2018 in Jamaica
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Events in the year 2018 in Jamaica.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch: Elizabeth II
- Governor-General: Patrick Allen
- Prime Minister: Andrew Holness
- Chief Justice: Zaila McCalla
Events
[edit]Sports
[edit]- 9 to 25 February – Jamaica participated at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, with 3 competitors in 2 sports, bobsleigh and skeleton
Deaths
[edit]- 5 March – Dorothy Henriques-Wells, 92, artist
- 15 March – Gene Pearson, 71, ceramic artist.[1]
- 7 July – Garry Lowe, musician (b. 1976).[2]
- 31 July – Irvin Jarrett, reggae percussionist (Inner Circle, Third World).[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ceramic artist Gene Pearson dies". loopjamaica.com. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ Big Sugar bassist Garry Lowe passes away
- ^ Former Third World member, Irvin 'Carrot' Jarrett is dead
