – sculptor, Hon. Edna Manley; folklorist, author, musician and actress, Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley; writer and activist, Una Marson; and opera singer, Mercedes Kirkwood. The...
State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), enjoys a light moment with Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (left); and Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Maura Barry Boyle, at the end of a domestic violence training session for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) held on March 8 at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew.
State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr. (right), enjoys a light moment with Deputy Commissioner of Police, Novelette Grant (left); and Mission Director for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Maura Barry Boyle, at the end of a domestic violence training session for members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) held on March 8 at the Police Officers’ Club, St. Andrew.

Cops Charged to Become Ambassadors against Domestic Violence
Seniors dance group, Recycled Teenagers, perform at an interactive session at the Women Centre Foundation of Jamaica on Trafalgar Road on March 6, which was staged by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in observance of International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8.
Seniors dance group, Recycled Teenagers, perform at an interactive session at the Women Centre Foundation of Jamaica on Trafalgar Road on March 6, which was staged by the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) in observance of International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8.

Senior Citizens Reach Out to Teen Mothers for IWD
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), makes a point to Senior Director of the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn (right), at the International Women’s Day (IWD) Symposium held on Thursday, March 8 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. Head of Delegation for the European Union (EU), Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska (left); and High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, also joined in the discussion.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second left), makes a point to Senior Director of the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn (right), at the International Women’s Day (IWD) Symposium held on Thursday, March 8 at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. Head of Delegation for the European Union (EU), Her Excellency Malgorzata Wasilewska (left); and High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica, Her Excellency Laurie Peters, also joined in the discussion.

More Women Needed in Stem Fields – Grange
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), engages in light discussion with (from left): attorney-at-law, Sherene Golding Campbell; Special Advisor to the Vice Chancellor on Resource Development, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Minna Israel; and co-owner and Executive Chairperson of Phase Three Productions Limited, Dr. Marcia Forbes. Occasion was a breakfast meeting the Prime Minister hosted in recognition of International Women’s Day at Jamaica House on Thursday (March 8).
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), engages in light discussion with (from left): attorney-at-law, Sherene Golding Campbell; Special Advisor to the Vice Chancellor on Resource Development, University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, Minna Israel; and co-owner and Executive Chairperson of Phase Three Productions Limited, Dr. Marcia Forbes. Occasion was a breakfast meeting the Prime Minister hosted in recognition of International Women’s Day at Jamaica House on Thursday (March 8).

Government Continues to Support Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

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International Women’s Day Concert and Symposium on March 8

Some of the nation’s celebrated artistes will come together for a free concert to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) on Thursday (March 8). The three-hour event is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston. It is being organised by the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport in collaboration with the AIDS Healthcare...
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Over 1,300 Athletes Registered for Insurance Plan

More than 1,300 athletes from 28 sports associations are now registered with the Jamaican Athletes Insurance Plan (JAIP). The disclosure was made by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during the meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament held on Thursday (March 1). The plan, which was implemented in 2016, provides group health, life and...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses a seminar on financing, estate planning and investments for creative practitioners held on Wednesday (February 28), at the Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St. Andrew.
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Gov’t Moving Ahead With Artistes’ Insurance Scheme

The Government is moving ahead with plans to establish an insurance programme for artistes, similar to the national scheme in place for athletes. “We are going to be doing it in association with the various industry organisations,” said Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange. “Some of them already have insurance programmes, so we can have a...
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