Events in the year 2012 in Jamaica.
Incumbents Monarch: Elizabeth II Governor-General: Patrick Allen Prime Minister: Andrew Holness (until 5 January); Portia Simpson-Miller onwards Chief Justice: Zaila McCalla
Events
5 January – Portia Simpson Miller is sworn in for the second time as the prime minister of Jamaica. 6 January – Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller announces that the country is to become a republic, with plans to remove Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and the Jamaican monarchy in general. 8 June – Jamaican "drug lord" Christopher "Dudus" Coke is sentenced to 23 years in a U.S. prison. 5 August – At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, In athletics, sprinter Usain Bolt of Jamaica wins the 100 metres final. 9 August – Usain Bolt becomes the first person to win the 100m and 200m events in back-to-back Summer Olympics. 11 August – Usain Bolt wins a third gold medal of the 2012 Olympics as he anchors Jamaica's sprint relay team to a world record. 25 October – Hurricane Sandy affects Jamaica.
Deaths 16 January – Joe Bygraves, 80, Jamaican born British former British Empire heavyweight champion boxer. 19 January – Winston Riley, 65, reggae musician and producer. Errol Scorcher, 55, reggae disc jockey. 20 January – Dudley Thompson, 95, politician and diplomat. 31 January – King Stitt, 71, singer. 10 February – Wilmot Perkins, 80, radio personality. 14 March – Carl Rattray, 82, jurist and politician, Attorney General (1989–1993) and president of the Court of Appeal (1993–1999). 16 March – Irvin Iffla, 88, cricketer. 3 May – Lloyd Brevett, 80, double bassist (The Skatalites). 22 May – Hazel Monteith, 94, consumer rights advocate. 25 May – Keith Gardner, 82, Olympic bronze medal-winning (1960) athlete. 26 May – Roy Wilson, 72, singer (Higgs and Wilson). 3 June – Andy Hamilton, 94, Jamaican-born British saxophonist and composer. 15 June – George Kerr, 74, athlete. Arthur Henry Winnington Williams, 99, parliamentarian. 1 July – Ossie Hibbert, 62, musician. 29 June – Sluggy Ranks, 45, dancehall musician. 7 August – Ranking Trevor, 60, reggae musician. 14 October – Buster Pearson, 71, musician, father and manager of Five Star. 28 October – Mel Spence, 76, Olympic sprinter. 3 November – Duke Vin, 84, Jamaican-born British disk jockey and sound system operator. 14 November – Bertram McLean, 64, musician. 1 December – Ezroy Millwood, 70, transport businessman. 27 December – Lloyd Charmers, 74, singer and record producer.
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