Rollington Town

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Rollington Town is a neighborhood in Kingston, Jamaica. Part of it is in Kingston Parish. A campus of Kingston College is in Rollington Town.

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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 are also from Rollington Town. [8]

Cultural references

Trevor D. Rhone's play Two Can Play is set in Rollington Town. [9]

References

  1. ↑ "JUTC pulls buses from Rollington Town due to violence". Jamaica Observer. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ↑ "JUTC Resumes Operations In Rollington Town | RJR News - Jamaican News Online". rjrnewsonline.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ↑ The Black Nation - Volumes 3-5 - Page41 The Black Nation. Getting Together Publications. 1983. Retrieved 18 April 2018. 1983
  4. ↑ "Gardiner - The man behind the music". jamaica-gleaner.com. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  5. ↑ "Kenneth Rickards". Wisden. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sadiki releases fourth solo album". jamaica-star.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Obituary: Connie Mark". the Guardian. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  8. ↑ Gayle, C. (2016). Six Machine: I Don't Like Cricket ... I Love It. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN   9780241256350 . Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Trevor D. Rhone

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