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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks during the International Women’s Day (IWD) Commemorative Church Service on Sunday (March 3). The service was held at Gregory Park Baptist Church in St Catherine.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks during the International Women’s Day (IWD) Commemorative Church Service on Sunday (March 3). The service was held at Gregory Park Baptist Church in St Catherine.

Gov’t Prioritising the Advancement of Women and Girls

The advancement of women and girls in Jamaica is a top priority for the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, specifically through portfolio agency, the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA). Portfolio Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, underscored this while speaking...
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Her Excellency Audrey Marks.

Ambassador Marks to Deliver Keynote Address at Int’l Women’s Conference
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses Thursday’s (February 29) Women Entrepreneurship Support (WES) Project public forum at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill, addresses Thursday’s (February 29) Women Entrepreneurship Support (WES) Project public forum at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Regional Headquarters in St. Andrew.

61 Business Owners Participate in Women Entrepreneurship Support Project Workshop
International Women’s Day Commemorative Church Service flyer
International Women’s Day Commemorative Church Service flyer

International Women’s Day Church Service Slated for Sunday, March 3
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right, seated), is embraced by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during the handover of a wellness bench to the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF). The bench, which was donated by the Health Ministry, was presented during a brief ceremony at the WCJF’s office in Kingston. Looking on are (from left) Director of Adolescent Mental Health, Dr. Judith Leiba; Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore; WCJF Chair, Debby-Ann Brown Salmon, and Executive Director, Novelette Howell.
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right, seated), is embraced by Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, during the handover of a wellness bench to the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF). The bench, which was donated by the Health Ministry, was presented during a brief ceremony at the WCJF’s office in Kingston. Looking on are (from left) Director of Adolescent Mental Health, Dr. Judith Leiba; Government Senator, Dr. Saphire Longmore; WCJF Chair, Debby-Ann Brown Salmon, and Executive Director, Novelette Howell.

WCJF to Establish Centre for Teenage Mothers in St. Catherine

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The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCFJ) headquarters in Kingston
Foreign AffairsGender Affairs

Charity Ball to Assist Adolescent Mothers

Plans are progressing for a Charity Ball to raise funds to assist adolescent mothers to be reintegrated into the school system. The event, scheduled to take place on May 18 at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston, is being organised by the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport....
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (second right), and Grammy winner, Sean Paul (centre), at the annual Jamaica Creative Career Expo. The event was held at the Jamaica Conference Centre on Wednesday (February 21). With them (from left) are: National Director, Jamaica Creative Unit, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Marisa Benain; Actress, Sundra Oakley, and Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2023, Aundrene Cameron.
CommerceCultureEntertainmentGender AffairsSport

Minister Grange Highlights Creative Industry’s Potential to Grow the Economy

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says Jamaica’s creative industry has the potential to exponentially grow the economy and create jobs. She noted that the industry is already an alternative to traditional sectors which drive gross domestic product (GDP). “So the creative economy is, therefore, alive and kicking, and we must not only punch but stamp...
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Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen
CultureGender AffairsGovernor General

Sexual Harassment Tribunal to Become Operational in 2024/2025

The Sexual Harassment Tribunal will become operational during the 2024/2025 financial year, states Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen. Delivering the 2024/2025 Throne Speech in the the House of Representatives, today (February 15), the Governor-General said the Tribunal will address sexual harassment complaints. He also noted that through amendment of the Domestic Act, 2023, the Government continued...
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Chairperson, Board of Directors, Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF),  Debby-Ann Brown Salmon (second left) and Interim Executive Director, WCJF, Novelette Howell (left), accept a cheque from Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, Ambassador Dr. Lansford Douglas (right) and Ambassador of the Republic of Colombia to Jamaica, Her Excellency, Emiliana Bernard Stephenson.  The presentation, which is in support of the WCFJ’s A-STREAM programme,  took place on Thursday (February 8) at the entity’s headquarters, 42 Trafalgar Road, St. Andrew.
Foreign AffairsGender Affairs

Women’s Centre Gets $310,000 from Diplomatic Corps

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) has received a donation of $310, 000 (US$2,000) from the diplomatic corps in support of its A-STREAM programme. Instituted in 2018, A-STREAM provides sponsorship and mentoring for adolescent mothers enrolled in the WCJF to ensure that they, along with the fathers, can complete their secondary education and advance to tertiary studies. The cheque,...
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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks in the House of Representatives, on Tuesday (February 6).
Gender AffairsNational Security

Nominees for Sexual Harassment Tribunal to Be Taken to Cabinet February 12

The final fit and proper report from the Ministry of National Security on the nominees for the Sexual Harassment Tribunal has been received and will be taken to the Cabinet on Monday (February 12) for consideration and approval. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during a statement to the House of Representatives on...
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Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator the Hon. Aubyn Hill (second left), speaks with (from left) Consultant, PriceSmart Foundation, Dr. Bridgette Barrett; Founder/Executive Director, Young Women of Purpose (YWOP)/Young Men of Purpose (YMOP), Lanisia Rhoden; Technical Specialist, Socio-economic Development, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Charmaine Brimm; and Deputy Director General, Corporate Governance and Management, PIOJ, Kirk Phillips. The occasion was Monday’s (January 29) launch of the Realise, Embrace, Achieve Your Purpose (R.E.A.P) Women Entrepreneurship Project 2024 at the PIOJ in New Kingston.
CommerceGender AffairsIndustryInvestment

30 Women Poised to R.E.A.P. Rich Dividends under New Entrepreneurship Project

Thirty female entrepreneurs are to benefit from business skills training and other assistance through the Realise, Embrace, Achieve Your Purpose (R.E.A.P) Women Entrepreneurship Project 2024. The initiative aims to empower the targeted beneficiaries, drawn from communities in and around PriceSmart establishments in Kingston and Portmore. It is spearheaded by the nonprofit Young Women of Purpose (YWOP)/Young Men of Purpose (YMOP)....
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