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Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Alando Terrelonge (second right) with Dr Lucille Buchannan, Founder, Special Olympics Jamaica (second left); Mary Davis, CEO, Special Olympics International and Ali McNab, Chairman, Special Olympics Jamaica. Dr. Buchannan was presented with an award in recognition of her role as a founding member of the Special Olympics movement in Jamaica, yesterday (April 10) at the Special Olympics Multipurpose Court at Independence Park.

Grange reaffirms the Government’s commitment to developing Jamaica’s Special Olympics programme

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has reaffirmed the Government of Jamaica’s commitment towards the development of the country’s Special Olympics programme. Minister Grange said that, over the years, the government, through the Sports...

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), is greeted by the University of Technology (UTech) President, Professor Stephen Vasciannie (right), at the opening ceremony of the President’s Knights Day on Thursday (April 5) at UTech’s Papine campus. At centre is the Dean, Faculty of Sports, UTech, Kamilah Hylton.

State Minister for Sport Commends UTech

Executive Director of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Dr. Zoe Simpson, speaking at a ‘Four Women’ cultural series held recently at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, East Street, downtown Kingston.

Jamaicans Urged to Change Perception of Adolescent Mothers

The Honourable Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport makes a point to Everton Hannam, Secretary General, Jamaica National Commission for UNESCO (left). Also a part of the conversation were: Ambassador Marcia Gilbert-Roberts, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade; Joy Douglas, Chairman, Man and the Biosphere National Committee and Katherine Grigsby, Director, UNESCO Office for the Caribbean (left to right).

Minister Grange Calls for Protection of Biodiversity Across the Caribbean

Poet Laureate of Jamaica, Lorna Goodison, makes a point while making a presentation on Hon. Louise Bennett-Coverley (Miss Lou) at a ‘Four Women’ cultural series held on Sunday (March 18) at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, East Street, downtown Kingston.

Poet Laureate Says Miss Lou’s Talents and Gifts Were Purely Jamaican

Executive Director, Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation, Dr. Zoe Simpson, speaking at a cultural series titled ‘Four Women’ at the Institute of Jamaica Lecture Hall, East Street, downtown Kingston, on March 11.

8 years ago Gender Affairs

Women’s Centre to Launch ‘A-Stream’ Scholarship Initiative

A scholarship programme titled ‘A-STREAM’ (Advancing Secondary Tertiary Remedial Education for Adolescent Mothers), which aims to empower young women, will be launched on May 26 by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) during a Charity Ball at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston. Forty girls enrolled at the secondary level and four tertiary students will be presented with grants...

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.

8 years ago CultureGender Affairs

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 call came from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, at the beginning of a cultural series...

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.

8 years ago Gender AffairsNational Security and Peace

Cops Charged to Become Ambassadors against Domestic Violence

State Minister for National Security, Senator the Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has called on members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) who have benefited from domestic violence training to become ambassadors in ending the scourge in the society. “I expect to see you in the churches, in schools, at the community centres, and teaching other uniformed groups, as this is...

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.

8 years ago Gender Affairs

Senior Citizens Reach Out to Teen Mothers for IWD

The majority-female members of the St. Andrew branch of the National Council for Senior Citizens (NCSC) reached out to teen mothers at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation for International Women’s Day (IWD), engaging them in a session of empowerment and entertainment. During a visit to the Trafalgar Road-based facility on March 6, the NCSC members led an interactive session...

8 years ago Gender AffairsPrime Minister

Prime Minister Holness Commits to Gender Equity on Boards

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has pledged to ensure that there is gender balance on all Boards as well as in Government. Speaking at a special International Women’s Day Breakfast hosted at Jamaica House on Thursday (March 8), Prime Minister Holness said the government will do a better job in promoting and selecting more women to the Boards of public bodies....

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.

8 years ago Gender Affairs

More Women Needed in Stem Fields – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is highlighting the need for greater representation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). She noted that while women have worked for and achieved progress in the areas of equal work, political participation, violence against women and girls, they still have some ground to cover in achieving greater...

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).

8 years ago Gender AffairsPrime Minister

Government Continues to Support Victims of Intimate Partner Violence

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government is continuing to put measures in place to support victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) and domestic abuse as it works to address the issue. He lamented that violence against women “is one of the greatest challenges that women face in our society today”, stressing that more needs to be...