2025 in Jamaica
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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: Prime Minister Andrew Holness is elected to a third term after his Jamaica Labour Party wins 34 of 63 seats in Parliament, followed by the opposition People's National Party with 29 seats.[6]
October
- 5 October – Five people are killed in a shooting in Linstead.[7]
- 7 October – Seven people are injured in a shooting in Kingston.[7]
- 28 October – Hurricane Melissa makes landfall over Westmoreland Parish, killing at least 45 people and leaving 15 others missing.[8][9]
December
- 1 December – Jamaica receives a joint aid package valued at $6.7 billion from the CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, the Caribbean Development Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank as part of recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa.[10]
Holidays
Source:[11]
- 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
- 20 October – National Heroes Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths
- 8 June – Uriah Rennie, 65, football referee.[12]
- 24 November – Jimmy Cliff, 81, Hall of Fame reggae singer-songwriter ("Many Rivers to Cross", "You Can Get It If You Really Want") and actor (The Harder They Come).[13]
- 2 December – Ena Collymore-Woodstock, 108, barrister and magistrate.[14]
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ADHD, cervical cancer now covered by National Health Fund". Suriname Times. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ^ "EU removes Philippines from 'high-risk' money-laundering list, adds Monaco". ABS-CBN. 12 June 2025. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Port Royal, Jamaica, now a UNESCO World Heritage List". Caribbean National Weekly. 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Jamaican police kill 5 men as department criticized for surge in fatal shootings". AP News. 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness elected to a third term as main opposition candidate concedes". AP News. 4 September 2025. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Police in Jamaica impose curfews after recent shootings leave 5 dead and 10 injured". Associated Press. 9 October 2025. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Death toll from Hurricane Melissa rises to 45 in Jamaica, with 15 others still missing". AP News. Retrieved 12 November 2025.
- ^ Salmon, Shanna K. (28 October 2025). "Hurricane Melissa Makes Landfall In New Hope, Westmoreland". Jamaica Information Service.
- ^ "Jamaica secures $6.7bn for hurricane recovery and reconstruction plan". Al Jazeera. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "Jamaica Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Uriah Rennie, the Premier League's first Black referee, dies at 65". AP News. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ Savage, Mark (24 November 2025). "Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff dies, aged 81". BBC News. Retrieved 24 November 2025.
- ^ "Ena Collymore-Woodstock, Jamaican legal pioneer, has died at 108". Caribbean National Weekly. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.