Timeline: 1990 - 1999
1990 August- Sir Florizel Glasspole, Governor General since 1973, retires and is succeeded by Sir Howard Cooke.
1991 July 24, - Nelson Mandela visits Jamaica with his wife, Winnie. The welcome they receive is perhaps the most tumultuous since the visit of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1966. Mr. Mandela is awarded an honorary degree by the University of the West Indies.
1991 September - Sir Clifford Campbell, the first native Governor-General of Jamaica dies at age 90.
1992 March - The Rt. Hon. Michael Manley, PNP Leader and Prime Minister, resigns in March for reasons of health. The Rt. Hon. P.J Patterson becomes the new Prime Minister.
1993 August 9, - Pope John Paul II pays an official visit to Jamaica.
1993 - Lisa Hanna wins the Miss World crown in South Africa. She becomes the third Jamaican to win the Miss World Crown.
1993 - Tourism becomes the top foreign exchange earner, bringing US$953 million into the economy.
1997 March 6, - The Rt Hon Michael Manley dies. His funeral is attended by several Caribbean and international heads of state and political figures.
1998- Jamaica’s national football team, the Reggae Boyz, qualifies for the World Cup in France.