The battle lines have softened somewhat, but there is still substantial opposition to patois in the pulpit. Critics say it will dilute Scripture and undermine the already weak hold many poor Jamaicans ...

As Jamaica moves ahead with plans to cut ties to the British monarchy, omentum is building to make Patois Jamaica’s official language, on par with English. KINGSTON, Jamaica — Walk into any government ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- When English teacher Faith Linton first proposed translating the Bible into Jamaica's patois tongue in the late 1950s, most people who heard the idea shook their heads. Some on ...

Most words in Jamaican patois, like other English Caribbean patois, are English words filtered through a distinct phonetic system with fewer vowels and different consonant sounds. Patois is written ...

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KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Was reggae icon Bob Marley singing entirely in English when he recorded his classic "Trench Town Rock"? Linguists say no -- the Jamaican singer was using patois, a mixture of ...

I write in response to Professor Carolyn Cooper’s article entitled ‘Emancipating the Jamaican language lickle-lickle’ published in The Gleaner on August 7. As usual, her argument is on point. In ...

Growing up as a first-generation West Indian, it’s always tickled me (but made me proud) to see my culture in mainstream spaces, especially if it didn’t include Bob Marley, weed or Jerk Chicken. And ...

Diversity matters, even when it comes in the form of a doll. With research that shows dolls with unrealistically thin bodies have had negative effects on young girls’ self-esteem, a movement has ...

Jamaicans have proverbs, expressions, and commentary on just about everything. Marital woes? Workplace drama? The frenzied pace of life? You name it–they’ve probably got an opinion. Some of these ...