A push is underway to make Jamaica’s Patois an official language, on par with English, as the country weighs cutting ties to the British monarchy. By Simon Romero Photographs and Video by Alejandro ...

Kingsley Ben-Adir is known for his diverse roles, from playing former President Barack Obama to playing a Ken doll in the "Barbie" movie. Now, he takes on the challenge of portraying reggae legend Bob ...

A scene of Brad Pitt speaking Jamaican patois during Meet Joe Black has gone viral more than 25 years after the movie's release—and it might not be for the reason the actor hoped. In the film, Pitt ...

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 ...

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 ...

I recently heard Japan-based bilingualism author Adam Beck explain one of his reasons for raising his children bilingual: “I wanted them to know me, at the deepest level…and I felt like if I was going ...

The Rev Courtney Stewart reads extracts of the "Jiizas buk" The Bible is, for the first time, being translated into Jamaican patois. It's a move welcomed by those Jamaicans who want their mother ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Apart from being available on all streaming platforms such as Apple Podcast, Amazon Music and Soundcloud, the 2025 General Election Manifesto of the People’s National Party (PNP), ...

The Bible is, for the first time, being translated into Jamaican patois. It's a move welcomed by those Jamaicans who want their mother tongue enshrined as the national language - but opposed by others ...