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Jamaica to Host Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Gender Equality

By: Chris Patterson, December 7, 2017

Jamaica will host the Inter-Parliamentary Meeting on Gender Equality for ParlAmericas’ Anglophone membership in Kingston from January 24 to 25, 2018. This was disclosed by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, addresses a symposium to launch the National Strategic Action Plan to eliminate gender-based violence at the Jamaica Conference Centre in downtown Kingston on December 6.

10-Year Action Plan to Eliminate Gender-Based Violence Launched

By: Chris Patterson, December 7, 2017

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

Use Advocacy to Bring About Change – Mrs. Holness

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Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (left) exchanges pleasantries with Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs, Sharon Coburn (right), before the start of the service in observance of International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, held on Saturday (Nov. 25) at the Hagley Park Seventh-day Adventist Church in Kingston. At centre is Director, Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Dr. Lorraine Vernal.

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Minister Grange Urges Jamaicans to Stand up Against Gender-Based Violence

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, says it is time for Jamaicans stand up against gender-based violence. “When we take a stand against violence and offer...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, November 27, 2017

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister, Hon. Olivia Grange. (FILE)

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Govt Endorses Caribbean Model Guidelines for Sexual Offence Cases

The Government has endorsed the ‘Model Guidelines for Sexual Offence Cases in the Caribbean Region,’ developed by the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), which provide internationally-accepted best practices for the...

By: Douglas Mcintosh, November 27, 2017

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

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Salute to Westmoreland

Scores of Westmorelanders journeyed to Kingston on Thursday (November 23) to participate in the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) ‘Salute to the Parish of Westmoreland’ cultural event. The IOJ, an agency...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, November 24, 2017

Research Officer of the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Nashan Miller.

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Celebrating Men and Boys in Majesty Gardens

A series of interventions focusing on men as parents, particularly their relationship with their sons, will be held in the Majesty Gardens community in St. Andrew on the weekend. The...

By: E. Hartman Reckord, November 20, 2017

Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Youth Organisation for Upliftment, Jamaica, Aubrey Stewart, addresses participants in attendance at the annual staging of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission’s culture club consultation at the Shortwood Teachers’ College in St. Andrew today (November 9). During the event, a sensitisation session was also held to discuss the pending merger of culture clubs. Mr. Stewart was guest speaker at the function.

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Culture Clubs to Merge

Culture clubs operating out of three agencies under the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport are expected to be merged in a bid to strengthen the movement. These include...

By: Alecia Smith, November 10, 2017

Executive Director, Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Yulit Gordon (second right), converses with (from left) media practitioner and master of ceremonies for the ‘Keeping Abreast’ luncheon, Dahlia Harris; JCS Vice-Chairman, Michael Fraser; and Chief Executive Officer of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), Dennis Chung. Occasion was the JCS’s annual luncheon held on October 26 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston.

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JCS Provided Over $5 Million in Grants to Cancer Patients Last Year

The Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS) provided more than $5 million in small grants to vulnerable, newly diagnosed cancer patients last year to help them access treatment. During this period, the...

By: Rochelle Williams, October 27, 2017

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, shares the details of her favourite scene from the ‘Amazing Dads’ mini-series with Rev. Jayson Downer, President, Men of God Against Violence and Abuse (MoGAVA); Rev. Courtney Morrison, Chairman, MoGAVA; Takesha Sten-Barnes, Aids Healthcare Foundation and Sharon Coburn Robinson, Director, Policy and Research, Bureau of Gender Affairs (l-r). The Amazing Dad mini-series, developed by MoGAVA was launched today (October 20) at the Management Institute for National Development in Kingston. The series will highlight the positive role of men, specifically fathers. It will demonstrate how fathers can be actively involved in the growth and development of their child/children amidst the challenges.

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‘Amazing Dads’ Documentary Miniseries Launched

The Bureau of Gender Affairs in partnership with Men of God Against Violence and Abuse (MoGAVA), AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) and the Management Institute for National Development (MIND), have launched...

By: Ainsworth Morris, October 21, 2017

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment, and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange (2nd left), assists in displaying the CARICOM Reparations Youth Relays Baton at the launch of the Jamaican leg of the project on Wednesday (October 18) at the Morant Villas in St. Thomas. Others (from left) are member of the National Council on Reparations (NCR), Steven Golding; Head Boy at Paul Bogle High School, Daniel Reid; Head Girl at the school, Renae Robinson; and teacher at the institution, Lorraine Williams.

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Jamaican Leg of CARICOM Reparations Youth Baton Relays Launched

The Jamaican leg of the CARICOM Reparations Youth Baton Relays and Rallies was launched in St. Thomas on Wednesday (October 18) to encourage participation from young people and the general...

By: Garfield L. Angus, October 19, 2017

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Minister Grange Urges Jamaicans to Stand up Against Gender-Based Violence

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JCS Provided Over $5 Million in Grants to Cancer Patients Last Year

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