Kingsley Ben-Adir can currently be seen portraying late Reggae icon Bob Marley in the biopic One Love. Now that production is over and the cast is promoting the Reinaldo Marcus Green-directed film, ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, says Patois must be regarded as a first language for individuals who have little exposure to the English ...

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 ...

During the early days of National Heritage Month (October), and also during the celebration of the United Nations International Year of Indigenous Languages, there were some discussions on patois.

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 ...

Seeking to be both locally sourced and as culturally eclectic as the language it's named for, Patois is bringing pan-Caribbean flavors to West Ashley. An English-based dialect of Creole with West ...

What is Jamaica’s true “official language”? Does it have two? Should it acquire a “second language” and if so, what should it be? These questions have had Jamaican commentators tied up in knots for ...

‘Binvinyête’ said the welcome signs in Bulle as it prepared to host the international festival of patois speakers. Not the welcome you would ordinarily find anywhere in Switzerland, but this was not ...

CENTURIES ago when the world powers of the day roamed the high seas, not only were they in a race to colonise new territories, they were also engaged in a battle for the minds of its inhabitants—a ...

Stonebwoy has a subtle way of blowing his trumpet which ultimately produces the loudest noise. The BET award-winning artiste touched on a wide range of issues when he had a chat with Andy Dosty On ...