It is 1981 and Daphne is 12 years old when the proverbial stranger comes to town, the opening incident of Lisa Smith’s ...

Accents in TV and film have raised debates about authentic storytelling, and for Jamaican accents in particular Black Cake has brought it to the forefront again.

A man who was in prison for almost three decades is going home after a judge vacated a first-degree murder conviction as part of a plea deal, according to a Duke University School of Law Wrongful ...

We can all agree that some humans are normal-sounding and some are from Boston, but all animals sound alike to us. Well, that ...

Her accent seems so authentic that strangers have asked what part of Jamaica she’s from. But Kirsten Keys has no connection to Jamaica. And the lifelong Harrisburg resident had no unusual accent ...

Adrien Brody Denies ‘SNL’ Ban Over Controversial 2003 Jamaican Accent Monologue Still, “The Pianist” star, who was introducing musical guest Sean Paul at the time, admits the show has yet ...

Kamala Harris was ripped on social media for unveiling what critics claimed was a Jamaican tone during her sit-down on CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” Tuesday night.

Kamala Harris is being trolled for appearing to speak in yet another strange accent during her late-night appearance with CBS host Stephen Colbert.

What's worse than a bad movie? If you ask linguist Joseph Farquharson, he might say a movie that makes a caricature of the distinct patois of Jamaican accents. When asked to be an advisor on the ...

In an interview for the film's 30th anniversary, the director and cast of 'Cool Runnings' exposed a dispute with Disney over their accents.

Fans were left gobsmacked about musician Shaggy's signature Jamaican accent not being his real, everyday voice, after the star opened up in a recent TikTok video ...

With Disney’s beloved sports comedy “Cool Runnings” celebrating its 30th anniversary this month, director Jon Turteltaub and the cast reunited for an interview with The Independent and ...