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Delroy George Lindo is an English-American actor. He is the recipient of such accolades as a NAACP Image Award,a Satellite Award,and nominations for a Drama Desk Award,a Helen Hayes Award,a Tony Award,two Critics' Choice Television Awards,and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Barrington Ainsworth Levy is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall artist.
Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor of ska and a precursor to reggae,rocksteady was the dominant style of music in Jamaica for nearly two years,performed by many of the artists who helped establish reggae,including harmony groups such as the Techniques,the Paragons,the Heptones and the Gaylads;soulful singers such as Alton Ellis,Delroy Wilson,Bob Andy,Ken Boothe and Phyllis Dillon;musicians such as Jackie Mittoo,Lynn Taitt and Tommy McCook. The term rocksteady comes from a popular (slower) dance style mentioned in the Alton Ellis song "Rocksteady",that matched the new sound. Some rocksteady songs became hits outside Jamaica,as with ska,helping to secure the international base reggae music has today.
Desmond Dekker was a Jamaican ska,rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group The Aces,he had one of the earliest international reggae hits with "Israelites" (1968). Other hits include "007 " (1967),"It Mek" (1969) and "You Can Get It If You Really Want" (1970).
Samuel Sharpe,or Sharp,also known as Sam Sharpe,was an enslaved Jamaican who was the leader of the widespread 1831–32 Baptist War slave rebellion in Jamaica.
Delroy George Wilson CD was a Jamaican ska,rocksteady and reggae singer. Wilson is often regarded as Jamaica's first child star,having first found success as a teenager. His youngest son,Karl "Konan" Wilson,has found success as part of British duo Krept and Konan.
Trench Town is a neighbourhood located in the parish of St. Andrew,part of which is in Kingston,the capital and largest city of Jamaica. In the 1960s,Trench Town was known as the Hollywood of Jamaica. Today Trench Town is the location of the Trench Town Culture Yard Museum,a National Heritage Site presenting the unique history and contribution of Trench Town to Jamaica.
The Parliament of Jamaica is the legislative branch of the government of Jamaica. It consists of three elements:The Crown,the appointed Senate and the directly elected House of Representatives.
Delroy Cambridge is a Jamaican professional golfer.
Glenford "Gee" Spencer is a Jamaican criminal and member of the Yardies who was listed as one of the top ten most wanted criminals in the country by the Jamaica Constabulary Force.
Delroy Leslie is a retired boxer from Jamaica,who competed for his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona,Spain. Leslie competed in the Men's Lightweight division and was defeated in the first round by Japan's Shigeyuki Dobashi on points (5:11).
Delroy Chuck is a Jamaican lawyer,journalist and politician. He is currently (2016) the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Saint Andrew North Eastern and the Minister of Justice. Chuck previously served as the Minister of Justice from 2011 to 2012 and as the Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011. He joined the Jamaica Labour Party in 1995 and first contested St. Andrew North Eastern seat in 1997,an election in which he was victorious. He has held his seat ever since and won his fifth term in Parliament in 2016.
Delroy is a masculine Jamaican given name. Notable people with the first name include:
Delroy Scott was a Jamaican footballer who played at both professional and international levels as a midfielder. He later coached.
Delroy Bertram Taylor is a former Jamaican cricketer. Taylor was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born in St Catherine,Jamaica.
Delroy Washington was a Jamaican-British reggae singer best known for his releases for Virgin Records in the late 1970s.
Events in the year 2020 in Jamaica.
Delroy Morgan is a Jamaican cricketer. He played in 62 first-class and 39 List A matches for the Jamaican cricket team from 1986 to 1998.
Saint Elizabeth North Eastern is a parliamentary constituency represented in the Parliament of Jamaica. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election. The constituency covers the north east part of Saint Elizabeth Parish. Until 2020 it was the only constituency in the parish,out of four,to be held by the PNP.
The 14th Parliament of Jamaica was sworn in after being elected at the 2020 Jamaican general election.
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