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Grange says violence against women is a national security issue
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Grange says violence against women is a national security issue
March 29, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange says that violence against women and girls is an issue of nati...
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COVID worsening already alarming rate of violence against women — WHO
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COVID worsening already alarming rate of violence against women — WHO
March 8, 2021
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — One in three women have already suffered physical violence or sexual abuse, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, wa...
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Culture Ministry may apply for protection order on behalf of victims — Terrelonge
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Culture Ministry may apply for protection order on behalf of victims — Terrelonge
March 8, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica— The Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, as well as selected entities such as the Bureau of Gender Affairs, can no...
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Legislation being strengthened to protect women
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Legislation being strengthened to protect women
March 8, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica — State Minister in the Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Alando Terrelonge, says the Government continues to wo...
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PAHO chief calls for more women in leadership in fight against COVID-19
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PAHO chief calls for more women in leadership in fight against COVID-19
March 8, 2021
WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — In marking International Women's Day on Monday, the director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Cari...
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Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala named first female, African WTO boss
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Nigeria’s Okonjo-Iweala named first female, African WTO boss
February 14, 2021
GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) — Twice Nigeria's finance minister and its first woman foreign minister, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has been described as a trailbl...
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Jamaica committed to removing obstacles in the way of women – Grange
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Jamaica committed to removing obstacles in the way of women – Grange
February 11, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, says Jamaica remains committed to removing “obstacles that prev...
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Pandemic has hit women’s employment hard: report
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Pandemic has hit women’s employment hard: report
February 9, 2021
SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) - The coronavirus pandemic will set back the participation of Latin American women in the labour market by a decade, according t...
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Rich countries fall short in sciences, gender equality — UNESCO
February 9, 2021
PARIS, France (AFP) — Women still face a massive gender bias in science careers worldwide, UNESCO reported on Wednesday, with several rich western nat...
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Caribbean youth to benefit from UNFPA sexuality education initiative
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Caribbean youth to benefit from UNFPA sexuality education initiative
February 9, 2021
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Youth in the Caribbean will be benefiting from comprehensive sexuality education(CSE) activities that were launched by the UNFPA i...
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Germany to require women on large firms’ boards
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Germany to require women on large firms’ boards
January 5, 2021
FRANKFURT, Germany (AFP) - German listed companies must include women on executive boards as part of a landmark bill agreed by the country's coalition...
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Argentines celebrate approval of landmark abortion law
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Argentines celebrate approval of landmark abortion law
December 29, 2020
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AFP) - Pro-choice activists celebrated on the streets on Wednesday as Argentina joined a handful of South American nations to...
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Virtual series launched targeting laws that protect women and girls
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Virtual series launched targeting laws that protect women and girls
December 22, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The European Union/United Nations (UN) Spotlight Initiative in Jamaica has launched a series of virtual roundtables on local legisla...
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Young women from rural, underserved communities benefit from Tech4Girls Workshop
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Young women from rural, underserved communities benefit from Tech4Girls Workshop
December 16, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica— More than 70 young women from rural and underserved communities across Jamaica benefitted from practical E-commerce training at the...
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Paris authorities fined for employing too many women in senior positions
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Paris authorities fined for employing too many women in senior positions
December 15, 2020
PARIS, France (AFP) - Paris city authorities have been fined for employing too many women in senior positions, a decision mocked as "absurd" by mayor ...
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Women entrepreneurs trained to pitch for funds
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Women entrepreneurs trained to pitch for funds
December 15, 2020
SIXTEEN women, all micro entrepreneurs from the March Pen and Corletts Roads communities in Spanish Town, St Catherine, were recently taught how to ma...
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Teen moms doing well
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Teen moms doing well
December 7, 2020
A study of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mothers shows that 72 per cent of the girls are “coping well”. Executive Director of the ...
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School donation
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School donation
December 7, 2020
The Transport Authority has donated furniture to Melrose Primary School in Kingston for use in their sick bay and isolation area, to help the school o...
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Women’s Centre teen moms coping well amidst COVID
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Women’s Centre teen moms coping well amidst COVID
November 30, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica— A study on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on adolescent mothers shows that 72 per cent of the girls are “coping well”. Executi...
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24-hour hotline listed for women who need domestic violence shelter
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24-hour hotline listed for women who need domestic violence shelter
November 24, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has listed the numbers for the 24-hour hotline for women who n...
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Let’s redouble our efforts to eradicate gender-based violence forever, urges Guterres
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Let’s redouble our efforts to eradicate gender-based violence forever, urges Guterres
November 24, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica— United Nations Secretary‑General António Guterres has reiterated his appeal for the international community to work to end the “sha...
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On IDEVAW, Grange says we must fight back stronger than ever before
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On IDEVAW, Grange says we must fight back stronger than ever before
November 24, 2020
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Below is part of the statement by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, to the Houses of Parliament ...
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