2017 in Jamaica From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2017 Timeline of Jamaican history ← 2016 2015 2014 2017 in Jamaica → 2018 2019 2020 Decades: 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2017 Timeline of Jamaican history Events in the year 2017 in Jamaica. 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 Peter Abrahams in 1955 18 January – Peter Abrahams, novelist, journalist and political commentator (b. 1919).[1] 25 January – Ronnie Davis, reggae singer (b. 1950).[2] 26 January – Lindy Delapenha, footballer and sports journalist (b. 1927).[3] 6 June – Horace Burrell, football executive (b. 1950) 14 October – Marjorie Taylor, politician.[4] References ↑ "Long-time journalist Peter Abrahams dies at 97". The Gleaner. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ↑ "Singer Ronnie Davis is dead". Jamaica Observer. 27 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ↑ "Lindy Delapenha is dead". Jamaica Observer. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017. ↑ "PNP mourns death of Marjorie Taylor - Jamaica Observer". 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2022-03-08. vte2017 in North AmericaSovereign states Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Navassa Island Puerto Rico United States Virgin Islands vte2017 in Latin America and the CaribbeanCaribbean Antigua and Barbuda Aruba Bahamas Barbados Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Haiti Jamaica Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Sint Maarten Trinidad and Tobago Central America Belize Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama North America Mexico South America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador French Guiana Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Dependencies not included. Semi-autonomous territories are in italics. vte Years in Jamaica (1962–present) Pre-1962 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Related Articles
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