The Bureau of Gender Affairs will be embarking on a series of sexual harassment sensitisation sessions across communities islandwide. A session is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 17, at Casa Maria Hotel, St Mary, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. It is being organised by the Bureau, in collaboration with the Social Development Commission and the South East...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has called on men to raise their voices against violence towards women and girls. “I am making a special appeal to the men, because men are the main perpetrators of violence against women and so they are able to do something about it. I want men to speak to men...

The Government will be introducing several new community-based programmes next year to address issues of gender equality, with emphasis on men. Jamaica is a signatory to several regional and international agreements to reaffirm its commitment to gender equality and equity for the achievement of the country’s sustainable development goals. Speaking at a recent Jamaica Information Service Think Tank held at...

The Government will be implementing a raft of measures, including policies and legislation, to address gender-based violence. Minister for Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the Sexual Harassment Bill is ready for submission to Cabinet, while the parliamentary committee to review the Sexual Offences Act will be announced before the end of the year. She noted further...

Several activities will take place over the next 16 days to raise awareness about gender-based violence (GBV), and actions by the Government to eliminate all forms of violence against women and girls. The activities, which are being planned by the Bureau of Gender Affairs, an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, include the commemoration of the...

The Government will commence implementation of the proposed National Strategic Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-based Violence in 2017. Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure in a message delivered by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Alison McLean, during Sunday’s (November 20) church service to mark International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, held...

We have been taught that in all things, we must give thanks. And so today we come to give thanks and seek divine guidance around tackling what continues to be a major evil in our world today. Even as I speak, a woman, a girl, a family, a community, somewhere, are experiencing the horrific effects and consequences of gender-based violence....