2020 in Jamaica

Incumbents

• Monarch: Elizabeth II
• Governor-General: Patrick Allen
• Prime Minister: Andrew Holness
• Chief Justice: Bryan Sykes

  Events

• 28 January – 2020 Caribbean earthquake
• 10 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in Jamaica

  Deaths

• 27 February – Irvino English, footballer.
• 16 March – Lynford Anderson, Jamaican-born American music engineer and producer.
• 23 March – Apple Gabriel, reggae singer.
• 27 March –
• *Bob Andy, reggae singer, songwriter and actor.
• *Delroy Washington, British-Jamaican reggae singer.
• 4 April – Ken Farnum, cyclist.
• 6 April – Adlin Mair-Clarke, athlete.
• 8 April – Lois Kelly Miller, actress.
• 13 April – Gil Bailey, radio broadcaster.
• 5 May – Millie Small, singer.
• 21 May – Bobby Digital, reggae and dancehall record producer.
• 29 May – Shahine Robinson, politician, MP.
• 18 June – Hux Brown, guitarist.
• 21 July – Dobby Dobson, reggae singer and record producer.
• 23 July – Paulette Wilson, human rights activist.