Jamaica’s Patrick Chung Playing in Super Bowl 51

Patrick Chung, Jamaica’s NFL superstar, is playing in the 2017 Super Bowl. Jamaica is known for producing world-class athletes, and Chung is a prime example of the island’s sports talent. Born August 19, 1987, in Kingston, his mother is the 1980s reggae star Sophia George-Chung, whose song “Girlie Girlie” reached the top of the charts […]

Prize-Winning Jamaican Author Marlon James Writing Fantasy Trilogy

Jamaican Marlon James, who won the prestigious Man Booker Prize in 2015 for his novel “A Brief History of Seven Killings,” has announced that he is writing a fantasy trilogy called “Dark Star.” The first book of the trilogy, “Black Leopard, Red Wolf,” is set to be published in the fall of 2018. According to […]