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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaks in the House of Representatives on April 20.

Gender-Based Violence Training For Front-Line Workers

By: Latonya Linton, April 22, 2021

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says that nurses, police officers, justice system personnel, and other front-line workers will benefit from training in understanding gender-based violence. The training is...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, speaks in the House of Representatives.

Cabinet Gives Nod For Domestic Violence Act To Be Amended

By: Latonya Linton, April 21, 2021

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, speaking in the House of Representatives on April 20.

JCF Strengthens Domestic Violence Intervention

By: Latonya Linton, April 21, 2021

Gender Affairs 5 years ago Prime Minister Condemns Violence Against Women
By: Latonya Linton, April 21, 2021
Gender Affairs 5 years ago Joint Statement By Women In Parliament On Violence Against Women
By: Houses of Parliament, April 20, 2021
Gender Affairs 5 years ago Statement on Gender Based Violence (GBV) and 2021 Spotlight Work Plan
By: United Nations, April 18, 2021

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Young Jamaicans Encouraged to Preserve Culture

Young people are being encouraged to preserve the Jamaican culture and heritage, especially in these times of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This appeal came from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, March 29, 2021

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Stephanie Lindsay.

5 years ago Gender Affairs

SSP Lindsay Implores Women Not To Stay In Abusive Relationships

Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Stephanie Lindsay, is imploring women not to let the fear of financial uncertainty or of being alone allow them to stay in abusive or toxic...

By: Garwin Davis, March 25, 2021

National Child Diversion Consultant, Ruth Carey.

5 years ago Gender AffairsJustice

Women’s Centre Foundation Supporting Child Diversion Programme

The Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) is providing critical support to the National Child Diversion Programme. This is in keeping with its mandate of facilitating the continued education of...

By: Twila Wheelan, March 25, 2021

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness.

5 years ago Gender Affairs

Mrs. Holness Urges Female Parliamentarians To Promote Greater Gender Cohesion

Member of Parliament for East Rural St. Andrew, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, is calling on female Parliamentarians to use their platforms to promote greater gender cohesion and partnerships. Addressing...

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 10, 2021

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), converses with Executive Director, Eve for Life, Lovelet Crawford, at the Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) HIV, Law and Human Rights Symposium on March 8. The virtual event was part of activities to mark International Women’s Day 2021.

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Ministry and Other Entities Can Apply For Protection Order On Behalf Of Victims

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, as well as selected entities such as the Bureau of Gender Affairs, can now apply for a protection order on behalf of...

By: Rochelle Williams, March 10, 2021

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge (left), in conversation with (from left) Executive Director of the Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), Kandasi Walton-Levermore; Head of the European Union Delegation to Jamaica, Her Excellency Marianne Van Steen, and Executive Director, Eve for Life, Lovelet Crawford. Occasion was the JASL HIV, Law & Human Rights Symposium, held today (March 8), under the theme ‘Unmasking Violence against Women within the context of HIV and AIDS’. The virtual symposium was part of the local activities to commemorate International Women’s Day 2021.

5 years ago Gender Affairs

Legislation Being Strengthened To Protect Women Against Violence

State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Alando Terrelonge, says the Government continues to work to strengthen legislation aimed at eliminating acts of violence against...

By: Rochelle Williams, March 9, 2021

5 years ago Gender Affairs

Issues Of Women Must Be Tackled – Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says issues affecting women must be tackled in the process of recovering gains lost under the COVID-19 pandemic. Addressing the...

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 9, 2021

Project Manager of the Basic Needs Trust Fund at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Dainty Ann Barrett Smith.

5 years ago Gender Affairs

JSIF Supports Revision of National Policy for Gender Equality

The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), through its Basic Needs Trust Fund (BNTF), has been supporting the Bureau of Gender Affairs with the revision of the National Policy for Gender...

By: Shanna K. Salmon, February 28, 2021

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