Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 17 October 2025 (JIS) - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has received the 2025 Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Equality and Diversity Award. This is in recognition of her transformational and inclusive leadership in advancing gender equality and social justice in Jamaica. Speaking in…
Kingston, 16 October 2025 (JIS) - The State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Kerensia Morrison, has hailed Jamaica’s rural women as pillars of national development, commending their resilience, creativity, and vital contributions to food security and community advancement. She was speaking during the…
Kingston, 20 September 2025 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has congratulated all women who have been elected or appointed to the new parliament. Of the 189 candidates for the recent General Elections, 53 were women of which 19 have been elected. Minister…
Kingston, 18 July 2025 (JIS) - Eighteen Authorised Officers have been formally designated to carry out key duties under the Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Act, 2021, while 14 tribunal members have been sworn in to serve on the body that will hear and rule on related cases across the…
Kingston, 16 May 2025 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said the man seen in the viral video attacking a woman, who is now identified as a staff member of the University Hospital of the West Indies, must face “severe consequences”. According…
Kingston, 10 May 2025 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has condemned the horrific killing of a nine year old girl, Kelsey Ferrigon, in St Catherine and urged members of her community against seeking revenge. In a statement this evening, Minister Grange said…
Kingston, 20 March 2025 (JIS) - 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 Bureau of Gender Affairs in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, in…
Kingston, 4 March 2025 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced the members of the Sexual Harassment Tribunal. The Minister made the announcement at the Post Cabinet Press Briefing at Jamaica House on Tuesday (today). The Tribunal will be chaired by the…
Kingston, 15 November 2024 (JIS) - Adolescent mothers attending the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation’s Morant Bay facility now have a better chance at a brighter future, following the donation of over $2.6 million to assist the facility with its work. The sum, which is equivalent to Can$25,000, was handed…
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Kingston, 31 October 2024 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the new Minister of Finance, the Honourable Fayval Williams, is an "inspiration and shining example to the nation”. Minister Grange was reacting to the Prime Minister, Dr the Most Honourable Andrew Holness,…
Kingston, 26 June 2024 (JIS) - A third shelter for victims of domestic violence is currently being constructed, with work projected for completion by the end of this financial year. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, made the disclosure during her 2024/25 Sectoral Debate…
Kingston, 12 June 2024 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has hailed the late former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Violet Neilson, as a “barrier breaker” and “inspirational figure”. Mrs Neilson passed away yesterday (Tuesday). Minister Grange, who is also the Deputy…
Kingston, 19 May 2024 (JIS) - A Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation facility is to be built in St. Thomas. The Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, who made the announcement, says the centre will be designed and constructed by the Factories Corporation of Jamaica, which will also adopt…