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 ...

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To that end, she said, Jamaica’s Maroons should be an example to the ... drum because they saw it as a revolutionary signal and symbol of our cultural survival. “But our forebears resisted ...

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 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 ...

She was a warrior — the Harriet Tubman of Jamaica. As Republicans question whether Democratic vice-presidential candidate Sen. Kamala D. Harris (Calif.), whose father was an immigrant from ...

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 ...

Poverty, expected Jamaican elections this year, Maroon elections this month and the pressure of the U.S. ”war on drugs” have incited these fierce and isolated people to a renewed militancy.

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 ...