This traditional dance re-enacts the Jamaican Maroons' specialty: the ambush. It was once a secret ritual of the fierce bands of escaped slaves who won their freedom by launching raids on planters ...

THE Maroons! it was a word of peril once; and terror spread along the skirts of the blue mountains of Jamaica, when some fresh foray of those unconquered guerrillas ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Prime ... naming the vessel after Nanny of Maroons is fitting, as the national heroine was an outstanding military leader and a symbol of unity and strength during ...

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The Jamaican Maroons trace their lineage to Africans who ... transforming the event into a symbol of hope. The Maroon leaders' commitment underscores the power of unity and shared vision, marking ...

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 ...

One of the leaders of the descendants of Jamaica’s Afro-Indigenous people has apologized for helping enforce slavery centuries ago on the Caribbean island. The Maroons were Jamaica’s first ...

It's free and open to the public. The 87-minute documentary tells the story of Anderson’s ancestors, the Maroons of Jamaica and their connection to Africa. The Maroons are escaped slaves of West ...