The Government’s Boosting Innovation, Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Programme has been bolstered with a €7-million (over J$1.2-billion) grant from the European Union (EU). This will provide support for female-led businesses by helping them to build their capacity to contribute to the economy; assist recovery of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) from the economic fallout resulting from the COVID-19...

The Knockalva Polytechnic College (KPC) is expanding its Men Setting Standards Initiative (MSSI), to reach more males beyond the institution’s campus. Earlier this month, and approximately five months after male members of staff at the Hanover-based institution launched the programme at the college, they hosted a one-day forum targeted at boys in primary and secondary schools in the parish and...

The culture of women operating in leadership roles in the Maritime Industry across the world is on the rise, and all efforts should be made to sustain this. This was the message from Deputy Director General of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, Claudia Grant, who addressed a Women in Maritime Association, Caribbean (WiMAC) webinar, on Tuesday, May 17. The webinar...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries will be partnering with the World University Service of Canada (WUSC) to increase female participation in the livestock industry. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., said this will take place under the WUSC’s Sustainable Agriculture in the Caribbean (SAC) Project. The project aims to promote climate-resilient agriculture for equitable economic growth and increased economic...

Nine women working in agriculture were recognised at the Agriculturalist’s Distinguished Women in Agriculture Awards Ceremony, for stellar contributions to the sector. Women account for roughly 32% of registered farmers in Jamaica and have made noteworthy impact in the areas of veterinary medicine, beekeeping, fisheries and agribusiness. Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., in his address at...

The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, is urging organisations to get ready for the implementation of the Sexual Harassment law. Under the law, workplaces and institutions are required to issue sexual harassment policies and bring those policies to the attention of workers. The policy should advise workers, clients, students, residents, wards, and members on...

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has received a donation of sanitary products, which will be distributed to adolescent mothers served by the entity’s 18 locations across the island. The menstrual pads and other sanitary items were provided by the Public Relations and Marketing Department of the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) with the support of members of staff and...

The importance of female entrepreneurs investing in their personal wealth and the growth of their business was the focus of the most recent Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) Virtual Biz Zone weekly series. The session, held under the theme ‘Taking Stock: Women Meet ROI (Return on Investment)’, featured a presentation from Programme Manager at the Barita Foundation, Anna Leah Reid....

The Government and the community of Duanvale, Trelawny, are celebrating the life and legacy of late supercentenarian, Violet Mosse Brown, with the unveiling of a monument in her honour. Mrs. Mosse Brown, fondly called ‘Aunt V’, brought fame to the rural farming district in July 2017, when she was declared the world’s Oldest Living Person by Guinness World Records, at...