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2017 in Jamaica
Events in the year
2017 in
Jamaica
.
Incumbents
Monarch:
Elizabeth II
Governor-General:
Patrick Allen
Prime Minister:
Andrew Holness
Chief Justice:
Zaila McCalla
Events
Sports
4 to
13 August
-
Jamaica participated at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics
, with
54
competitors
in 24
events
Deaths
18
January
-
Peter Abrahams
, novelist, journalist and
political commentator
.
25 January -
Ronnie Davis
, reggae
singer
.
26 January -
Lindy Delapenha
, footballer and
sports journalist
.
6 June -
Horace Burrell
,
football
executive