Thomas Burchell News Today

MEMBERS OF the Anglican, Moravian and Baptist churches were owners of enslaved Africans who were subjected to their every whim and fancy. They believed nothing was wrong with chattel slavery, and even used scriptures to support it. Not only were...

Baptist Reverend Thomas Burchell arrived in Jamaica from England in 1822 and quickly developed a deep hatred for slavery. He was instrumental in convincing the Baptist Missionary Society (BMS) and other social organisations to lobby the British...

Montego Bay, famous for shopping and entertainment, has a deep history dating back to Jamaica's earliest people, the Taino, and the shows of wealth and power by colonial rulers.

The Atlantic Trade in Africans was officially abolished in 1808. But, from then until 1823, the antislavery campaign train seemed to have run out of steam. Abolitionists showed little interest in abolishing slavery itself. In 1823, the Anti-Slavery...

Samuel Sharpe, an enslaved man, lived on Croydon Estate in St James, but frequented Montego Bay. He got his owner’s full name, and was treated well by his owner and his family. Yet, in his book, ‘Death Struggles of Slavery’, Methodist Reverend...

Police say two people face charges in connection with a cocaine bust in the village of Duchess.

Tottenham Hotspur are investigating an allegation that a Crystal Palace supporter made a racist gesture towards Son Heung-min during Saturday’s match. Social media footage appeared to show an individual making a racist gesture towards Son during the game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Crystal Palace have pledged to ban the individual in question should the allegation be proven with Tottenham calling for “the strongest possible action” to be taken. “We a...

Tottenham confirm they will investigate an allegation of racial abuse of South Korea winger Son Heung-min with police. The incident occurred during the Premier League match with Crystal Palace.

A Chelsea supporter has been fined and banned from football for three years after making a racist gesture towards a Tottenham player.

A Chelsea supporter has been fined and banned from football for three years after making a racist gesture towards a Tottenham player.