February 16 1974: Nikki (Nicole Marcella Burt) is born in Port Antonio, Portland, Jamaica. 1993: Hemp cultivation legalized in U.K. 2000: Koffee is born Mikayla Victoria Simpson in Spanish Town, Jamaica.  February 17 1942: Singer and songwriter Stanley Beckford is born in Portland, Jamaica. 2014: Wayne Smith passes away in Kingston, Jamaica, aged 48. 2021: U-Roy (Ewart Beckford) passes away at the University Hospital of the West Indies after undergoing surgery.  February 18 1993: Patrick Waite [Musical Youth] passes away. 1999: Mauritius local reggae singer Kaya (Joseph Topize) is arrested after smoking marijuana at a rally to promote the legalisation of the drug. He will die in police custody after three days.