2024 in Jamaica
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Events in the year 2024 in Jamaica.
Incumbents[edit]
- Monarch: Charles III
- Governor-General: Patrick Allen
- Prime Minister: Andrew Holness
- Chief Justice: Bryan Sykes
Events[edit]
- February 28 – 2024 Jamaican local elections
- March 31 – Haitian crisis: Canada deploys 70 members of its armed forces to Jamaica to train peacekeepers for a future intervention in Haiti.[1]
- April 23 – Jamaica becomes the 140th UN member state to recognize the State of Palestine.[2]
Scheduled[edit]
- 26 July–11 August – Jamaica at the 2024 Summer Olympics[3]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[4]
- 1 January - New Year's Day
- 14 February – Ash Wednesday
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 23 May - Labour Day
- 1 August - Emancipation Day
- 6 August - Independence Day
- 21 October – National Heroes Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths[edit]
- 19 January – Pluto Shervington, 73, reggae musician.[5]
- 3 February – Aston "Family Man" Barrett, 77, musician (Bob Marley and the Wailers).[6]
- 25 February – Peter "Peetah" Morgan, 46, reggae singer (Morgan Heritage).[7]
- 4 March – B. B. Seaton, 79, singer (The Gaylads), songwriter and record producer.[8]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Canadian Forces personnel deploy to Jamaica to train troops for Haiti mission". March 31, 2024.
- ^ "Jamaica recognises Palestine as a state - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. 2024-04-23. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
- ^ "Jamaican Olympic chief targets largest team at Paris 2024". Inside the Games. 24 August 2022. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Jamaica Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "'Ram Goat Liver' singer Pluto Shervington has died". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2024-01-19. Retrieved 2024-01-19.
- ^ Chen, Isabell (2024-02-03). "Reggae Musician Aston "Family Man" Barrett Has Died At Age 77". World Music Views®. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ "'Peetah' Morgan, lead singer of family reggae band Morgan Heritage, dies at 46". AP News. 2024-02-25. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "Gaylads singer BB Seaton dead at 79 - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
