The Government remains committed to ongoing implementation of strategies to eliminate gender-based violence and discrimination. Notable among these are provisions in the National Policy for Gender Equality; the proposed National Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence; as well as the Caribbean Community/United Nations Population Fund (CARICOM/UNFPA) Integrated Strategic Framework, which targets a 20 per cent reduction in adolescent/teenage pregnancies in...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness today said he is mourning with the nation and keeping a close watch on the investigation into the murder of a three-year-old girl in St Ann. Prime Minister Holness said he has had conversations with the Police Commissioner Dr Karl Williams, who assured him that all is being done to bring the killer or killers of...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, says she will cherish the memories of the late Gleaner journalist, Glenroy Sinclair. Miss Grange, who knew Mr. Sinclair, affectionately called ‘Sinco’, during his days in Central Kingston, noted that he never once lost the “common touch”. “He walked with power brokers, but he never forgot his duty to...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says the Government will be giving “urgent priority” to the provision of safe places and rehabilitative and reconstructive services for survivors of domestic and gender-based violence. “I have directed that this matter be addressed as an urgent and first order priority in the upcoming fiscal year,” she said. The Minister...

Minister with responsibility for Gender Affairs, the Honourable Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange, has said that the Government is committed to ensuring that gender-based violence is eradicated through the use of the National Strategic Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence in Jamaica (NSAP-GBV). Speaking at the launch of ‘The Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Project’ at the Spanish Court Hotel in Kingston...

Over 300 police personnel and front-line responders are to benefit from training to effectively recognise, deal with and respond to victims of rape, sexual harassment and domestic violence. The sensitivity training falls under the Domestic, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Project, which is being jointly funded by the British High Commission and the United States Embassy in Kingston at a cost...

Minister of Culture, Gender Affairs, Entertainment & Sport Hon. Olivia Grange describes the West Indies men’s team as “true and worthy champions” after they became the first team to win the ICC T20 World Cup twice. The Caribbean men, today, edged a pulsating four-wicket win over England in the grand showdown at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India with Carlos Brathwaite smashing...