PHOTO: A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

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November 2, 2018

PHOTO: A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange (left) and Lady Allen, wife of the governor general, interact with adolescent mothers at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation during a visit Wednesday, during which Lady Allen shared with the teenage mothers the intricacies of social etiquette. The centre is an agency of the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport.

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