The battle lines have softened somewhat, but there is still substantial opposition to patois in the pulpit. Critics say it will dilute Scripture and undermine the already weak hold many poor Jamaicans ...

As Jamaica moves ahead with plans to cut ties to the British monarchy, omentum is building to make Patois Jamaica’s official language, on par with English. KINGSTON, Jamaica — Walk into any government ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Was reggae icon Bob Marley singing entirely in English when he recorded his classic "Trench Town Rock"? Linguists say no -- the Jamaican singer was using patois, a mixture of ...

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 ...

A young Harry Belafonte was preparing his repertoire of Caribbean songs in the 1950s and looking for expert input, when he sought out Louise Simone Bennett-Coverly, known affectionately as Miss Lou ...

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 ...

Analisa Novak is a content producer for CBS News and the Emmy Award-winning "CBS Mornings." She specializes in covering live events and exclusive interviews for the show. Analisa is a United States ...

KINGSTON, JAMAICA—When English teacher Faith Linton first proposed translating the Bible into Jamaica’s patois tongue in the late 1950s, most people who heard the idea shook their heads. Some on the ...

The National Museum Jamaica (NMJ), a division of the Institute of Jamaica (IOJ), will host its inaugural Heritage Debate on ...

No one should be made to feel lesser than because they speak their mother language. Globally, 40 per cent of the population does not have access to education in a language they speak or understand.