2020 in Jamaica
Events in the year 2020 in Jamaica.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Elizabeth II
- Governor-General: Patrick Allen
- Prime Minister: Andrew Holness
- Chief Justice: Bryan Sykes
Events
- 28 January – 2020 Caribbean earthquake
- 10 March – First confirmed case of COVID-19 in Jamaica
Deaths
January to April
- 27 February – Irvino English, footballer.
- 16 March – Lynford Anderson, Jamaican-born American music engineer and producer.
- 23 March – Apple Gabriel, reggae singer.
- 27 March
- *Bob Andy, reggae singer, songwriter and actor.
- *Delroy Washington, British-Jamaican reggae singer.
- 4 April – Ken Farnum, cyclist.
- 6 April – Adlin Mair-Clarke, athlete.
- 8 April – Lois Kelly Miller, actress.
- 13 April – Gil Bailey, radio broadcaster.
May to August
- 5 May – Millie Small, singer.
- 21 May – Bobby Digital, reggae and dancehall record producer.
- 29 May – Shahine Robinson, politician, MP.
- 18 June – Hux Brown, guitarist.
- 21 July – Dobby Dobson, reggae singer and record producer.
- 23 July – Paulette Wilson, human rights activist.
- 18 August – Patsy Robertson, 86, diplomat and journalist.
- 20 August – Tony Hart, 87, businessman, philanthropist, and politician.
September to December
- 11 September – Toots Hibbert, 77, singer and songwriter ; COVID-19.
- 15 September – Johnny Gayle, 96, cricket umpire.
- 17 September – Donald Keith Duncan, 80, politician, MP ; COVID-19.
- 6 October – Bunny Lee, 79, reggae producer.
- 15 December – Albert Griffiths, 74, reggae musician.