2022 in the Caribbean

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The following lists events that happened during 2022 in the Caribbean .

Sovereign states

Cuba

Main article: 2022 in Cuba

• First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel (since 19 April 2021)
• President of Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel (since 2019) ^[1]
  • Vice-president: Salvador Valdés Mesa (since 2019) ^[1]
• Prime Minister: Manuel Marrero Cruz (since 2019) ^[1]

Dominica

Main article: 2022 in Dominica

• President: Charles Savarin (2013-2023) ^[2]
• Prime Minister: Roosevelt Skerrit (since August 8, 2004) ^[2]

Dominican Republic

Main article: 2022 in the Dominican Republic

• President of the Dominican Republic: Luis Abinader (starting 2020) ^[3]
• Vice-president Raquel Peña de Antuña (starting 2020) ^[3]

Haiti

Main article: 2022 in Haiti

• President of Haiti: Ariel Henry
• Acting Prime Minister: Ariel Henry

Trinidad and Tobago

Main article: 2022 in Trinidad and Tobago

• President of Trinidad and Tobago: Paula-Mae Weekes (since 2018) ^[4]
• Prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago: Keith Rowley (since 2015) ^[4]

Commonwealth Realms

Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II (until 8 September) ^[5] Charles III onwards

Antigua and Barbuda

Main article: 2022 in Antigua and Barbuda

• Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda: Rodney Williams (since 2014) ^[6]
• Prime Minister: Gaston Browne (since 2014) ^[6]

The Bahamas

Main article: 2022 in The Bahamas

The Bahamas are in the Atlantic Ocean and are part of the West Indies, not part of the Caribbean, although the United Nations groups them with the Caribbean ^[7]

Barbados

Main article: 2022 in Barbados

Barbados became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966 ^[8]

• President of Barbados: Sandra Mason (from November 30, 2021) ^[9]
• Prime minister of Barbados: Mia Mottley (since 2018) ^[8]

Grenada

Main article: 2022 in Grenada

• Governor-General of Grenada: Cécile La Grenade (since 2013) ^[10]
• Prime Minister: Keith Mitchell (until 24 June) ^[10] Dickon Mitchell onwards

Jamaica

Main article: 2022 in Jamaica

Jamaica became independent in 1962 ^[11]

• Governor-General of Jamaica: Patrick Allen (since 2009) ^[11]
• Prime Minister of Jamaica: Andrew Holness (since 2016) ^[11]

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Main article: 2022 in Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis: Tapley Seaton (since 2015) ^[12]
• Prime Minister: Timothy Harris (until 6 August) ^[12] Terrance Drew onwards

Saint Lucia

Main article: 2022 in Saint Lucia

• Governor-General of Saint Lucia: Errol Charles
• Prime Minister: Philip J. Pierre ^[13]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Main article: 2022 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Susan Dougan (since 2019) ^[14]
• Prime Minister: Ralph Gonsalves (since March 28, 2001) ^[14]

Dependencies

British overseas territories

Head of the Commonwealth: Queen Elizabeth II ^[15] (until 8 September) Charles III onwards

Anguilla

• Governor of Anguilla: Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam
• Premier of Anguilla: Ellis Webster (since 2020) ^[16]

Bermuda

Main article: 2022 in Bermuda

Bermuda is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is included in the UN geoscheme for North America. ^[7]

• Governor of Bermuda: Rena Lalgie
• Premier: Edward David Burt (since 2017) ^[17]

British Virgin Islands

Main article: 2022 in the British Virgin Islands

• Governor of the Virgin Islands: John Rankin
  • Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands: David Archer
• Premier: Andrew Fahie then Natalio Wheatley

Cayman Islands

• Governor of the Cayman Islands: Martyn Roper (since 2018) ^[18]
• Premier: Wayne Panton

Montserrat

• Governor of Montserrat:
  • Andrew Pearce (since 2018)
  • Sarah Tucker (since 2022)
• Premier: Easton Taylor-Farrell (since 2019) ^[19]

Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean, although the United Nations groups them with the Caribbean ^[7]

• Governor Nigel Dakin (since 2019) ^[20]
• Premier:
  • Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson (until February 20) ^[20]
  • Washington Misick (starting February 20)

France

• President: Emmanuel Macron (since 2017) ^[21]
• Prime Minister:
  • Jean Castex (since 2020) ^[21]
  • Élisabeth Borne (since 2022)

Guadeloupe

• Governor: Philippe Gustin (since 2018) ^[22]

Martinique

• President of the Assembly of Martinique:Claude Lise (since 2015) ^[23]

Saint Barthélemy

• President of Territorial Council: Bruno Magras (since July 16, 2007) ^[24]

Saint Martin

• Prefect Anne Laubies (since 2015) ^[25]
• President of Territorial Council Daniel Gibbs (since 2017) ^[25]
  • First Vice President Valerie Damaseua (since 2017) ^[25]

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Monarch: King Willem-Alexander (since April 30, 2013) ^[26]

Aruba

• Governor of Aruba: Alfonso Boekhoudt (since 2017) ^[27]
• Prime Minister: Evelyn Wever-Croes (since 2018) ^[27]

Curaçao

• Governor of Curaçao: Lucille George-Wout (since 2013) ^[28]
• Prime Minister: Gilmar Pisas

Sint Maarten

Sint Maarten became a self-governing constituent Kingdom of the Netherlands in October 2010.

• Governor of Sint Maarten:
  • Eugene Holiday (since 2010) ^[29]
  • Ajamu Baly (since 2022)
• Interim Prime Minister of Sint Maarten: Silveria Jacobs (since 2020) ^[29]

Caribbean Netherlands

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba ^{[26] [30]}

United States

The

• President
  • Joe Biden
• Vice-president
  • Kamala Harris (starting January 20)

Puerto Rico

Main article: 2022 in Puerto Rico

• Governor of Puerto Rico
  • Pedro Pierluisi (starting January 2)
• Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico: Jenniffer González (since 2017)

United States Virgin Islands

• Governor: Albert Bryan (since 2019)
  • Lt. Governor: Tregenza Roach (since 2019)

Events

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in North America

Scheduled and programmed events

Elections

Main article: List of elections in 2022

• January 19 – 2022 Barbadian general election
• June 23 – 2022 Grenadian general election
• August 5 - 2022 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election

Holidays

January and February

• January 1 –New Year's Day
  • Triumph of the Revolution, Cuba ^[31]
  • Independence Day, Haiti (from France, 1804) ^[32]
• January 2
  • Victory Day, Cuba ^[31]
  • Ancestry Day, Haiti ^[32]
  • Day after New Year's, Saint Lucia ^[33]
• January 6 – Epiphany, Christian and children's holiday
• January 11 – Majority Rule Day, the Bahamas ^[34]
• January 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day, official holiday in Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands ^{[35] [36]}
• January 21
  • Errol Barrow Day, Barbados ^[37]
  • Our Lady of High Grace, holiday in the Dominican Republic ^[38]
• January 25 – Juan Pablo Duarte′s Birthday, Dominican Republic ^[38]
• February 8 – Independence Day (Grenada) (from the UK, 1974) ^[39]
• February 15 – Heroes′ Day, Puerto Rico; President's Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands ^{[35] [36]}
• February 15–16 — Carnival Monday and Tuesday.
• February 22 – Independence Day, Saint Lucia (from the UK, 1979) ^[33]
• February 27 – Independence Day, Dominican Republic (from Haiti, 1844) ^[38]

March and April

• March 2 – American Citizenship Day, Puerto Rico ^[35]
• March 15 – Joseph Chatoyer Day, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^[40]
• March 22 – Emancipation Day, Puerto Rico ^[35]
• March 31 – Transfer Day, U.S. Virgin Islands. ^[41]
• April 2 – Good Friday, Christian feast celebrated in Cuba, ^[31] Dominica, ^[42]
• April 5 – Easter Monday, Christian holiday celebrated in Dominica, ^[42]
• April 28 – Barbadian National Heroes Day, Barbados ^[37]

May and June

• May 1/3 – Labour Day and International Workers' Day
  • Labour and Agriculture Day, Haiti ^[32]
• May 18 – Flag and Universities Day, Haiti ^[32]
• May 20 – Independence Day (from the United States, 1902), celebrated by Cuban exiles. ^[43]
• May 24
  • Whit Monday, Christian holiday celebrated in Dominica, ^[42]
  • Labour Day (Jamaica) ^[44]
• May 31 – Memorial Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands ^{[35] [36]}
• June 3 – Feast of Corpus Christi, celebrated in Dominican Republic, ^[38] public holiday in Grenada, ^[39] Haiti ^[32] Saint Lucia, ^[33]
• June 4 – Randol Fawkes-Labour Day, the Bahamas ^[45]

July and August

• July 3 – Emancipation Day, U.S. Virgin Islands ^[46]
• July 4 – Independence of the United States, celebrated in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands ^{[35] [36]}
• July 5–6 – Vincy Mas (Carnival), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^[40]
• July 10 – Independence Day, the Bahamas (from the UK, 1973) ^[45]
• July 14 – Bastille Day, celebrated in French territories.
• July 25–27 – Commemoration of the Assault on the Moncada Barracks, Cuba ^[31]
• August 2
  • Emancipation Day, Dominica, ^[42] the Bahamas, ^[45] Grenada, ^[39] Jamaica, ^[44] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ^[40]
  • Kadooment Day, Barbados ^[37]
• August 3
  • Emancipation Day, Barbados ^[37]
  • Culturama Day, Saint Kitts and Nevis ^[47]
• August 6 – Independence Day (Jamaica) (from the UK, 1962) ^[44]
• August 15 – Assumption of Mary, Roman Catholic feast celebrated in Haiti ^[32]
• August 16 – Restoration Day, Dominican Republic ^[38]

September and October

• September 6 – Labor Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands ^{[35] [36]}
• September 16 – Heroes' Day, Saint Kitts and Nevis ^[47]
• September 20 – Independence Day, Saint Kitts and Nevis (from the UK, 1973) ^[47]
• September 24 – Feast of María de las Mercedes (English: Our Lady of Mercy), celebrated in Dominican Republic ^[38]
• October 4 – Thanksgiving Day, Saint Lucia ^[33]
• October 10 – Independence Day (from Spain, 1868), Cuba ^[31]
• October 11
  • National Heroes' Day, the Bahamas, ^[48]
  • Columbus Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands ^{[35] [36]}
• October 17 – Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day, Haiti ^[32]
• October 18 – Heroes' Day, Jamaica ^[44]
• October 25 – Thanksgiving Day, Grenada ^[49]
• October 27 – Independence Day, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (from the UK, 1979) ^[40]

November and December

• November 1

• • Independence Day, Antigua and Barbuda (from the UK, 1981) ^[50]
  • D. Hamilton Jackson Day, U.S. Virgin Islands ^[51]
• All Saints' Day, Roman Catholic and Vodou holiday in Haiti ^[32]
• All Souls' Day, Roman Catholic and Vodou holiday in Haiti ^[32]
• November 3 – Independence Day, Dominica (from the UK, 1978) ^[42]
• November 4 – National Day of Community Service, Dominica ^[52]
• November 5 – Constitution Day, Dominican Republic ^[38]
• November 11 – Veterans Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands ^{[35] [36]}
• November 18 – Battle of Vertières Day, Haiti ^[32]
• November 19 – Discovery Day, Puerto Rico ^[35]
• November 25 – Thanksgiving (United States), celebrated in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands ^{[35] [36]}
• November 30 – Republic Day, Barbados ^[53]
• December 9 – V.C. Bird Day, Antigua and Barbuda ^[54]
• December 13 – National Day, Saint Lucia (feast of Saint Lucy) ^[33]
• December 25/26/27 – Christmas Day
• December 26/27/28 – Boxing Day, celebrated in the Commonwealth and British Dependencies.

Sports

• 2022 Caribbean Premier League

Deaths

30 April - Ricardo Alarcón, Cuban politician Permanent Representative to the United Nations (born 1937). ^[55]

See also

• 2020s
• 2022 in politics and government
• 2020s in political history
• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
• Caribbean Community
• List of state leaders in the Caribbean in 2022
• Organization of American States

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