Government of Jamaica
Kingston, 26 November 2020 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has announced the naming of the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation’s Annual Lecture in honour of Mrs. Pamela McNeil, the first Executive Director of the Women’s Centre. The third staging of the Women’s…
Kingston, 29 November 2020 (JIS) - The Minister of State in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Alando Terrelonge, is urging young people not to surrender to social pressure to become parents early, or to have children by a certain age, to fit in with society’s…
Kingston, 31 January 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has expressed shock and outrage at the killing of a woman during a church service in Falmouth, Trelawny on Sunday. The police report that Andrea Lowe-Garwood was in a worship session at her…
Kingston, 31 January 2021 – The woman who was featured on national television sleeping on the street with her young child is getting help. The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the woman has been taken from the street “and at this time she…
Kingston, 12 February 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has said that the contribution of women is vital to achieving sustainable development, peaceful and secure communities and poverty eradication. The Minister declared that there is an “overwhelming body of evidence showing the…
Kingston, 22 February 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has released the following statement at the passing of Mrs Greta Bogues, member of the Gender Advisory Council. Minister’s Statement: “It is with the deepest sadness that we mourn the loss of this…
Kingston, 7 March 2021 – The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment announces the postponement of the International Women’s Day Awards Ceremony which was scheduled to take place on March 8, 2021. The event, which honours women from various sectors for outstanding contribution to Jamaica, is being postponed in keeping with…
8 March 2021 On this International Women’s Day, I draw attention to our mission to achieve gender equality. It has been a long and challenging journey, but I can attest to many successes along the way. Things have changed for women and girls. In so many ways we see the…
Kingston, 8 March 2021 (JIS) - State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Alando Terrelonge, says the Government continues to work to strengthen legislation aimed at eliminating acts of violence against women. “From a national perspective, we have taken several measures to combat violence…
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Kingston, 8 March 2021 (JIS) - The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says issues affecting women must be tackled in the process of recovering gains lost under the covid-19 pandemic. Addressing the opening of a European Union and United Nations-sponsored forum, titled, ‘Women in…
Kingston, 14 March 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, says the monument to Violet Moss Brown is set to become the first in a series to mark Jamaica’s Diamond Jubilee. Mrs Moss-Brown, who was affectionately called ‘Aunt V’, was record holder for…
Kingston, 11 April 2021 – The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, the Honourable Olivia Grange, has condemned a video showing a violent confrontation between a man and a woman which is being circulated on social media. Minister Grange said she was “deeply disturbed” by the video and the…
Kingston, 22 April 2021 (JIS) - Prime Minister, the Most Honourable Andrew Holness, says that nurses, police officers, justice system personnel, and other front-line workers will benefit from training in understanding gender-based violence. The training is part of the 2021 work plan for the Spotlight Initiative, which has been approved.…