Children’s advocate, Diahann Gordon Harrison says calls for the sex offenders’ registry to be made public must be weighed within the context of the Jamaican society. She says not only is there a culture of violence towards persons with sexual charges but she...
Lawmakers approved the amendments and passed the Sexual Harassment, Protection and Prevention Act, 2021 in the senate on Friday, October 1; this in an effort to put an end to the offensive practice in Jamaica. The groundbreaking legislation is said to be gender...
With the passage of new Sexual Harassment Bill into law, sexual harassers will soon wake up to a new reality-one in which victims of such actions have clear recourse within the law to ensure that abuse is ended and repercussions are felt. However, the questions must...
The Sexual Harassment (Protection and Prevention) Bill of 2021 was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 13, after ten (10) amendments. The recommended time limit for the reporting of an incident of sexual harassment is six years. The Bill promises...
The Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ) have recommended to Parliament a proposal for the Sexual Harassment Bill on Thursday which is currently under revision. PSOJ Vice President Mariame Mcintosh-Robinson says there should be more sensitization of the...
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