Incumbents

Monarch: Elizabeth II (until September 8), then Charles III
Governor-General: Patrick Allen
Prime Minister: Andrew Holness
Chief Justice: Bryan Sykes

Events

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Jamaica

22 – 24 March – The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge toured Jamaica in celebration of the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II.^[1]

7 July – Jamaica reports its first case of monkeypox.^[2]
8 September – Accession of Charles III as King of Jamaica following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.^[3]
13 September – Charles III is officially proclaimed King of Jamaica by the Governor-General at King's House, Kingston.^[4]
19 September – A National Day of Mourning occurs in Jamaica to mourn the death of Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica.^[5]
19 September – Governor-General Patrick Allen and Prime Minister Andrew Holness attend the funeral of Elizabeth II in London.^[6]
2 October – Memorial services take place in parishes throughout Jamaica to mark the death of Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica.^[7]

Deaths

1 February – Easton McMorris, cricketer (born 1935)^[8]
3 March – Denroy Morgan, reggae musician (born 1945)^[9]
30 March – Nathaniel Ian Wynter, musician (born 1954)^[10]
11 May – Barbara Gloudon, author (born 1935)^[11]
23 May – Francis Tulloch, MP (born 1940)^[12]
4 July – Mona Hammond, actress (born 1931)^[13]
3 August – Roy Hackett, civil rights activist (born 1928)^[14]
11 August – Marco Brown, politician (born 1927/28)^[15]
23 August – Winston Stona, actor (born 1940)^[16]
8 September – Elizabeth II, Queen of Jamaica (born 1926)^[17]

References

^ Ward, Victoria (2022-02-24). "Reggae, Rastafarians and royalty as Duke and Duchess of Cambridge head to Caribbean for Platinum Jubilee". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
^ McLeod, Sheri-Kae (2022-07-06). "Jamaica Records First Case of Monkeypox". CNW Network. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ "Royals arrive at Balmoral Castle as Queen Elizabeth II dies". www.cbsnews.com. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
^ "Proclamation of His Majesty King Charles III". King's House. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ No Celebratory Events During Period of Mourning for The Queen
^ "No Celebratory Events During Period of Mourning for The Queen – Jamaica Information Service". jis.gov.jm. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
^ PARISH MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR THE LATE QUEEN ELIZABETH II
^ "Section". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ "Reggae singer Denroy Morgan has died | Loop Jamaica". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ "Tributes following death of Natty Wailer". Anglo Celt. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ "Theatre stalwart Barbara Gloudon a guru in her field". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ "Former tourism minister Francis Tulloch has died". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2022-06-23. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ "Mona Hammond: Trailblazing EastEnders actress dies aged 87". BBC News. 2022-07-05. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ "Bristol bus boycott organiser Roy Hackett dies aged 93". BBC News. 2022-08-03. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ Bryce, Michael (2022-08-11). "Former State Minister Dies from Covid-19 Complications". Nationwide 90FM. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ "Busha Browne Co-founder Winston Stona dies at 82". jamaica-gleaner.com. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
^ Queen’s death end of an era

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v t e 2022 in North America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

2022 in the Caribbean

British West Indies
Danish West Indies
Dutch Caribbean
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles
French West Indies
West Indies Federation

West
Indies

Antilles

Greater
Antilles

Cayman Islands
Cuba
Jamaica
Navassa Island
Puerto Rico

Hispaniola	Dominican Republic Haiti

Lesser
Antilles

Leeward
Islands

Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Guadeloupe
- La Désirade
- Les Saintes
- Marie-Galante
Montserrat
Saba^{^*}
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Sint Eustatius^{^*}

Saint Martin^{^}	Collectivity of Saint Martin Sint Maarten
Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands

Southern
Caribbean

Leeward
Antilles

Insular Venezuela
- Federal Dependencies
- Nueva Esparta

ABC islands	Aruba Bonaire^* Curaçao

Windward
Islands

Dominica
Grenada
- Carriacou and Petite Martinique
Martinique
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Barbados^†
Trinidad and Tobago^†

Lucayan
Archipelago

Bahamas

Turks and Caicos Islands

Caribbean
Sea

Aves Island
San Andrés and Providencia
- Bajo Nuevo Bank^~
- Serranilla Bank^~

Caribbean
continental
zone

Quintana Roo
- Cozumel

Central America	Belize Honduras Bay Islands Izabal Limón Corn Islands North Caribbean Coast South Caribbean Coast Panama
South America	Colombian Caribbean Venezuelan Caribbean

Wider
groupings
may include:

Yucatán Peninsula	Campeche Petén Yucatán
The Guianas	Amapá French Guiana Venezuelan Guayana Guyana Guayana Esequiba^ǂ Tigri Area^ǂ Suriname

N.B.: Territories in italics are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.

^{^}These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean, of which ^*the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with the country of the Netherlands.

^†Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically.

^ǂDisputed territories administered by Guyana. ^~Disputed territories administered by Colombia.

^#Bermuda is an isolated North Atlantic oceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally.