2021 in the Bahamas

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This article lists events from the year 2021 in The Bahamas .

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andy Ibáñez</span> Cuban baseball player (born 1993)

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MS <i>Celebration</i>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luis Robert Jr.</span> Cuban baseball player (born 1997)

Luis Robert Moirán Jr. is a Cuban professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). After defecting from Cuba in 2016, Robert signed with the White Sox in 2017. He made his MLB debut in 2020. That year, he won the Gold Glove Award. He was named an All-Star in 2023.

Merceline Dahl-Regis, CMG OD, is a Bahamian physician and public health expert. She is the former Chief Medical Officer of the Bahamas and has been recognized for her role in advancing public health in the Caribbean and internationally.

The following lists events that happened during 2020 in The Caribbean.

Events in the year 2020 in Cuba.

References

  1. ↑ "Dr Merceline Dahl-Regis awarded CMG in Queen's New Year's Honours". The Tribune. January 1, 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-01-09. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Alarma en Bahamas por la creciente aparición de balseros cubanos: autoridades buscan a cinco desaparecidos en un naufragio". infobae (in European Spanish). March 10, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Former baseball player Ed Ambrister dies". Bahamas Press. Retrieved February 8, 2022.


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