2012 in Jamaica

Events in the year 2012 in Jamaica.

Incumbents

5 January - Portia Simpson Miller is sworn in for the second time as the prime minister of Jamaica.
6 January - Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller announces that the country is to become a republic, with plans to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and the Jamaican monarchy in general.
8 June - Jamaican "drug lord" Christopher "Dudus" Coke is sentenced to 23 years in a U.S. prison.
5 August - At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, In athletics, sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins the 100 metres final.
9 August - Usain Bolt becomes the first person to win the 100m and 200m events in back-to-back Summer Olympics.
11 August - Usain Bolt wins a third gold medal of the 2012 Olympics as he anchors Jamaica's sprint relay team to a world record.
25 October - Hurricane Sandy affects Jamaica.

16 January - Joe Bygraves, 80, Jamaican born British former British Empire heavyweight champion boxer.
19 January -
*Winston Riley, 65, reggae musician and producer.
*Errol Scorcher, 55, reggae disc jockey.
20 January - Dudley Thompson, 95, politician and diplomat.
31 January - King Stitt, 71, singer.
10 February - Wilmot Perkins, 80, radio personality.
14 March - Carl Rattray, 82, jurist and politician, Attorney General and president of the Court of Appeal.
16 March - Irvin Iffla, 88, cricketer.
3 May - Lloyd Brevett, 80, double bassist.
22 May - Hazel Monteith, 94, consumer rights advocate.
25 May - Keith Gardner, 82, Olympic bronze medal-winning athlete.
26 May - Roy Wilson, 72, singer.
3 June - Andy Hamilton, 94, Jamaican-born British saxophonist and composer.
15 June -
*George Kerr, 74, athlete.
*Arthur Henry Winnington Williams, 99, parliamentarian.
1 July - Ossie Hibbert, 62, musician.
29 June - Sluggy Ranks, 45, dancehall musician.
7 August - Ranking Trevor, 60, reggae musician.
14 October - Buster Pearson, 71, musician, father and manager of Five Star.
28 October - Mel Spence, 76, Olympic sprinter.
3 November - Duke Vin, 84, Jamaican-born British disk jockey and sound system operator.
14 November - Bertram McLean, 64, musician.
1 December - Ezroy Millwood, 70, transport businessman.
27 December - Lloyd Charmers, 74, singer and record producer.