Jamaican Maroons demand autonomy
‘We want to be recognized by Jamaican Constitution’, says Maroon chief Source: Jamaica Observer, Horace Hines ACCOMPONG TOWN, St Elizabeth — Colonel Fearon Williams of the Accompong maroons last week …...
View ArticleAccompong Town gets Internet cafe
Source: Jamaica Observer SANTA CRUZ, St Elizabeth — The Maroon community of Accompong Town in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, now has an Internet café, which was established through funding from the … Continue...
View ArticleJamaica’s Maroon Day: Accompong remembers the treaty of 1738
Once again, the Maroons of Western Jamaica have celebrated the annual Accompong Maroon Festival with much gusto. The event was held over the course of the past weekend, starting on … Continue reading →
View ArticlePraise for Accompong book ‘My Father Said’
Colonel Ferron Williams of the Accompong Maroons and professor Verene Shepherd of the University of the West Indies have both lauded the book ‘My Father Said’, written by Deputy Colonel … Continue...
View ArticleAccompong festival organisers say non-traditional vendors not welcomed
Source: Jamaica Star As Jamaica prepares for its 275th celebration of the Accompong Festival on Sunday January 6th, organizers of the event in St Elisabeth have raised the ‘not welcomed’ … Continue...
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