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

1. "In Jamaica, transgender teen killed by mob". The Big Story. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
2. "Melee at Lockup Leaves 1 Prisoner Dead in Jamaica". ABC News. Archived from the original on 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
3. "Influential Jamaican saxophonist Cedric Brooks dies at 70". Associated Press. 2015-03-25. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
4. "Former politician Joseph Hibbert is dead - Latest News". Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
5. "Leicestershire CCC". Leicestershire CCC. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
6. Campbell-Livingston, Cecelia (2013-09-13). "Prince Jazzbo dies - Jamaica Observer". www.jamaicaobserver.com. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
7. "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.
8. Music, Guardian (2013-12-03). "Reggae singer Junior Murvin dies in Jamaica". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-06-13.