2025 in Jamaica

Secretary Marco Rubio is greeted by Ambassador Esmond Reid, Ambassador Sharon Miller, Foreign Minister Kamina Johnson Smith as he arrives at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica, March 26. 2025.

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Events in the year 2025 in Jamaica .

Incumbents

• Monarch: Charles III
• Governor-General: Patrick Allen
• Prime Minister: Andrew Holness
• Chief Justice: Bryan Sykes

Events

January

• 22 January – Othneil “Thickman” Lobban, the leader of the One Order gang, is killed in a police operation in Spanish Town, sparking riots. ^[1]

March

• 27 March – ADHD and cervical cancer are added to the National Health Fund coverage. ^[2]

June

• 10 June – The European Union removes Jamaica from its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing. ^[3]

July

• 12 July – Port Royal is designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. ^[4]
• 21 July – Five people suspected of involvement in a murder plot are shot dead by police in Saint Andrew Parish. ^[5]

September

• 3 September – 2025 Jamaican general election: The election for the 63 members of the Parliament using first-past-the-post voting is held. The two leading parties are the ruling Jamaica Labour Party and the opposition People's National Party. ^[6]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Jamaica

Source: ^[7]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 5 March – Ash Wednesday
• 18 April – Good Friday
• 21 April – Easter Monday
• 23 May – Labour Day
• 1 August – Emancipation Day
• 6 August – Independence Day
• 21 October – National Heroes Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day
• 26 December – Boxing Day

Deaths

• 8 June – Uriah Rennie, 65, football referee. ^[8]

See also

• 2025 in the Caribbean

References

1. "Violence erupts after police in Jamaica kill a top gang leader they had sought for years". Associated Press . 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
2. "ADHD, cervical cancer now covered by National Health Fund". Suriname Times. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
3. "EU removes Philippines from 'high-risk' money-laundering list, adds Monaco". ABS-CBN. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
4. "Port Royal, Jamaica, now a UNESCO World Heritage List". Caribbean National Weekly. 13 July 2025.
5. "Jamaican police kill 5 men as department criticized for surge in fatal shootings". AP News. 22 July 2025.
6. "Jamaica goes to the polls as island shaken by corruption, inequity and economic concerns". AP News. 3 September 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
7. "Jamaica Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
8. "Uriah Rennie, the Premier League's first Black referee, dies at 65". AP News. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.

External links

• Online calendar