Many Jamaicans speak “patois” or Jamaican creole in addition to Caribbean Standard English. The following patois words and phrases appear in this report: battyman: “Batty” is slang ...

“The Jamaica Centre for Tourism Innovation (JCTI) is a part of it. Spanish will be taught at a conversational level, even ...

I know Patwa when I hear and speak it, but I can’t write it. Nevertheless, I completed the task and vowed to learn the official language of Jamaican Patwa. Despite unlocking the issues surrounding my ...

Golding said Jamaica was suffering from "a language problem", adding that "part of the legacy of our colonial past is the belief that the Jamaican language, created by our own people, is somehow ...

As climate change intensifies, marginalised communities continue to face disproportionate challenges. Among those often overlooked are Jamaica’s d/Deaf people, who struggle with inaccessible disaster ...

poet and folklorist who helped popularize the Jamaican language worldwide. She also inspired Hernandez, also known as Tania Lou, who "always admired" Miss Lou. She honours the Jamaican icon ...