As Jamaica continues to loosen its ties with the British monarchy, momentum is building to make Patois the country's official language alongside English. The proposal was recently floated by the ...

Many Jamaicans speak “patois” or Jamaican creole in addition to Caribbean Standard English. The following patois words and phrases appear in this report: battyman: “Batty” is slang ...

Ghanaian dancehall musicians, Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy, have garnered significant attention for their interactions with ...

Dancehall musician Shatta Wale has responded to the backlash from his failure to speak patois with Jamaican artistes at Vybz ...

Some even prefer cash over card payment, so having Jamaican dollars for purchases is a good idea. English is Jamaica's official language. However, Jamaican Patois is a widely spoken dialect in the ...

This love of reggae has also had a cultural bearing on the language: it is not hard these days to hear Ghanaians talking a little Jamaican Patois, which is different from Pidgin English ...