Reggae superstar Bob Marley spoke using Patois in media interviews and recording his songs using the native Jamaican language – which helped to spread awareness of the language around the world.

Should Jamaicans stick to their beloved Patois, the expression of their culture, as their first language? Or should they focus on raising standards of teaching and learning English, while stepping up ...

Movies like "Cool Runnings" and "The Little Mermaid" include Jamaican stereotypes and globalize the distinct language known as Patois.

More than talk needed on Ja’s second language The recent opening of Excellence Oyster Bay in Trelawny has, yet again, raised the issue of Spanish becoming Jamaica’s second language.

Here in Jamaica we have a language barrier of sorts, as some factions simply refuse to accept or appreciate the other’s use of their language.