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Toggle Sidebar March 2, 2021 [Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Daphne Ewing-Chow ( Forbes) features Chief Richard Currie, the youngest leader ever of Jamaica’s Accompong Maroons in Cockpit Country and the Leeward Maroons’ quest for sustainability and survival. “It’s a bold and ambitious journey that I am about to embark upon,” says Chief Richard Currie as he pauses pensively to take a sip of coffee. It has been less than 72-hours since his oath of office was taken as the youngest leader ever of Jamaica’s Accompong Maroons and the new colonel, ...

Richard Currie Newly minted Accompong Town Maroon chief, Colonel Richard Currie, has sought to shed light on his longstanding connections with Reggae artiste Protoje, who voiced a dubplate and visited the community to help him in his leadership campaign leading up to election day last Saturday. Speaking during an interview with Dionne Jackson Miller on Radio Jamaica’s Beyond The Headlines programme on Tuesday evening, the Colonel said he and Protoje, whose given name is Oje Ken Oliviere, grew up together and were like blood brothers. The Munro College old boy made his comments after the ho...

Accompong Maroon colonel Richard Currie. (Photo: Jamaicans.com) Once news broke that the new colonel of the Accompong Maroons was elected in St Elizabeth on Thursday, the interwebs spiralled into a furore. This was particularly so for Jamaican women, who couldn’t believe their eyes, or rather, feigned indifference to the ‘strong, sturdy Maroon man’ who's the leader of the Accompong Maroons. Many are accustomed to the over-60 figurehead – the stereotype of Jamaican politicians. The photo that started it all, a portrait of Accompong Maroon colonel Richard Currie. On the contrary, the 43...

The chief has spoken, so let it be written, let it be done. Newly elected Accompong Maroon Chief, Richard Currie, has posted the following on Instagram: "Caveat Emptor: Horace Lewis, aka LA Lewis, is NOT a government official of #Accompong, nor is he recognised via our records as a citizen of Accompong. This individual has no delegation of authority to transact business for the state, nor bestow titles of nobility #sounddiabeng." Chief Currie, elected on Thursday of last week, captioned the post: “For the record and let the records reflect. No more games. No more disorder". The Accompong Ma...

Richard Currie was elected the new colonel of the Accompong Maroons in St Elizabeth on Thursday. The 43-year-old, who is reportedly the youngest person to become colonel, polled 681 votes to attain victory over his closest rival, the incumbent Ferron Williams who amassed 400 votes. The other competitors in the race for colonel received double-digit votes. They were: former colonel Meridie Rowe with 98 votes; Sheldon Wallace who attained 30 votes; and Robert Cawley with 28 votes.  Currie is to be installed in the leadership position within the next 10 days. He led a campaign on a number of in...