2022 in the Caribbean
The following lists events that happened during 2022 in the Caribbean .
Sovereign states
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Trinidad and Tobago
Commonwealth Realms
Elizabeth II (until 8 September)[ 5] Charles III onwards
Antigua and Barbuda
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
Barbados became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966[ 8]
Grenada
Jamaica
Jamaica became independent in 1962[ 11]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Dependencies
British overseas territories
Head of the Commonwealth : Queen Elizabeth II[ 15] Charles III onwards
Anguilla
Bermuda
Bermuda is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is included in the UN geoscheme for North America. [ 7]
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Montserrat
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
Guadeloupe
Governor: Philippe Gustin (since 2018)[ 22]
Martinique
President of the Assembly of Martinique:Claude Lise (since 2015)[ 23]
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
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten became a self-governing constituent Kingdom of the Netherlands in October 2010.
Caribbean Netherlands
Bonaire , Sint Eustatius , and Saba [ 26] [ 30]
United States
The
Puerto Rico
United States Virgin Islands
Events
Scheduled and programmed events
Elections
Holidays
January and February
January 1 –New Year's Day
January 2
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
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
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] [ 32] [ 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
August 3
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
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
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
Deaths
30 April - Ricardo Alarcón , Cuban politician Permanent Representative to the United Nations (born 1937).[ 55]
See also
References
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