I couldn't believe my ears that anybody would be quite so bold as to speak patois, to read the news in that accent. My entire education, my mother's whole career, had been specifically designed to prevent anybody at all, and me in particular, from reading anything of importance in that...
Recognize the difference between the language and the accent. If you want to learn how to speak Jamaican Patois, learn the pronunciation and grammar the same as you would for any other language. However, don't confuse speaking in a "Jamaican accent" with speaking in Patois. Trying to fake ...