A renewed national call is encouraging Jamaican farmers and landowners to plant more ackee trees, alongside breadfruit, to meet rising […]
Kwanzaa is a cultural observance created in the United States in 1966, but its meaning reaches far beyond national borders. Rooted in African values and Pan-African philosophy, Kwanzaa offers Jamaicans an opportunity—not an obligation—to engage intentionally with shared African heritage, communal ethics, and historical continuity during the closing days of the year.
This is not about replacing Jamaican traditions or creating division. It is about adding reflection, grounding, and cultural consciousness to a season Jamaicans already value deeply.
The story of the John Crow is as old as Jamaica itself, a tale that soars across the island’s skies, circles the mountain peaks, and hovers over both fear and fascination. To some, it’s a harbinger of death. To others, a cleaner of the land. Either way, there’s no denying that the John Crow has earned its place as one of the most recognized and misunderstood birds in Jamaican history.
