2015 in Jamaica

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See also:	Other events of 2015 Timeline of Jamaican history

Events in the year 2015 in Jamaica.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Elizabeth II
• Governor-General: Patrick Allen
• Prime Minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
• Chief Justice: Zaila McCalla

Events

• Air Jamaica, national airline of Jamaica, ceased all operations.^[1]
• February – The Ganja Law, or Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015, was passed by Jamaica's Houses of Parliament.^[2]

Deaths

• 5 January – King Sporty, Jamaican-American reggae musician (b. 1943).^[3]
• 16 January – Louis Martin, Jamaican-born British weightlifter, Olympic silver (1964) and bronze (1960) medallist (b. 1946).
• 7 February – Richard Austin, cricketer.^[4]
• 2 March – Beverly Hall, Jamaican-born American educator (b. 1946).^[5]
• 27 March – Daundre Barnaby, 24, Jamaican-born Canadian Olympic runner (2012) (b. 1990)^[6]
• 30 March – John Elliott, Olympic boxer (1964) (b. 1931).^[7]
• 6 May – Errol Brown, Jamaican-born British singer (Hot Chocolate) (b. 1943)^[8]
• 8 July – Lloyd Reckord, actor and director (b. 1929).^[9]
• 31 July – Red Dragon, reggae singer (b. 1966).^[10]
• 2 October – Coleridge Goode, Jamaican-born British jazz bassist (b. 1914).^[11]
• 25 October – Basil Williams, cricketer (West Indies) (b. 1949).^[12]
• 25 November – O'Neil Bell, cruiserweight boxer, undisputed world champion (2006) (b. 1974).^[13]
• 3 December – Gladstone Anderson, musician (b. 1934).
• 11 December – Neville De Souza, religious figure, Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (1979–2000).^[14]
• 19 December – Peter Broggs, reggae musician (b. 1952).^[15]

References