Every October, Jamaica pauses to honour the men and woman whose courage, intellect, and unshakable spirit carved freedom, justice, and […]
When you hear the name Paul Campbell, Jamaica instantly knows the face. He’s Capone, the hard-nosed cop from Third World
by: wakefieldlatoya@gmail.com / October 7, 2025 In Jamaica, strength is often seen as silence — a man’s ability to “hold it down,”
The story of the Jamaican Maroons begins in the mountains, where freedom was carved from resistance. The Maroons were Africans who escaped slavery and established independent communities in Jamaica’s rugged interior. Their roots trace back to the island’s earliest colonial period, when Spain controlled Jamaica from 1493 to 1655. Enslaved Africans brought by the Spanish often fled to the hills, forming some of the first “refugee” communities of free blacks.
