Events in the year 2020 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 John Keith Patrick Allen (17 March 1927 – 28 July 2006) was a British actor. Life and career Allen was born in Nyasaland (now Malawi), where his father was a tobacco farmer. After his parents returned to Britain, he was evacuated to Canada ...

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 ...

Andrew Holness Andrew Michael Holness, (born 22 July 1972) is a Jamaican politician who has been the Prime Minister of Jamaica since 3 March 2016, following the 2016 Jamaican general election. Holness previously served as prime minister from October 2011 to ...

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Bryan Sykes Bryan Clifford Sykes (9 September 1947 – 10 December 2020) was a British geneticist and science writer who was a Fellow of Wolfson College and Emeritus Professor of human genetics at the University of Oxford.2020 Caribbean earthquake *10 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in Jamaica

Deaths

January to April

*27 February – Irvino English, footballer (b. 1977). *16 March –

Lynford Anderson Linford Anderson aka Andy Capp (July 8, 1941 – March 16, 2020) was a Jamaican studio engineer, producer, and vocalist, best known for his 1968 hit "Pop a Top". Biography Anderson was born in Clarendon Parish, Jamaica on July 8, 1941, and gain ...

, Jamaican-born American music engineer and producer (b. 1941). *23 March –

Apple Gabriel Apple Gabriel (born Albert Craig) (April 24, 1955 – March 23, 2020) was a Jamaican singer. - Israel Vibration - Herb Is The Healing Biography Gabriel was a member of the Jamaican reggae group Israel Vibration. Like the other members of the grou ...

, reggae singer (b. 1955). *27 March **

Bob Andy Keith Anderson CD (28 October 1944 – 27 March 2020), better known by the stage name Bob Andy, was a Jamaican reggae vocalist and songwriter. He was widely regarded as one of reggae's most influential songwriters. Early life Anderson was bor ...

, reggae singer, songwriter and actor (b. 1944). ** Delroy Washington, British-Jamaican reggae singer (b. 1952). *4 April –

Ken Farnum Kenneth Aubrey Farnum (18 January 1931 – 4 April 2020) was a Jamaican cyclist. He competed in the men's sprint and 1,000 metres time trial events at the 1952 Summer Olympics. He died on 4 April 2020, in New York City from complications ...

, cyclist (b. 1931). *6 April –

Adlin Mair-Clarke Adlin Mair-Clarke (15 November 1941 – 6 April 2020) was an athlete from Jamaica specializing in hurdles and sprinting. She was born Adlin Victoria Mair in Manchester Parish, Jamaica. Mair-Clarke participated in the British Empire & Com ...

, athlete (1941). *8 April –

Lois Kelly Miller Lois Kelly Miller, also spelled Lois Kelly-Miller and formerly known as Lois Kelly-Barrow, (October 15, 1917 – April 8, 2020) was a Jamaican theater and screen actress. She became a household name in Jamaica for her decades-long, professional car ...

, actress (b. 1917). *13 April –

Gil Bailey Gil Bailey (11 January 1936 – 13 April 2020) was a Jamaican-American radio broadcaster, known as the "Godfather of Caribbean Radio" or "Godfather of Reggae Radio". Bailey died on 13 April 2020, from COVID-19. Life Bailey was born in the Airy C ...

, radio broadcaster (b. 1936).

May to August

*5 May –

Millie Small Millicent Dolly May Small CD (6 October 1947 – 5 May 2020) was a Jamaican singer and songwriter who is best known for her 1964 hit " My Boy Lollipop". The song reached number two in both the UK and US charts and sold over seven million ...

, singer (b. 1947). *21 May – Bobby Digital, reggae and dancehall record producer (b. 1961). *29 May –

Shahine Robinson Shahine Elizabeth Robinson ( née Fakhourie; 4 July 1953 – 29 May 2020) was a Jamaican politician, who served as the Minister of Labour and Social Security. She was a member of the Parliament of Jamaica for Saint Ann North Eastern. She ser ...

, politician, MP (b. 1953/1954). *18 June –

Hux Brown Lynford "Hux" Brown (4 December 1944 – 18 June 2020) was a Jamaican guitarist who featured on many successful rocksteady and reggae records in the 1960s and 1970s, and was later a member of Toots and the Maytals. Biography Brown was born in ...

, guitarist (b. 1944). *21 July –

Dobby Dobson Highland Ralph Dobson OD (5 July 1942 – 21 July 2020) was a Jamaican reggae singer and record producer, nicknamed "The Loving Pauper" after one of his best known songs. Biography Dobson began singing while a student at Central Branch Sc ...

, reggae singer and record producer (b. 1942). *23 July –

Paulette Wilson Paulette Wilson (20 March 195623 July 2020) was a British immigrant rights activist who fought her own deportation to Jamaica and brought media attention to the human rights violations of the Windrush scandal. Biography Wilson was born in the ...

, human rights activist (b. 1956). *18 August –

Patsy Robertson Patsy Blair Robertson (28 August 1933 – 18 August 2020) was a Jamaican journalist and diplomat, who was Director of Information at the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Official Spokesperson for The Commonwealth from 1983 to 1994. She played a s ...

, 86, diplomat and journalist. *20 August –

Tony Hart Norman Antony Hart (15 October 1925 – 18 January 2009),Debrett's People of Today 2008, Debrett's Peerage Ltd, 2007. known professionally as Tony Hart, was an English artist best known for his work in educating children in art through his role ...

, 87, businessman, philanthropist, and politician (b. 1932).

September to December

*11 September –

Toots Hibbert Frederick Nathaniel Hibbert, (8 December 1942 – 11 September 2020), better known as Toots Hibbert, was a Jamaican singer and songwriter who was the lead vocalist for the reggae and ska band Toots and the Maytals. A reggae pioneer, he perform ...

, 77, singer (

Toots and the Maytals The Maytals, known from 1972 to 2020 as Toots and the Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group, one of the best known ska and rocksteady vocal groups. The Maytals were formed in the early 1960s and were key figures in popularizing reggae music. ...

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54-46 That's My Number "54-46 (That's My Number)" is a song by Fred "Toots" Hibbert, recorded by Toots and the Maytals, originally released on the Beverley's label in Jamaica and the Pyramid label in the UK. A follow-up version released a year later, "54-46 Was My Numb ...

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Monkey Man Monkey Man may refer to: Fiction *Monkey Man (film), ''Monkey Man'' (film), a film starring and directed by Dev Patel * Axwell Tiberius, the eponymous simian character in the 1993–1999 comic book series ''Monkeyman and O'Brien'' Songs *Monkey M ...

"); COVID-19. *15 September – Johnny Gayle, 96, cricket umpire. *17 September –

Donald Keith Duncan Donald Keith "D.K." Duncan, Order of Distinction, CD, (1940 – 17 September 2020) was a Jamaican dental surgeon and politician, representing the People's National Party (PNP). He served as Minister of National Mobilization & Human Resource Dev ...

, 80, politician, MP (1976–1983, 2007–2016); COVID-19. *6 October –

Bunny Lee Edward O'Sullivan Lee OD (23 August 1941 – 6 October 2020), better known as Bunny "Striker" Lee, was a Jamaican record producer. He was known as a pioneer of the United Kingdom reggae market, licensing his productions to Trojan Records i ...

, 79, reggae producer. *15 December – Albert Griffiths, 74, reggae musician ( The Gladiators).Albert Griffiths, founder member of The Gladiators has died. Rest In Peace!
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