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Events in the year 2016 in Jamaica.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch: Elizabeth II
- Governor-General: Patrick Allen
- Prime Minister: Portia Simpson-Miller (until 3 March); Andrew Holness
- Chief Justice: Zaila McCalla
Events
[edit]- 30 January – Jamaican health officials confirm the country's first case of the Zika virus in a 4-year-old child who recently returned from a trip to Texas.[1]
- 25 February – Jamaican general election, 2016:
- Voters in Jamaica go to the polls for a general election, with the Jamaican Labour Party, led by Andrew Holness, winning a narrow victory.[2]
- 1 May – Two missionaries from the United States are found slain in separate areas of rural St. Mary parish. Randy Hentzel and Harold Nichols both worked for a Pennsylvania-based Christian charity called Teams for Medical Missions.[3]
- 30 September – Hurricane Matthew becomes a category-5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds up to 160 mph, the strongest hurricane to form over the Caribbean Sea since Hurricane Felix in 2007.[4]
- 2 October – Heavy rains from Hurricane Matthew's outer bands drench Haiti and Jamaica, killing a Haitian fisherman.[5]
Sports
[edit]- 14 August – 2016 Summer Olympics:
- Athletics: Usain Bolt becomes the first man to win three gold medals in the men's 100 metres.[6]
Deaths
[edit]- 26 January – Barrington Watson, painter (b. 1931).[7]
- 3 February – Mercedes Richards, astronomer and physicist (b. 1955).[8]
- 27 February – Winston Blake, record producer (b. 1940).[9]
- 23 March – Jimmy Riley, reggae musician (b. 1947)
- 28 March – Yvette Francis-McBarnette, Jamaican-born American pediatrician (b. 1926)
- 9 April – Derrick Rochester, politician and trade unionist, MP for South East St Elizabeth (1972–1980, 1989–2002), member of the Senate (1980–1983). (b. 1940)[10]
- 19 April – Lord Tanamo, ska and mento musician (b. 1934).[11]
- 6 June – Basil McKenzie, Olympic sprinter (b. 1926).[12]
- 12 June – Michelle Cliff, Jamaican-born American writer (b. 1946)
- 17 June – Sam Beaver King, 90, Jamaican-born British political activist, Mayor of Southwark (1983), co-founder of the Notting Hill Carnival (b. 1926).[13]
- 1 August – Louis Marriott, actor, director, writer and broadcaster (b. 1935).[14]
- 3 August – Shakira Martin, 30, American-born Jamaican model and beauty queen, Miss Jamaica Universe (2011) (b. 1986).[15]
- 21 August – Headley Bennett, saxophonist (b. 1931).
- 8 September – Prince Buster, ska musician ("One Step Beyond", "Al Capone") (b. 1938).[16]
- 29 September – Nora Dean, singer (b. 1944).[17]
- 18 October – Bobby Ellis, trumpeter (b. 1932).
- 16 November – Alex Stewart, Olympic boxer (1984) (b. 1964).[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Stanglin, Doug. "Jamaica reports its first case of Zika virus". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Five Things You Need to Know About Jamaica's Elections". Bloomberg.com. 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "2 U.S. missionaries found dead in Jamaica, police say - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Matthew Weakens Slightly to a Category 4 Hurricane With Jamaica in Its Path". ABC News. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Deadly Hurricane Matthew pounds the Caribbean - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Young, Matias Grez,Henry (2016-08-14). "Rio 2016 Olympics: Day 9 as it happened". CNN. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Renowned Jamaican artist Barrington Watson dies". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Obituary of Mercedes Tharam Richards | Koch Funeral Home". kochfuneralhome.com. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Meschino, Patricia (2016-03-01). "Winston 'Merritone' Blake, Jamaican Sound System Pioneer, Dead at 75". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Former SE St Elizabeth MP Derrick Rochester dies - News - JamaicaObserver.com". web.archive.org. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Limited, Jamaica Observer. "Lord Tanamo dies in Canada - Entertainment". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Olympedia – Basil McKenzie". www.olympedia.org. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Sam King: Notting Hill Carnival founder and first black Southwark mayor dies". BBC News. 2016-06-18. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Opposition leader pays tribute to Louis Marriott - News - JamaicaObserver.com". web.archive.org. 2017-01-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Shakira was never a slave to her disease, says mother of former Miss Ja Universe". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ Sivanesan, Shanthi (2016-09-08). "Prince Buster dead: Ska and rocksteady pioneer dies at 78". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Nora Dean dead at 72 - Entertainment - JamaicaObserver.com". web.archive.org. 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Zmarł były bokser Alex Stewart". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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