2024
Jamaica held a local government election on 26 February 2024.
2023
Charles III was coronated as king of Jamaica and other Commonwealth countries on 6 May 2023.
2022
Queen Elizabeth II of Jamaica and other Commonwealth realms died on 8 September 2022.
2019
Ann-Marie Vaz of the JLP and Damion Crawford of the PNP competed in a by-election for the Portland Eastern Constituency on 4 April 2019.
2018
Nigel Clarke of the JLP and Keisha Hayle of the PNP competed in a by-election for the Saint Andrew North Western Constituency on 5 March 2018.
2017
Angela Brown-Burke of the PNP and Victor Hyde of the JLP competed in a by-election for the Saint Andrew South Western constituency on 30 October 2017.
2015
Parliament passed legislation to decriminalise the personal usage of small quantities of cannabis.
2014
Dwayne Vaz of the PNP, Faye Reid-Jacobs of the JLP, and Astor Black, an independent candidate, competed in a by-election for the Westmoreland Central constituency on December 1, 2014.
2013
The Defamation Act 2013 was passed in the Houses of Parliament.
2012
Jamaica held local government elections on March 26, 2012.
2010
Shahine Robinson of the JLP and Devon Evans of the MGPPP competed in a by-election for the St. Ann North Eastern constituency.
2009
Daryl Vaz of the JLP, independent candidate Astor Black, and Kenneth Rowe of the PNP competed in a by-election for the Portland Western constituency on March 23, 2009.
2008
The House of Representatives, in a 34 to 15 majority vote, supported the retention of the death penalty.
2006
Portia Simpson-Miller was sworn in as the 7th prime minister of Jamaica on March 30, 2006.
2005
Bruce Golding was elected leader of the Jamaica Labour Party on February 20, 2005.
2004
The house of representatives amended the Offences Against the Person Act on October 26, 2004 to repeal the mandatory death sentence for murder.
2003
The UK established a visa requirement policy for Jamaicans traveling to the UK.
2001
Shahine Robinson of the JLP, Carol Jackson of the PNP, Barbara Clarke of the NDM, and independent candidate Astor Black competed in a by-election for the St. Ann North Eastern constituency.
2000
Jamaica, for the second time, was elected to serve on the United Nations Security Council.