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...

The Government will be introducing several new community-based programmes next year to address issues of gender equality, with emphasis on men. Jamaica is a signatory to several regional and international...

The Government will be implementing a raft of measures, including policies and legislation, to address gender-based violence. Minister for Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, said the Sexual...

Several activities will take place over the next 16 days to raise awareness about gender-based violence (GBV), and actions by the Government to eliminate all forms of violence against women...

The Government will commence implementation of the proposed National Strategic Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-based Violence in 2017. Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the disclosure...