Luuk Buk Project: Latest Update

The Bible Society of the West Indies has been engaged in a project to translate the New Testament into our Jamaican Creole since the early 1990s.

Prior to deciding to translate the entire New Testament at once, the Society embarked on several minor productions.  The most recently completed of these is Luke's account of the Gospel, the “Luuk Buk Project”. The Project is scheduled to be released in Jamaica in a series of launches in August 2010. The UK launch took place in May; the North American (Canada and US) takes place in October.

Our hope is that these launches will serve as a precursor to our larger goal of making the Scriptures available to Jamaicans (at home and in the Diaspora) in their mother tongue, and as a forerunner to the release of the entire New Testament in 2012.   

It is to this end, that we’ve invited Church leaders to join us at a breakfast launch of the “Luuk Buk” on Wednesday, 28th July, 2010 at the Knutsford Court Hotel, 11 Ruthven Road, Kingston 10 at 7:30 a.m. 

On this occasion, it is our plan to present attendees with a CD of Luuk in audio and written formats.  It will also be an opportunity to remind them of the philosophy that drives our translation endeavour as well as to update them on our progress.

We are also embracing the opportunity to listen to any suggestions/guidance that the gathering may offer; as it is our thinking that by collaboration and cooperation we can synergize our efforts so that the Word of God can have a greater impact on our people.