2017 in Jamaica

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See also:	Other events of 2017 ; Timeline of Jamaican history ;

Last updated September 07, 2025

Incumbents

Events

Sports

4 to 13 August – Jamaica participated at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics, with 54 competitors in 24 events

Deaths

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.

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[1] "Long-time journalist Peter Abrahams dies at 97". The Gleaner . 18 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[2] "Singer Ronnie Davis is dead". Jamaica Observer . 27 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[3] "Lindy Delapenha is dead". Jamaica Observer . 26 January 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.

[4] "PNP mourns death of Marjorie Taylor - Jamaica Observer". 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2022-03-08.

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