Events in the year 2015 in

Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean (after Cuba and Hispaniola). Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, and west of His ...

Incumbents

Monarch A monarch is a head of stateWebster's II New College DictionarMonarch Houghton Mifflin. Boston. 2001. p. 707. Life tenure, for life or until abdication, and therefore the head of state of a monarchy. A monarch may exercise the highest authority ...

Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until her death in 2022. She was queen regnant of 32 sovereign states during ...

Governor-General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

: Patrick Allen *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Portia Simpson-Miller Portia Lucretia Simpson-Miller (born 12 December 1945) is a Jamaican politician. She served as Prime Minister of Jamaica from March 2006 to September 2007 and again from 5 January 2012 to 3 March 2016. She was the leader of the People's Nationa ...

* Chief Justice:

Zaila McCalla Zaila Rowena McCalla, O.J. (''née'' Morris; born 31 January 1948) is a Jamaican judge. Between 2007 and 2018, she was the Chief Justice of Jamaica. Early life and education Zaila Rowena Morris was born on 31 January 1948 in Westmoreland Parish, ...

Events

* Air Jamaica, national airline of Jamaica, ceased all operations. * February – The

Ganja Law The Ganja Law, or Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015, was passed by Jamaica's Houses of Parliament in February 2015. The law went into effect on April 15, 2015, making possession of or less of cannabis a "non-arrestable, ticketable offence, that ...

, or Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015, was passed by Jamaica's Houses of Parliament.

Deaths

*5 January –

King Sporty Noel George Williams (19 September 1943 – 5 January 2015), better known as King Sporty, was a Jamaican DJ, reggae musician, and record producer for the Tashamba and Konduko labels. He is best known for co-writing the song, "Buffalo Soldier", ...

, Jamaican-American reggae musician (b. 1943). *16 January – Louis Martin, Jamaican-born British weightlifter, Olympic silver (

1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarch ...

) and bronze (

1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...

) medallist (b. 1946). *7 February – Richard Austin, cricketer. *2 March – Beverly Hall, Jamaican-born American educator (b. 1946). *27 March – Daundre Barnaby, 24, Jamaican-born Canadian Olympic runner (

2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

) (b. 1990) *30 March – John Elliott, Olympic boxer (

) (b. 1931). *6 May – Errol Brown, Jamaican-born British singer ( Hot Chocolate) (b. 1943) *8 July –

Lloyd Reckord Lloyd Reckord (26 May 1929 – 8 July 2015) was a Jamaican actor, film maker, and stage director who lived in England for some years. Reckord appeared in 1958 in a West End production of '' Hot Summer Night'', which as an ITV adaptation broadc ...

, actor and director (b. 1929). *31 July – Red Dragon, reggae singer (b. 1966). *2 October – Coleridge Goode, Jamaican-born British jazz bassist (b. 1914). *25 October – Basil Williams, cricketer (

West Indies The West Indies is a subregion of North America, surrounded by the North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea that includes 13 independent island countries and 18 dependencies and other territories in three major archipelagos: the Greater A ...

) (b. 1949). *25 November –

O'Neil Bell O'Neil Bell (29 December 1974 – 25 November 2015) was a Jamaican professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2011. He held the undisputed cruiserweight title in 2006 and the lineal cruiserweight title from 2006 to 2007. Professional career ...

, cruiserweight boxer, undisputed world champion (

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

) (b. 1974). *3 December –

Gladstone Anderson Gladstone Anderson (18 June 1934 – 3 December 2015), also known by his nickname "Gladdy", was a Jamaican pianist, keyboard player, and singer, who played a major part in the island's musical history, playing a key role in defining the ska sou ...

, musician (b. 1934). *11 December – Neville De Souza, religious figure, Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (1979–2000). *19 December –

Peter Broggs Henry James (3 July 1952 – 19 December 2015), better known as Peter Broggs, was a Jamaican roots reggae vocalist and songwriter. Life Born in 1952 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica, in the early 1970s, Broggs moved to Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston to ...

, reggae musician (b. 1952).

References

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