2023 in Jamaica explained

Events in the year 2023 in Jamaica.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Charles III
• Governor-General: Patrick Allen
• Prime Minister: Andrew Holness
• Chief Justice: Bryan Sykes^[1]

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica

• 1 February – Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that his government is willing to send troops to Haiti as part of a "multinational security assistance deployment".^[2]
• 6 May – Coronation of Charles III as King of Jamaica and the other Commonwealth realms. Governor-General Patrick Allen and Lady Allen attend the ceremony in London.^[3]

Deaths

• 4 January – Richard Bernal, diplomat and economist.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chief Justices Supreme Court . 2023-01-05 . www.supremecourt.gov.jm.
2. News: 2023-02-01 . Jamaica willing to take part in military intervention in Haiti, PM says . en . Reuters . 2023-02-02.
3. News: GG, Lady Allen to depart Jamaica for coronation of King Charles . 2023-05-03 . jamaica-gleaner.com . 2023-05-06.
4. Web site: 2023-01-04 . Ambassador Richard Bernal has died; Holness saddened by passing . 2023-01-05 . Jamaica Observer . en-US.