As Jamaica continues to loosen its ties with the British monarchy, momentum is building to make Patois the country's official language alongside English. The proposal was recently floated by the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Walk into any government office, courtroom or classroom in Jamaica, and you’ll be expected to speak the official language, English. But venture into the street, tune into a radio ...

Jamaica seduces visitors with its breathtaking nature and captivates with its culture, its people's charm and the island's unique cuisine. Jamaicans have charisma and rhythm in bunches and use it to ...

What's worse than a bad movie? If you ask linguist Joseph Farquharson, he might say a movie that makes a caricature of the distinct patois of Jamaican accents. When asked to be an advisor on the new ...

Jamaica wasted no time tapping into the publicity generated by Volkswagen's Super Bowl commercial starring a no-worries white Midwestern guy cheering up his glum office mates with a lilting Jamaican ...