2025 in Jamaica
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Events in the year 2025 in Jamaica.
Incumbents
[edit]- Monarch: Charles III
- Governor-General: Patrick Allen
- Prime Minister: Andrew Holness
- Chief Justice: Bryan Sykes
Events
[edit]- 22 January – Othneil “Thickman” Lobban, the leader of the One Order gang, is killed in a police operation in Spanish Town, sparking riots.[1]
- 27 March – ADHD and cervical cancer are added to the National Health Fund coverage.[2]
- 10 June – The European Union removes Jamaica from its list of high risk jurisdictions for money laundering and terrorism financing.[3]
- 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]
Predicted and scheduled
[edit]Holidays
[edit]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
[edit]- 8 June – Uriah Rennie, 65, football referee.[8]
See also
[edit]- 2020s
- 2025 in the Caribbean
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Jamaica to transition to republic status by next general election —Malahoo Forte". Jamaica Observer. 7 June 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
- ^ "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.
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