Talk:Accompong

Quanza / Kwanzaa ?
I removed the claim that the festival celebrated around January 6 is called "Quanza". True, one of the sources says so but I could not find any confirmation for this elsewhere (and the other sources given do not mention the name of the festival. I am especially doubtful, as "Quanza" sounds very much like Kwanzaa which was invented in the US in 1966 & the term derived from a Swahili word. The ancestors of the maroons came from nowhere near the Swahili speaking regions of Africa. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.188.197.23 (talk) 00:26, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

Recent edits
Some of the recent edits are somewhat problematic. This page is not the place to have a discussion about what a state is. Ferron Williams uses the phrase ""a State within a State". I feel this would best be served by a section on the constitutional position.

Also the removal of the information about Accompong being neutral during the Second Maroon War has been removed. I shall try an dfind a reference about this. Leutha (talk) 00:19, 14 September 2015 (UTC)

Moore Town link
I have moved the link to the right place: Moore Town, Jamaica. Leutha (talk) 08:14, 15 September 2015 (UTC)

Central Solar Reserve Bank of Accompong genuine or fraud
I haven't been able to find many reliable sources for Central Solar Reserve Bank of Accompong and Timothy Elisha McPherson Jr.. McPherson is apparently the Minister of Finance for Accompong and was involved in setting up the bank.

Sources supporting the bank and McPherson:


 * Historical Meeting Between The Kingdom Of Ashanti And The Accompong Maroons In Jamaica published by modernghana.com


 * Central Solar Reserve Bank of Accompong homepage


 * Sovereign State of Accompong Maroons - Maroon Council

Sources questioning the intention of the bank:


 * Central Solar Reserve Bank of Accompong, A.S.E.X Accompong Solar Energy Exchange Solar Reserve Bank,Accompong Solar Energy Exchange Internet published by Ripoff Report


 * Bank scam post on Facebook

Deadlinks removed from article:
 * http://stateofaccompong.com/

The questions are: is the Central Solar Reserve Bank of Accompong real, if it is has it been involved in any fraudulent activity? Jonpatterns (talk) 14:06, 28 June 2016 (UTC)


 * There is yet another possibility--there could be real plans for the bank (and also fraudsters selling its currency of shares in it. I note from both our article and the sources on it that "The Central Solar Reserve Bank of Accompong is scheduled to issue its first physical notes, called the LUMI, in October of 2016.". I don't think it is notable until then, even if real. DGG ( talk ) 13:52, 30 June 2016 (UTC)
 * Probably true, but WP:N applies to article creation, not mention in another article; if it had RS but was thought to not be encyclopedic enough to include, the rationale would probably be WP:CRYSTAL. However, in a few months (October) we would probably be right back at the same discussion, so continuing with the attempt to source this stuff now is probably a good idea.  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼  12:16, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

Please be advised that the Central Solar Reserve Bank of Accompong has been an active and a notable state institution since 2014. The fact that the LUMI is scheduled for circulation in late 2016 does does preclude or exclude the current activities of the institution which is crucial for our current government. Furthermore, there has been no illegal activities involving this institution whatsoever. It is a very important component of Accompong's climate change initiative. Sadly, a small faction which is opposed to the Government's current developmental policy and climate change initiative has used Facebook and other social medias to create negative publicity against the government. We have taken legal actions in this regard, however, Ripoff Report does not remove postings after they have been posted, and our discussions with Facebook are ongoing. We kindly request that you take no actions against the entry involving the Central Solar Reserve Bank of Accompong. As a micro-state with limited resources we do not have the ability to constantly be on top of your postings, talks and/or requests, however we shall certainly seek to comply with the procedures of Wikipedia. (comment added by User: Maroon Master)


 * At this point the only 3rd party source is, but the only section in it that describes the bank is a quote by McPherson , who is not an independent source.  DGG ( talk ) 04:48, 2 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Yeah, it's just reporting McPherson's own claims, and doesn't verify anything.  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼  12:16, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

Legal status - microstate or local government

 * A bigger question is the microstate claim. The sources on hand do not support this and the article is not categorized that way (just as autonomous Native American nations [weirdly, we have no article on this concept yet!] like the Navajo Nation in the US are not, though the exact situation appears to be different; they have treaties with the US, the surrounding nation-state, but Accompong has one with the UK, not with Jamaica, which is no longer part of the UK, though part of the Commonwealth of Nations, and still one of Elizabeth II's realms).  — SMcCandlish ☺ ☏ ¢ ≽ʌⱷ҅ᴥⱷʌ≼  13:13, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
 * I've split this off as a separate topic, although it may involve claims by similar people I think it is more useful to discuss separately. I agree the status of Accompong in Jamaica needs clarifying. The local government may be over emphasizing its independence, or they may have some legal autonomy. Jonpatterns (talk) 14:03, 7 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Quite how the Government of Jamaica defines Accompong's status seems uncertain. Most articles from the Jamaica Information Service describe Accompong as a 'semi-independent community' or similar wording. The wording of the 1739 treaty stops well short of granting any form of statehood to either the windward or leeward Maroons and instead focuses on granting Maroons their freedom [from slavery] and according them lands. Moreover, the treaty clearly articulates itself as one between Cudjoe (for the leeward Maroons) and Quao (for the windward Maroons) and the Governor of Jamaica. The treaty also sets out a clear path of succesion for the leadership of the Maroons and in each case it leaves discretionary appointment in perpetuity to the Governor. It is not clear if the current Governor-General of Jamaica still performs this function. The claim to be a microstate lacks historical or objective evidence. They may choose to proclaim themselves a micronation, but at present they don't appear to be doing so. Bellerophon  talk to me  21:33, 7 July 2016 (UTC)

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