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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.

Notable events

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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

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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

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

References

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^ "JUTC pulls buses from Rollington Town due to violence". Jamaica Observer. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2019.

^ "JUTC Resumes Operations In Rollington Town | RJR News - Jamaican News Online". rjrnewsonline.com. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

^ The Black Nation - Volumes 3-5 - Page41 The Black Nation. Getting Together Publications. 1983. Retrieved 18 April 2018. 1983

^ "Gardiner - The man behind the music". jamaica-gleaner.com. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

^ "Kenneth Rickards". Wisden. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

^ "Sadiki releases fourth solo album". jamaica-star.com. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

^ "Obituary: Connie Mark". the Guardian. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 23 July 2020.

^ Gayle, C. (2016). Six Machine: I Don't Like Cricket ... I Love It. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 9780241256350. Retrieved 18 April 2018.

^ Trevor D. Rhone

17°59′N 76°46′W / 17.983°N 76.767°W / 17.983; -76.767

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