The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will be turning the spotlight on gender-based violence for International Women’s Day (IWD) on March 8. Director of Policy and Research in...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, says two shelters are to be established for victims of domestic violence. He said space for the facilities has already been...

Ground was broken on Monday (Jan. 30) for the renovation and expansion of the Woman Inc. Crisis Shelter in Kingston to house additional women and children, who are victims of...

Kingston, January 26, 2016 – Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has pledged continued support to the Women’s Football Premier League. The Ministry, through the...

The Outgoing United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean, Dr. Edward Greene, has commended Jamaica for implementing programmes aimed at empowering women. He cited, among them,...

Men who have been abused or need counselling can seek help at a special service desk for men that has been re-established at the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA). Reports...

The Bureau of Gender Affairs will be embarking on a series of sexual harassment sensitisation sessions across communities islandwide. A session is scheduled to take place on Saturday, December 17,...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has called on men to raise their voices against violence towards women and girls. “I am making a special appeal...