7/21/2023 0 Comments All hogwash![]() ![]() We will continue to bolster existing mechanisms for the protection and advancement of the rights of every citizen, at all levels of the Jamaican society, no matter race, colour, creed or class." ![]() "We have sought to address past wrongs and to strengthen our legal and institutional frameworks. "Jamaica, despite its size and limited resources, has made significant strides in implementing the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and in rooting out any hint of racial discrimination within the society," Grange insisted. On the eve of the Christmas holidays the Government of Jamaica found itself before a United Nations (UN) body, fending off allegations of racial discrimination against the Rastafarian and Maroon communities here.īy video link over the last two days of the most recent meeting of the UN Committee for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) in Geneva, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia "Babsy" Grange launched a staunch defence of the Administration's record of treatment of the two groups. Olivier 'Babsy' Grange (Photo Observer File) ![]()
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