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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF) Board Chair, Debby-Ann Brown Salmon, and Culture, Health, Art, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund Public Relations and Administrative Manager, Hilary Coulton. The occasion was the WCJF Empowered Futures Parenting Symposium at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on May 9.

Adolescent Mothers Encouraged to Join the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation

By: Judana Murphy, May 12, 2025

Adolescent mothers are being encouraged to register with the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF). Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, made the appeal while addressing...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, shares a photo opportunity with members of staff during a special Mother’s Day function on Thursday (May 8). The event was held at the Office of the Prime Minister. The function honoured mothers who are staff members of the Office of the Prime Minister, Jamaica House, and the Office of the Cabinet. Mother’s Day 2025 was observed on Sunday, May 11.

Prime Minister Holness Hails Mothers as Pillars of Jamaica’s Future

By: Chris Patterson, May 8, 2025

Executive Director, Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCJF), Novlette Howell.

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Principal Director in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Sharon Coburn Robinson (centre), observes while General Secretary of the Jamaica Household Workers Union (JHWU), Shirley Pryce (left), cuts the ribbon to launch the Shirley Pryce Care in Action Foundation for Domestic Workers, on March 30, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Pictured at right is Organising Director at the United States (US)-based We Dream in Black, and National Domestic Workers Alliance, Allison Julien. Ms. Robinson delivered a message from Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.

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Domestic Workers Being Empowered

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport is working cohesively with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, agencies and the private sector to implement policies designed to empower...

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 31, 2025

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right), has a light moment with Professor of Culture, Gender and Society at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Donna P. Hope (centre), and youth advocate, Emprezz Golding, during the recent International Women’s Day event organised by the Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA), which was held at the Pegasus Hotel in New Kingston.

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Young Women and Girls Need to See Positive Female Role Models – Professor Hope

University of the West Indies (UWI) Professor, Donna P. Hope, is highlighting the importance of elevating positive female role models in the society. She argued that shining a light on...

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 30, 2025

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left), with (from left) Cabinet Secretary, Audrey Sewell; Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith; Entertainer, Marcia Griffiths; Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Most Hon. Juliet Holness, and Parliamentarian, Dr. Angela Brown Burke, at a special National International Women’s Day event held on March 19 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

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Women Honoured for Their Accomplishments

Scores of women were honoured for their accomplishments at a special ceremony, held on March 19, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The event was hosted by the...

By: Garfield L. Angus, March 21, 2025

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) and McMaster University Professor, Dr. Juliet Daniel (left), peruse a publication on Jamaica, during a courtesy call at the Ministry’s offices in Kingston on Tuesday (March 11). Sharing in the moment is Permanent Secretary, Denzil Thorpe.

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PHOTOS: McMaster University Professor Calls on Minister Grange

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (right) and McMaster University Professor, Dr. Juliet Daniel (left), peruse a publication on Jamaica, during a courtesy call at the...

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange (left), greets Managing Director of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Dr. Marlene Street Forrest, at the JSE’s ‘Ring the Bell for Gender Equality For All Women and Girls: Rights, Equality, Empowerment’ event, held on Monday (March 10) at the JSE offices in downtown Kingston.

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Gender Equality Critical to National Development – Minister Grange

Gender equality is a fundamental human right and is critical to Jamaica’s economic growth and social development, says Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. “That is why...

By: Rochelle Williams, March 11, 2025

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses the International Women’s Day post-Cabinet Press Briefing on Tuesday (March 4) at Jamaica House.

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Month-Long Activities for International Women’s Day

The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport will be staging a raft of activities during the month of March to commemorate International Women’s Day and celebrate Jamaican women and...

By: Vanessa James, March 6, 2025

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is affixed with a pin commemorating International Women’s Day by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during a special edition of the post-Cabinet press briefing in observance of the Day at Jamaica House on Tuesday (March 4). Looking on is Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. International Women’s Day will be observed on March 8.

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PM Holness Reaffirms Gov`t’s Commitment to Empowering Women for Jamaica’s Success

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to supporting and empowering women, noting that their contributions are critical to Jamaica’s success. “Today, we come...

By: Chris Patterson, March 5, 2025

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (third left, front row), shares a photo opportunity with personnel from the Jamaica Fire Brigade during the International Women's Day (IWD) commemorative church service, held at the Church of the Open Bible, 12 Washington Boulevard, Kingston, on Sunday, March 2. Also in picture are Principal Director, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn Robinson (left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Denzil Thorpe (right).

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Victims of Domestic Abuse Urged to Call Helplines

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon Olivia Grange, is urging individuals experiencing domestic abuse to reach out to the helplines available for females and males. “We are here...

By: Elaine Hartman Reckord, March 4, 2025

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