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International Women’s Day Commemorative Church Service flyer

International Women’s Day Church Service Slated for Sunday, March 3

A commemorative service marking Jamaica’s celebration of International Women’s Day (IWD) will be held on Sunday, March 3 at the Gregory Park Baptist Church in St. Catherine, beginning 10:00 a.m. The Day, which has been observed by countries globally since...
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
The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCFJ) headquarters in Kingston
The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCFJ) headquarters in Kingston

Charity Ball to Assist Adolescent Mothers
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.
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.

Minister Grange Highlights Creative Industry’s Potential to Grow the Economy
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen
Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen

Sexual Harassment Tribunal to Become Operational in 2024/2025

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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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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 16).
Gender Affairs

Amended Domestic Violence Act Takes Effect January 22

The Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act, 2023, which will provide greater protection to victims of domestic violence, is to come into effect on Monday, January 22. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during a Statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (January 16). “This government, and indeed the whole House, has demonstrated its...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith.
Gender AffairsSenate

Senate Passes Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act

Members of the Senate, on Thursday (December 21), passed the Domestic Violence (Amendment) Act, which will provide greater protection to victims of domestic violence. The legislation has been amended to provide for increased penalties for breach of Protection Orders from a maximum of $10,000 to a maximum of $1 million, and a sentence of up to one year in prison....
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Minister of National Security, Hon. Dr. Horace Chang, addresses yesterday’s (December 13), opening of a One Stop Victim Unit, operated by the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA) and located at the Denbigh 4-H Centre in Clarendon.
Gender Affairs

Unit Opens at Denbigh 4-H Centre to Deal with Gender-Based Violence

Persons in the parish of Clarendon and surrounding communities who experience various forms of gender-based violence can now get support at a One Stop Victim Unit located at the Denbigh 4-H Centre. Operated by the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), it was established with support from various agencies and the Spotlight Initiative (SI). Delivering...
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