2020 in Jamaica

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* Other events of 2020
* Timeline of Jamaican history

Events in the year 2020 in Jamaica.

## Incumbents

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* Monarch: Elizabeth II
* Governor-General: Patrick Allen
* Prime Minister: Andrew Holness
* Chief Justice: Bryan Sykes

## Events

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* 28 January – 2020 Caribbean earthquake

* 10 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in Jamaica

## Deaths

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Millie Small

### January to April

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* 27 February – Irvino English, footballer (b. 1977).[1]
* 16 March – Lynford Anderson, Jamaican-born American music engineer and producer (b. 1941).[2]
* 23 March – Apple Gabriel, reggae singer (b. 1955).[3]
* 27 March
* Bob Andy, reggae singer, songwriter and actor (b. 1944).[4]
* Delroy Washington, British-Jamaican reggae singer (b. 1952).[5]
* 4 April – Ken Farnum, cyclist (b. 1931).[6]
* 6 April – Adlin Mair-Clarke, athlete (1941).[7]
* 8 April – Lois Kelly Miller, actress (b. 1917).[8]
* 13 April – Gil Bailey, radio broadcaster (b. 1936).[9]

### May to August

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* 5 May – Millie Small, singer (b. 1947).[10]
* 21 May – Bobby Digital, reggae and dancehall record producer (b. 1961).[11]
* 29 May – Shahine Robinson, politician, MP (b. 1953/1954).[12]
* 18 June – Hux Brown, guitarist (b. 1944).[13]
* 21 July – Dobby Dobson, reggae singer and record producer (b. 1942).[14]
* 23 July – Paulette Wilson, human rights activist (b. 1956).[15]
* 18 August – Patsy Robertson, 86, diplomat and journalist.[16]
* 20 August – Tony Hart, 87, businessman, philanthropist, and politician (b. 1932).[17]

### September to December

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* 11 September – Toots Hibbert, 77, singer (Toots and the Maytals) and songwriter ("54-46 That's My Number", "Pressure Drop", "Monkey Man"); COVID-19.[18]
* 15 September – Johnny Gayle, 96, cricket umpire.[19]
* 17 September – Donald Keith Duncan, 80, politician, MP (1976–1983, 2007–2016); COVID-19.[20]
* 6 October – Bunny Lee, 79, reggae producer.[21]
* 15 December – Albert Griffiths, 74, reggae musician (The Gladiators).[22]

## See also

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* COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica
* 2020 in the Caribbean
* 2020 Atlantic hurricane season

## References

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1. ^ "JFF shocked at murder of former national footballer Irvino English". jamaica-star.com. 27 February 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
2. ^ Linford Anderson
3. ^ RIP Apple Gabriel - Founding Member of Israel Vibration
4. ^ "Reggae icon Bob Andy has died". Archived from the original on 2020-03-28. Retrieved 2020-07-25.
5. ^ RIP Delroy Washington
6. ^ Ken Farnum, Olympian and folk hero, dies at age 89 of COVID-19
7. ^ Adlin V. Clarke
8. ^ Actress Lois Kelly Miller Has Died
9. ^ Legendary Radio Announcer Dies from COVID-19 Complications
10. ^ Millie Small: My Boy Lollipop singer dies aged 72
11. ^ Dancehall Mourns The Death Of Legendary Producer Bobby Digital At 59
12. ^ Shahine Robinson: Jamaican Minister dies aged 66
13. ^ Classic Jamaican Guitarist Lynford “Hux” Brown Dies Suddenly
14. ^ Beloved Jamaican Singer Dobby Dobson Dies At 78
15. ^ Paulette Wilson: Windrush campaigner who faced deportation dies aged 64
16. ^ Patsy Robertson – An appreciation
17. ^ Adrian Frater (August 21, 2020). "Tony Hart dies, praised for transforming MoBay". Jamaica Gleaner. Retrieved 2020-09-15.
18. ^ Legendary Reggae Singer Toots Hibbert, Frontman of the Maytals, Dies at 77
19. ^ "Respected cricket umpire Johnny Gayle dies at 96". Archived from the original on 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
20. ^ "Dr. Donald Keith (DK) Duncan is dead at age 80". Archived from the original on 2020-10-04. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
21. ^ Legendary reggae producer Bunny Lee has died aged 79
22. ^ Albert Griffiths, founder member of The Gladiators has died. Rest In Peace!

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2020 in North America

Sovereign states|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Canada
* Costa Rica
* Cuba
* Dominica
* Dominican Republic
* El Salvador
* Grenada
* Guatemala
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
* Mexico
* Nicaragua
* Panama
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States

Dependencies and
other territories

* Anguilla
* Aruba
* Bermuda
* Bonaire
* British Virgin Islands
* Cayman Islands
* Curaçao
* Greenland
* Guadeloupe
* Martinique
* Montserrat
* Puerto Rico
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Martin
* Saint Pierre and Miquelon
* Saba
* Sint Eustatius
* Sint Maarten
* Turks and Caicos Islands
* United States Virgin Islands

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2020 in the Caribbean

* British West Indies
* Danish West Indies
* Dutch Caribbean
* Caribbean Netherlands
* Netherlands Antilles
* French West Indies
* West Indies Federation

West
Indies|

| Antilles|

| Greater
Antilles|

* Cayman Islands
* Cuba
* Jamaica
* Navassa Island
* Puerto Rico

| Hispaniola|

* Dominican Republic
* Haiti

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Lesser
Antilles|

| Leeward
Islands|

* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Guadeloupe
* La Désirade
* Les Saintes
* Marie-Galante
* Montserrat
* Saba^*
* Saint Barthélemy
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Sint Eustatius^*

| Saint Martin^|

* Collectivity of Saint Martin
* Sint Maarten

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Virgin Islands|

* British Virgin Islands
* U.S. Virgin Islands

Southern
Caribbean|

| Leeward
Antilles|

* Insular Venezuela
* Federal Dependencies
* Nueva Esparta

| ABC islands|

* Aruba
* Bonaire*
* Curaçao

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Windward
Islands|

* Dominica
* Grenada
* Carriacou and Petite Martinique
* Martinique
* Saint Lucia
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

* Barbados†
* Trinidad and Tobago†

Lucayan
Archipelago|

* Bahamas
* Turks and Caicos Islands

Caribbean
Sea|

* Aves Island
* San Andrés and Providencia
* Bajo Nuevo Bank~
* Serranilla Bank~

Caribbean
continental
zone|

* Quintana Roo
* Cozumel

| Central America|

* Belize
* Honduras
* Bay Islands
* Izabal
* Limón
* Corn Islands
* North Caribbean Coast
* South Caribbean Coast
* Panama

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South America|

* Colombian Caribbean
* Venezuelan Caribbean

Wider
groupings
may include:|

* Bermuda#
* Costa Rica
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Nicaragua

| Yucatán Peninsula|

* Campeche
* Petén
* Yucatán

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The Guianas|

* Amapá
* French Guiana
* Venezuelan Guayana
* Guyana
* Guayana Esequibaǂ
* Tigri Areaǂ
* Suriname

N.B.: Territories in italics are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.

^These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean, of which *the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with the country of the Netherlands.

†Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.

ǂDisputed territories administered by Guyana. ~Disputed territories administered by Colombia.

#Bermuda is an isolated North Atlantic oceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.
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