2013 in Jamaica
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Events in the year 2013 in Jamaica.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Elizabeth II
- Governor-General: Patrick Allen
- Prime Minister: Portia Simpson-Miller
- Chief Justice: Zaila McCalla
Events
- 21 July – Murder of Dwayne Jones[1]
- 11 September – At least one person is killed and several Jamaica Constabulary Force officers injured following a melee at the police lockup in the town of Mandeville.[2]
Deaths
- 14 January – Neville Bonitto, 88, cricketer
- 3 April – Harry J, 67, music producer, studio owner and musician
- 10 April – Olive Lewin, 85, social anthropologist and musicologist
- 3 May – Cedric Brooks, 70, musician (The Skatalites)[3]
- 15 June – Joseph Hibbert, 65, politician, MP for St. Andrew East Rural (2002–2011), Minister for Transport and Works[4]
- 28 June – Fred Gibson, 101, Jamaican-born English cricketer[5]
- 17 July – George Lyn, 81, politician, MP for North Central Clarendon (1993–2002)
- 26 July – Douglas Manley, 91, politician, MP for South Manchester (1972–1976)
- 11 September – Prince Jazzbo, 62, reggae DJ[6]
- 9 October – Seymour Mullings, 82, politician and diplomat, Deputy Prime Minister (1993–2001), Ambassador to the United States (2001–2004)[7]
- 17 November – Herbert Gordon, 61, Jamaican footballer
- 2 December – Junior Murvin, 67, reggae singer ("Police and Thieves")[8]
- 21 December – Richard Hart, 96, historian and politician
References
- ^ "In Jamaica, transgender teen killed by mob". The Big Story. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ "Melee at Lockup Leaves 1 Prisoner Dead in Jamaica". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ "Influential Jamaican saxophonist Cedric Brooks dies at 70". Associated Press. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ "Former politician Joseph Hibbert is dead - Latest News". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ "Leicestershire CCC". Leicestershire CCC. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2013-09-13). "Prince Jazzbo dies - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ "Prime Minister Saddened at Mullings Passing | Office of the Prime Minister". opm.gov.jm. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ Music, Guardian (2013-12-03). "Reggae singer Junior Murvin dies in Jamaica". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-06-13.