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. Service was restored the next day.
Oku Onuora formed a community school in the area and organized in the area. He distributed
Abeng and was arrested in Rollington Town. Scholar and activist
Walter Rodney was also active in the area. == Notable residents ==