At the heart of the misunderstanding between the Accompong Maroons in St Elizabeth and the Government of Jamaica is not sovereignty, per say, but land ownership. No member of the Accompong ...

It has been less than 72-hours since his oath of office was taken as the youngest leader ever of Jamaica’s Accompong Maroons and the new colonel, age 40, enthusiastically shares his thoughts on ...

The annual January 6 celebration in Accompong Town is an important event on Jamaica’s heritage calendar, and the Maroon village is routinely recognised for its rich tourism potential.

ACCOMPONG, Jamaica, Jan. 22 (UPI) -- The average Jamaican is more likely to visit London or New York than to penetrate the wild Cockpit Country, home of the untamed mountain Maroons. And until ...

Accompong Town, Jamaica — HIGH above the serpentine valleys and vine-tangled trails of this mountainous refuge, runaway slaves could spot approaching bounty hunters and soldiers well in time to ...

The Maroon nation of Accompong in the mountains of Cockpit country in St. Elizabeth Jamaica is an agriculturally based state with a population of approximately 1000 residents, some 600 of whom are ...

“Return to Accompong: Return To Your Roots,” hosted in Cockpit Country, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. The AIDO Royal Delegation bestowed blessings during the annual commemorative ...

runaway Maroon slaves gained semi-sovereignty from the British over land in Jamaica’s mountainous Cockpit Country, and today the breathtakingly beautiful, and very remote, town of Accompong is s ...

Every January 6, Accompong Town celebrates its 1738 treaty and the birthday of Cudjoe, Nanny’s brother. A guide from the Jamaica Conservation Development Trust shows travelers the Blue Mountains ...