Rollington Town Explained

Rollington Town is a neighborhood in 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. 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

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Notes and References

1. News: JUTC pulls buses from Rollington Town due to violence. Jamaica Observer. 29 September 2017. 30 March 2019.
2. Web site: JUTC Resumes Operations In Rollington Town | RJR News - Jamaican News Online. rjrnewsonline.com. 2018-04-18.
3. The Black Nation - Volumes 3-5 - Page41 Book: The Black Nation. 1983. Getting Together Publications. 2018-04-18. v. 3-5. 1983
4. Web site: 2014-03-09. Gardiner - The man behind the music. 2020-07-23. jamaica-gleaner.com. en.
5. Web site: Kenneth Rickards. 2020-07-23. Wisden. en-GB.
6. Web site: 2016-04-29. Sadiki releases fourth solo album. 2020-07-23. jamaica-star.com. en.
7. Web site: 2007-06-15. Obituary: Connie Mark. 2020-07-23. the Guardian. en.
8. Book: Gayle, C.. Six Machine: I Don't Like Cricket ... I Love It. 2016. Penguin Books Limited. 9780241256350. 2018-04-18.
9. Trevor D. Rhone