Jamaicans have been encouraged to help break the barriers to women’s empowerment and equality. The call came from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, in an International Women’s Day message, read by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe, at a church service held on Sunday (March 6) at the Boulevard Baptist Church in Kingston. International...

The Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, will be hosting a banner event to mark International Women’s Day (IWD), which will be observed on Tuesday, March 8. The event, scheduled to take place at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, will be held under the IWD’s theme, ‘Gender Equality Today...

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is inviting persons to register for its free virtual women empowerment series, which is being held under the theme ‘Advancing Women, Advancing Business’. The series begins on International Women’s Day, March 8, and will be broadcast at 10:00 a.m. on the Zoom platform and livestreamed on the JBDC’s Facebook page. The first session will...

The Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo) is inviting stakeholders in the industry to attend a sensitisation session on human trafficking on March 9. The event will begin at 10:00 a.m. at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James and will also be streamed live on all TPDCo social media platforms. Executive Training Manager, TPDCo, Ruth Harris, told JIS News...

The National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) in Westmoreland will be hosting a symposium to inspire men in the parish to better fulfil their roles as fathers and to become positive role models for youth and adults. The event, which is dubbed ‘Big Man Thing’, will be held at New Market Oval in Savanna-la-Mar on Friday, February 18, in partnership...

Principal of the Western STEM Academy, Phelisa Ricketts-Graham, has charged girls in science to create life-changing opportunities for themselves. Mrs. Ricketts-Graham was one of the panellists at the virtual fifth staging of the Conversations in Science Series held on Friday (February 11). The event was hosted by the Scientific Research Council (SRC) and aimed to increase the attractiveness of science,...

Minister of Education and Youth, Hon. Fayval Williams, says that while representational politics was never a first career choice, she now finds it both rewarding and very inspirational. Minister Williams, who was speaking at a virtual forum, “Youth Career Talk”, on Friday (February 11), said that while some persons close to her tried to dissuade her from entering the political...

The amendments to the Domestic Violence Act are expected to be passed in Parliament during this legislative year. Cabinet has approved the recommended measures, and drafting instructions have been issued. Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, made the disclosure while delivering the Throne Speech at Gordon House on Thursday (February 10) under the theme ‘Building Our Jamaica:...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, is calling on leaders in the country to manage, despite the challenges that confront the nation. “We need leaders who are calm and self-assured, and who will confidently remind us that there is hope beyond these turbulent times,” he said, in a recorded message at the 42nd Annual National Leadership Prayer...