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10 Things to Know About Gender-based Violence in Jamaican News Media

July, 2022
Thematic Area: 
Social Issues
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CAPRI Request for Proposal: Website Redesign and Redevelopment

July, 2022

The Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) is accepting proposals to redesign and redevelop its website. This will be a concept to completion project. The purpose of this RFP is to provide a fair evaluation for all candidates, and provide candidates with the evaluation criteria against which they will be judged.

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Breaking News: Gender-based Violence in Jamaican News Media

July, 2022
Thematic Area: 
Social Issues

Jamaica has the second-highest rate of femicide (intentional homicide of females) and one of the world's highest rates of intimate partner violence. While the causes of GBV are complex, cultural attitudes have been found to contribute significantly to the scale and nature of violence against women and girls, and the reactions and responses to it. There is a proven link between media consumption and cultural attitudes, with the news media playing a key role in the development and reinforcement of social beliefs, individual behaviours, and policy development.

Jamaica Observer - Think Tank unhappy with media reporting on gender violence

July, 2022

THE think tank Caribbean Policy Research Institute (CAPRI) has called out sections of the local media for going dangerously close to 'normalising' violence against women and girls in the way these reports are handled.

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