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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange

Greetings by the Minister Olivia Grange, at the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Church Service

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...
Student at Spaldings Primary School, Tianna Brown, performs a cultural piece during the launch of the State of World Population Report 2016 at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in Kingston, on November 11.
Student at Spaldings Primary School, Tianna Brown, performs a cultural piece during the launch of the State of World Population Report 2016 at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), in Kingston, on November 11.

Empowerment of Girls Remains High on Agenda – Grange
(Front, right-left) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Honourable Olivia Grange, receives a cheque of JMD $9,995
(Front, right-left) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Honourable Olivia Grange, receives a cheque of JMD $9,995

Grange: UNESCO to spend JMD$10 Million on Development Projects
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the local launch of the FundRiseHER Initiative at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, recently.
Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, addresses the local launch of the FundRiseHER Initiative at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, recently.

Female Entrepreneurs to Benefit from Regional Crowd-Funding Campaign
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness offers words of encouragement to teenage girls at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation on July 18. (File photo).
Wife of the Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness offers words of encouragement to teenage girls at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation on July 18. (File photo).

PM’s Wife Lauds Programmes at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF)

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange delivering her speech in the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 12. At left is Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Mike Henry.
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Marcus Garvey’s Boyhood Home to be Restored

Restoration work on the boyhood home of National Hero, the Rt. Excellent Marcus Garvey, is to be completed by August 2017. Making her contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 12, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Hon. Olivia Grange, said she has instructed the Jamaica National Heritage Trust (JNHT) to review...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange. (FILE)
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Cabinet Approves Members of NCR

Cabinet has approved 12 members to serve on the National Council on Reparations (NCR), which will be co-chaired by Professor Verene Shepherd and Lalaeta Davis Mattis. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during her contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 12. The other members of...
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WCJF to Restructure Delivery of Programmes

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has commenced the restructuring of the delivery of its programmes. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Babsy Grange, during her contribution to the 2016/17 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on July 12. She said the restructuring aims to broaden the scope of the Foundation’s mandate...
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Director of Policy and Research at the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Robinson, who represented Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaking at Monday’s (July 11) Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) exposition at Morant Villas in Morant Bay, St. Thomas, to mark World Population Day. The event was held under the theme ‘Investing in Teenage Girls; Engaging Men and Boys’. (FILE)
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Minister Reaffirms Commitment to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence

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...
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Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, offers words of comfort to Mrs. Marie Sinclair, widow of the late Gleaner journalist Glenroy Sinclair, at his Thanksgiving Service, held at the New Haven Seventh-Day Adventist Church, in Kingston, on June 19.
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Minister Pays Tribute to Late Journalist

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...
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