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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