The second of three national shelters being established by the Government to accommodate women, who are victims of abuse, and their children, will be opened shortly. Permanent Secretary in the...

Former Director of the Institute for Gender and Development Studies, Regional Coordinating Office, University of the West Indies (UWI), Professor Opal Palmer Adisa, is calling on Jamaicans to stop protecting...

Adolescent pregnancy will be the main focus of the Annual Pamela McNeil Lecture, which will be held on Thursday, November 18, beginning at 2:00 p.m. The Lecture, a signature event...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has commended the church for reinforcing the important role of males in the society. “It is important that churches are...

The third staging of the Rural Girls Rock Award will be held on Wednesday, (October 13) at the Village Academy of Jamaica in Moneague, St Ann, beginning at 10:00 a.m....

Six new Domestic Violence Intervention Centres (DVICs) will be operationalised through the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) across six parishes by the end of October 2021. The parishes are St. Catherine,...

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Santa Cruz Outreach Centre in St Elizabeth, and the renovated Mandeville Centre Day Nursery, Manchester, will be officially opened on Thursday, September 30....

Gender-based violence (GBV) is among the key indicators being used in the 2021 Reproductive Health Survey (RHS). This was disclosed by Principal Director of the National Family Planning Board, Lovette...