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Appeal to GOVERNOR GENERAL /COOPER'S PEN TRELAWNY.

 AN OPEN LETTER TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF JAMAICA

His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen, ON, GCMG, CD, K St J

Governor-General of Jamaica

King's House

Kingston

August 22, 2026

RE: URGENT APPEAL ON BEHALF OF THE DISPLACED CITIZENS OF COOPER'S PEN, TRELAWNY — ENFORCEMENT OF INDIGENOUS AND HUMAN RIGHTS PROTECTIONS UNDER ILO CONVENTION 169 AND THE UNITED NATIONS CHARTER

Your Excellency,

We write to you as the citizens of Cooper's Pen, Trelawny, whose homes were recently demolished, together with the Maroon leadership of Furry Town who stand with us in this appeal. We come to Your Excellency not out of disrespect for the institutions of the State, but out of trust that the Office of the Governor-General still stands as a guardian of the rights and dignity of every Jamaican — including those of us descended from the Maroon and indigenous peoples who have occupied and defended these lands for generations.

The Harm Done

In recent days, bulldozers moved through Cooper's Pen and reduced the homes of our people to rubble. Over 20 homes were destroyed, displacing more than 200 men, women, and children. Families were displaced without adequate notice, without proper consultation, and without regard for the deep ancestral and historical ties this community holds to the land. Elders, children, and working families now find themselves without shelter, their possessions lost, their sense of security shattered. This was done, as far as we are aware, without the free, prior, and informed consent that international law requires before any action is taken that affects the lands and livelihoods of indigenous and tribal communities.

The Rights We Invoke

We respectfully remind Your Excellency of Jamaica's obligations, moral and legal, under the following instruments:

ILO Convention No. 169 concerning Indigenous and Tribal Peoples, which affirms the right of indigenous and tribal peoples to the lands they traditionally occupy, protection against forced removal, and the right to be consulted through appropriate procedures before any action is taken that may affect them directly.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the broader United Nations Charter, which guarantee every person the right to adequate housing, security of person, and freedom from arbitrary interference with home and family.

The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which affirms the right of indigenous peoples to maintain and strengthen their distinctive spiritual and material relationship with their lands, territories, and resources.

The Maroon peoples of Jamaica, including the community of Furry Town, hold a unique and historic status recognised both in Jamaican history and in the international understanding of tribal and indigenous peoples — a status rooted in treaties, in unbroken settlement, and in generations of self-governance. The residents of Cooper's Pen, connected to this heritage, are entitled to no less protection than any other community whose land and home rights are recognised under international law.

Our Requests to Your Excellency

We respectfully call upon the Office of the Governor-General to:

Direct an immediate and impartial inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the demolition of homes at Cooper's Pen, including whether due process, adequate notice, and consultation were provided.

Ensure immediate humanitarian relief — shelter, food, water, and medical support — for all 200-plus residents displaced by this action.

Use the moral authority of your Office to call upon the relevant ministries and agencies to halt any further demolitions in Cooper's Pen and surrounding Maroon and indigenous-connected lands pending full review.

Champion the formal domestication and implementation of the protections found in ILO Convention 169 and the relevant United Nations human rights instruments, so that no Jamaican community again suffers displacement without lawful process and consultation.

Engage directly with the leadership of the Maroon communities, including the Furry Town Maroons, to establish a lasting framework of consultation and protection for lands connected to Maroon and indigenous heritage.

Closing

Your Excellency, we do not ask for charity — we ask for justice, dignity, and the rights that are already owed to us under both our own Constitution and the international agreements to which Jamaica is a party. We ask that the voice of Cooper's Pen, and the Maroon people who stand beside them, be heard at the highest levels of our nation.

We remain hopeful that Your Excellency will act with the urgency and compassion this moment demands, and we stand ready to meet with representatives of your Office at the earliest opportunity.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the citizens of Cooper's Pen, Trelawny, and the Maroon community of Furry Town,

[Fabian Stennett]

Chief, Furry Town Maroons

On behalf of the displaced residents of Cooper's Pen, Trelawny


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