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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), with (from left) Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Entertainer, Marcia Griffiths; Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, and Parliamentarian, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, at a special National International Women’s Day event held on March 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), with (from left) Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Entertainer, Marcia Griffiths; Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, and Parliamentarian, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, at a special National International Women’s Day event held on March 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

Women Honoured for Their Accomplishments

Scores of women were honoured for their accomplishments at a special ceremony, held on March 19, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The event was hosted by the Bureau of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Culture, Gender,...
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) and McMaster University Professor, Dr. Juliet Daniel (left), peruse a publication on Jamaica, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Tuesday (March 11). Sharing in the moment is Permanent Secretary, Denzil Thorpe.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) and McMaster University Professor, Dr. Juliet Daniel (left), peruse a publication on Jamaica, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Tuesday (March 11). Sharing in the moment is Permanent Secretary, Denzil Thorpe.

PHOTOS: McMaster University Professor Calls on Minister Grange
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), greets Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest, at the JSE’s ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality For All Women and Girls: Rights, Equality, Empowerment’ event, held on Monday (March 10) at the JSE offices in downtown Kingston.
Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), greets Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest, at the JSE’s ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality For All Women and Girls: Rights, Equality, Empowerment’ event, held on Monday (March 10) at the JSE offices in downtown Kingston.

Gender Equality Critical to National Development – Minister Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the International Women’s Day post-Cabinet Press Briefing on Tuesday (March 4) at Jamaica House.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the International Women’s Day post-Cabinet Press Briefing on Tuesday (March 4) at Jamaica House.

Month-Long Activities for International Women’s Day
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is affixed with a pin commemorating International Women’s Day by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during a special edition of the post-Cabinet press briefing in observance of the Day at Jamaica House on Tuesday (March 4). Looking on is Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. International Women’s Day will be observed on March 8.
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is affixed with a pin commemorating International Women’s Day by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during a special edition of the post-Cabinet press briefing in observance of the Day at Jamaica House on Tuesday (March 4). Looking on is Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. International Women’s Day will be observed on March 8.

PM Holness Reaffirms Gov`t’s Commitment to Empowering Women for Jamaica’s Success

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left, front row), shares a photo opportunity with personnel from the Jamaica Fire Brigade during the International Women
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Victims of Domestic Abuse Urged to Call Helplines

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange, is urging individuals experiencing domestic abuse to reach out to the helplines available for females and males. “We are here to serve. Once we hear from you, we will ensure that you are served,” she said. Minister Grange was speaking at a commemorative church service to mark International Women’s Day...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses Tuesday’s (March 4) International Women’s Day Edition of Post Cabinet Press Briefing, held at Jamaica House.
Gender Affairs

Women Urged to Serve in Leadership Positions

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, is encouraging Jamaican girls and women to serve in leadership positions. “Long before I came into politics, I volunteered to be the president of my community association, and I know a lot of people shy away from service and at the time I didn’t know that it was the ideal...
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Women Dominate Senior Management at Foreign Affairs Ministry

Eighty-two per cent of the senior management of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade are women. Portfolio Minister, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, made the disclosure during Tuesday’s (March 4) International Women’s Day Edition of Post-Cabinet Press Briefing, held at Jamaica House. International Women’s Day will be observed on March 8, under the theme ‘Accelerate Action’. “Twenty-three...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left, front row), along with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (right, front row), and Principal Director, Sharon Coburn Robinson (left, front row), share a photo opportunity with several female members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), led by Assistant Commissioner Julian Davis-Buckle (second left, front row), during Sunday’s (March 2) International Women’s Day commemorative church service. The service was held at the Church of the Open Bible, 12 Washington Boulevard, Kingston. It was part of Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) activities marking the Day’s observance on Saturday, March 8, under the theme ‘A Celebration of Jamaican Women’.
Gender Affairs

PHOTOS: International Women’s Day Church Service

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left, front row), along with Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (right, front row), and Principal Director, Sharon Coburn Robinson (left, front row), share a photo opportunity with several female members of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), led by Assistant Commissioner Julian Davis-Buckle (second left, front row), during...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, shares a photo opportunity with personnel from the Jamaica Fire Brigade during the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2024 Banner Event at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.
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International Women’s Day Church Service on Sunday, March 2

A commemorative service to mark International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025 will be held at the Church of the Open Bible, 12 Washington Boulevard, Kingston, on Sunday, March 2, beginning 10:15 a.m. This service is part of the Bureau of Gender Affairs’ (BGA) activities in observance of IWD on Saturday, March 8, under the theme: ‘A Celebration of Jamaican Women’. These...
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