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...

“Today is another giant step forward and great moment for women in sport especially for those of us from the Caribbean,” said Hon. Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment & Sport after the West Indies Women lifted the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time in history. The West Indies ladies defeated their Australian counterparts by eight...

The Government intends to introduce legislated gender quotas to address the lack of proportional representation of women in Parliament and other areas of the society. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure at a business forum in commemoration of International Women’s Day, held recently, at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston. The move...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is scheduled to be the main presenter at a Business Forum in support of International Women’s Day, on Wednesday, March 16, at the Knutsford Court Hotel from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Management Institute for National Development (MIND), in partnership with the Bureau of Women’s Affairs and Cuso International,...