Accompong News

19/07/2025

Magdalene Reid, more popularly known as Tom Tom a real Maroon Queen celebrates 106th birthday on Saturday , July 19, 2025.

Born in the beautiful Maroon Community of Accompong in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica on July 19, 1919. Her mother and father were full Maroons making her a full Maroon Queen.

https://accompong.news/maroon-matriarch-celebrates-103-years/

15/07/2025

Accompong Town Maroons, Audley Rowe and Wayne Rowe received longstanding service awards 🏆🥇 from Prime Minister of Jamaica . Wayne and Audley Rowe were honored for their commitment and years of service to .

Prime Minister Holness was in the parish and constituency honouring workers.

12/06/2025

Hindustan Times 📷

André Rhoden-Paul
BBC News

British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh

A man survived the Air India crash that killed at least 200 people, a police chief has told an Indian news agency.

Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik told ANI there was one survivor who was in seat 11A on the London-bound Boeing 787-8 flight - a seat the flight manifest shared by authorities said was British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh.

His cousin in Leicester, Ajay Valgi, told the BBC that Mr Ramesh called his family to say he was “fine” but he does not know the whereabouts of his brother, Ajay who was also on the plane.

Video shared on social media showed Mr Ramesh walking towards an ambulance, with smoke billowing in the background.

Indian media said Mr Ramesh shared his boarding pass, which showed his name and seat number.

He has a wife and child. The BBC understands he was born in India, but has lived in the UK for many years.

02/05/2025

Birthday Blessings to the Chief of all chiefs in Accompong Leeward Maroons 🩸 🇯🇲🇲🇱🇹🇯🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇦🇹🇬🇰🇳🇻🇨🇸🇹🇸🇳🇲🇲🇱🇹🇬🇼🇪🇹

26/04/2025

Guyanese destroyed a hotel after a child missing was found in its pool.

The child an 11 year old went missing after she went to swim 🏊🏽‍♀️ in the hotel’s pool.

People are calling for the removal of president Ali who was seen picking mangoes when the search for the child was ongoing. Residents are also upset with the police 👮🏾‍♀️ for not acting quicker.

21/04/2025

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Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta.

09/04/2025

09/02/2025

⚠️ Jamaica removed from tsunami warning ⚠️

Low lying sea towns may still experience high waves

09/02/2025

Breaking News

Possible waves to hit Jamaica by midnight!

A powerful earthquake, estimated at a magnitude of 7.6 struck the Caribbean Sea north of Honduras on Saturday, prompting neighboring islands and countries to issue potential tsunami warnings. The Tsunami Warning Center initially reported the quake as a magnitude 8 before revising it making it the largest earthquake to hit the world since 2023.

The tremor was felt 202 km southwest of George Town in the Cayman Islands. Following the quake, NOAA reported that potential tsunami threat warnings were issued by Colombia, Haiti, Belize, Saba, Aruba, Curacao, Costa Rica, the Bahamas, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Panama, the Dominican Republic, the Turks and Caicos Islands, Honduras, Mexico, Bonaire, Guatemala, and .

29/01/2025

William Rosvelt Anderson, o/c Papa Will, late of Accompong, will be buried February 1, 2025.

Papa Will passed on December 2, 2024. Always a source of knowledge and history for the maroon people, he will be missed by all who knew him. Papa Will was never shy of stating his love for his maroon people and would always encourage maroons to unite to overcome the challenges of modern times.

Rest Well Papa Will 💐💐💐💐

26/01/2025

, would like to extend gratitude(for the support of the maroon culture and heritage), to all the organisations. 🙏🏾🌹 “ONE FAMILY”

We are proud to announce that the Project will support the 2025 Accompong Maroon Festival, a historic celebration honoring Jamaica’s Maroon heritage.

This festival, happening on January 5-6, 2025, commemorates the signing of the Peace Treaty of 1738 and the legacy of Captain Cudjoe, while showcasing vibrant Maroon traditions through ancestral rituals, drumming, dance, and storytelling.

Following the first Indigenous Peoples Symposium held last year in Accompong, we want to ensure that the initiative continues but this time around with the introduction of the Accompong Business Exchange Forum.

This Forum will connect Maroon and Indigenous communities with leaders in culture, tourism, and the creative industries, while supporting economic growth through promoting unique cultural products locally and globally.

📢 “The Accompong Maroon Festival is a cornerstone of our cultural identity. With support from the Creative Caribbean Project, we’re fostering partnerships and creating opportunities for sustainable development,” Chief Richard Currie

💡 Powered by and , with funding from the Programme, the festival’s mission is to preserve Maroon culture and drive meaningful community development.

Join us as we celebrate resilience, creativity, and the vibrant legacy of the Maroons! With 

19/01/2025

CNBC NEWS

Breaking News

President Joe Biden on Sunday posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s. Also receiving pardons were a top Virginia lawmaker and advocates for immigrant rights, criminal justice reform and gun violence prevention.

Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey, with supporters arguing that Garvey’s conviction was politically motivated and an effort to silence the increasingly popular leader who spoke of racial pride. After Garvey was convicted, he was deported to Jamaica, where he was born. He died in 1940.

Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/19/biden-posthumously-pardons-black-nationalist-marcus-garvey-.html