KINGSTON, Jamaica, Mar 4, CMC – Prime Minister Andrew Holness Tuesday urged Jamaican women to play a more meaningful role in raising their male counterparts warning that those involved in criminal activities will not “live to enjoy the fruits of crime”.
Speaking at a special post Cabinet news conference marking International Women’s Day on March 8, Holness said that Jamaica over the past few years has made significant strides in getting women to be an integral part in the socio-economic development of the country.
He sad for example, his cabinet has five women, the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has 11 women in the Parliament with 38 per cent of the Senate being women legislators.
“All of them have done their jobs, not because they are women, they have done their jobs because they are smart, intelligent, courageous innovative. So it is not about gender it is about their capabilities”.
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