2015 in Jamaica
List of events
Events in the year 2015 in Jamaica.
Incumbents
Events
- Air Jamaica, national airline of Jamaica, ceased all operations.[citation needed]
- February – The Ganja Law, or Dangerous Drugs (Amendment) Act 2015, was passed by Jamaica's Houses of Parliament.[1]
Deaths
- 5 January – King Sporty, Jamaican-American reggae musician (b. 1943).[2]
- 16 January – Louis Martin, Jamaican-born British weightlifter, Olympic silver (1964) and bronze (1960) medallist (b. 1946).
- 7 February – Richard Austin, cricketer.[3]
- 2 March – Beverly Hall, Jamaican-born American educator (b. 1946).[4]
- 27 March – Daundre Barnaby, 24, Jamaican-born Canadian Olympic runner (2012) (b. 1990)[5]
- 30 March – John Elliott, Olympic boxer (1964) (b. 1931).[6]
- 6 May – Errol Brown, Jamaican-born British singer (Hot Chocolate) (b. 1943)[7]
- 8 July – Lloyd Reckord, actor and director (b. 1929).[8]
- 31 July – Red Dragon, reggae singer (b. 1966).[9]
- 2 October – Coleridge Goode, Jamaican-born British jazz bassist (b. 1914).[10]
- 25 October – Basil Williams, cricketer (West Indies) (b. 1949).[11]
- 25 November – O'Neil Bell, cruiserweight boxer, undisputed world champion (2006) (b. 1974).[12]
- 3 December – Gladstone Anderson, musician (b. 1934).
- 11 December – Neville De Souza, religious figure, Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (1979–2000).[13]
- 19 December – Peter Broggs, reggae musician (b. 1952).[14]
References
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