Rollington Town
Neighborhood of Kingston, Jamaica
Rollington Town is a neighborhood in the area of Kingston, Jamaica . Part of it is in Kingston Parish . A campus of Kingston College is in Rollington Town.
Notable events
In 2017 Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) suspended service on a line through Rollington Town because of road blocks and violence. The company's buses had been attacked by stone throwers. [1] Service was restored the next day. [2]
Oku Onuora formed a community school in the area and organized in the area. He distributed Abeng and was arrested in Rollington Town. [ citation needed ] Scholar and activist Walter Rodney was also active in the area. [3]
Notable residents
Boris Gardiner was born in Rollington Town. [4] Ken Rickards , [5] Sadiki , [6] and Connie Mark [7] are also from Rollington Town. Cricketers Chris Gayle and Irvin Iffla is also from Rollington Town. [8]
Cultural references
Trevor D. Rhone 's play Two Can Play is set in Rollington Town. [9]
References
- ↑ "JUTC pulls buses from Rollington Town due to violence" . Jamaica Observer . 29 September 2017 . Retrieved 30 March 2019 .
- ↑ "JUTC Resumes Operations In Rollington Town | RJR News - Jamaican News Online" . rjrnewsonline.com . Retrieved 18 April 2018 .
- ↑ The Black Nation - Volumes 3-5 - Page41 The Black Nation . Getting Together Publications. 1983 . Retrieved 18 April 2018 . 1983
- ↑ "Gardiner - The man behind the music" . jamaica-gleaner.com . 9 March 2014 . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
- ↑ "Kenneth Rickards" . Wisden . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
- ↑ "Sadiki releases fourth solo album" . jamaica-star.com . 29 April 2016 . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
- ↑ "Obituary: Connie Mark" . the Guardian . 15 June 2007 . Retrieved 23 July 2020 .
- ↑ Gayle, C. (2016). Six Machine: I Don't Like Cricket ... I Love It . Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 9780241256350 . Retrieved 18 April 2018 .
- ↑ Trevor D. Rhone