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This article lists events from the year 2022 in The Bahamas.

Incumbents

Monarch: Elizabeth II (until 8 September), then Charles III
Governor-General: Cornelius A. Smith
Prime Minister: Philip Davis

Events

1 January – New Year Honours
7 June - The Bahamas report their first suspected cases of monkeypox.^[1]
1 July – The Bahamas confirms its first case of monkeypox.^[2]
24 July – At least 17 Haitian migrants are killed and 25 others are rescued when their boat capsizes off New Providence, Bahamas.^[3]
8 September – Accession of Charles III as King of the Bahamas following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.^[4]^[5]
11 September – Charles III is officially proclaimed King of the Bahamas at the Parliament Square in Nassau.^[6]
19 September – A national holiday is observed on the day of the funeral of Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas.^[7] Governor-General Sir Cornelius A. Smith and Prime Minister Philip Davis attend the funeral of Elizabeth II.^[8]
2 October – A state memorial service for Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas, takes place at Christ Church Cathedral in Nassau.^[9]
12 December – Bahamian authorities arrest FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and begin the process of extraditing him to the United States.^[10]

Deaths

6 January – Sidney Poitier, 94, Bahamian-American actor (In the Heat of the Night, Lilies of the Field, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner), Oscar winner (1963).^[11]^[12]
10 February - Sir Godfrey Kelly, 93, Olympic sailor (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972)^[13]
28 March - Anita Doherty, 73, athlete, educator and philanthropist^[14]
3 September – Shavez Hart, 29, Olympic sprinter (2016)^[15]
8 September - Elizabeth II, 96, Queen of the Bahamas^[16]

References

^ "The Bahamas investigates suspected monkeypox case | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
^ "The Bahamas confirms first case of monkeypox | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ Porterfield, Carlie. "17 Haitian Migrants—Possibly Bound For Florida—Die After Boat Capsizes Near Bahamas". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ Charles is now King after Queen Elizabeth's death
^ Prynn, Jonathan (2022-09-09). "Queen died 'with Charles and Anne by side as other royals dashed to Balmoral'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ Oswald Brown (12 September 2022). "PROCLAMATION OF ACCESSION OF HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III DELIVERED IN AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY IN PARLIAMENT SQUARE". Bahamas Chronicle. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "National Holiday 19th September". The Government of The Bahamas. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Prime Minister to attend State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ State Memorial Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for our Late Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II
^ Goswami, MacKenzie Sigalos,Rohan (12 December 2022). "FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
^ "Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies". AP NEWS. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ "Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies". AP NEWS. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
^ "Sir Godfrey Kelly dies age 93". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ Brown, Oswald; Oswald (2022-03-28). "GRAND BAHAMA LEGEND AND ICON ANITA DOHERTY DIES". BAHAMAS CHRONICLE. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
^ "Bahamian track athlete shot and killed in club parking lot brawl". Eye Witness News. 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
^ Queen dies

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[1] "The Bahamas investigates suspected monkeypox case | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

[2] "The Bahamas confirms first case of monkeypox | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[3] Porterfield, Carlie. "17 Haitian Migrants—Possibly Bound For Florida—Die After Boat Capsizes Near Bahamas". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[4] Charles is now King after Queen Elizabeth's death

[5] Prynn, Jonathan (2022-09-09). "Queen died 'with Charles and Anne by side as other royals dashed to Balmoral'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[6] Oswald Brown (12 September 2022). "PROCLAMATION OF ACCESSION OF HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III DELIVERED IN AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY IN PARLIAMENT SQUARE". Bahamas Chronicle. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

[7] "National Holiday 19th September". The Government of The Bahamas. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[8] "Prime Minister to attend State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[9] State Memorial Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for our Late Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II

[10] Goswami, MacKenzie Sigalos,Rohan (12 December 2022). "FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[11] "Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies". AP NEWS. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[12] "Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies". AP NEWS. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

[13] "Sir Godfrey Kelly dies age 93". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[14] Brown, Oswald; Oswald (2022-03-28). "GRAND BAHAMA LEGEND AND ICON ANITA DOHERTY DIES". BAHAMAS CHRONICLE. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

[15] "Bahamian track athlete shot and killed in club parking lot brawl". Eye Witness News. 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[16] Queen dies

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2022 in the Bahamas

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