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A gender affairs council could be set up to help tackle domestic violence as well as inequities, the Minister of Social Development and Seniors said. Tinée Furbert added that it is hoped the island can take part in a UN programme to collect data on g...

A virtual event today is expected to help women see the value in themselves and boost their spiritual wellbeing. Kristin Justice, who is based in the US, will speak at the free workshop, which will be hosted by the Women’s Resource Centre in partners...

Women who complete a live-in programme designed to give them stability and get their lives back on track could help future residents at the home in years to come. Edonna Bean, the executive director of the Transformational Living Centre for Families,...

"Those Preaching Women", a five-week series at Christ Anglican Church featuring seven female lay ministers, begins next weekend. Reverend Jamaine Tucker came up with the idea of sharing his pulpit with Grace Rawlins, April Simmons, Frances Spring, Na...

A senator who revealed a horrific catalogue of sexual and physical abuse by a former boyfriend has been contacted by 20 people in similar situations after her harrowing story was published in The Royal Gazette. Lindsay Simmons said more than 50 peopl...

Running a home to help women and their children is a dream come true for the service’s first executive director, she said. Edonna Bean said: “This appointment is not a job for me … this is a dream coming to fruition for me. “To be chosen to be of ser...

A Government senator has spoken of horrific sexual and physical violence she suffered at the hands of an ex-partner to encourage other women not to put up with similar abuse. Lindsay Simmons’ former boyfriend got a 14 year jail sentence for his attac...

A former community support worker and nursing aide has been appointed to run a home for women and their children. Edonna Bean will be the executive director of the soon-to-open Transformational Living Centre for Families. Ms Bean said she was “delig...

A lot of people don’t want to talk about it. Domestic violence takes such a horrible toll on women: physical abuse, emotional abuse, mental scarring that lasts years and is forever etched in our minds. The depth of the physical, emotional, and menta...

Women chosen for a charity-run course to help them change their lives completed it with new qualifications, increased confidence and employment. Success stories from the Transformational Support Services programme even included the launch of a new bu...

A charity leader said her organisation was an “outlet” for women who faced challenges brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Tina Laws, the executive director of the Women’s Resource Centre, which is today launching a series of webinars, explained t...

For women who constantly feel burnt out because they put everybody else’s needs first, Mikhaila Faries is offering help. It comes in the form of a virtual programme, Supercharged in 90 Days. The certified holistic wellness coach promises that by the ...