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The following lists events that happened during
2022 in
the Caribbean .
Monarch: Queen
Elizabeth II (until 8 September)
[5]
Charles III onwards
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 became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966
[8]
Jamaica became independent in 1962
[11]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
British overseas territories
Head of the Commonwealth : Queen Elizabeth II
[15] (until 8 September)
Charles III onwards
Bermuda is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is included in the UN geoscheme for North America.
[7]
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)
Governor: Philippe Gustin (since 2018)
[22]
President of the Assembly of Martinique:Claude Lise (since 2015)
[23]
President of Territorial Council: Bruno Magras (since July 16, 2007)
[24]
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]
Sint Maarten became a self-governing constituent Kingdom of the Netherlands in October 2010.
Bonaire ,
Sint Eustatius , and
Saba
[26]
[30]
The
United States Virgin Islands
Scheduled and programmed events
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 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 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] Haiti
[32] Saint Lucia,
[33]
June 4 –
Randol Fawkes-Labour Day , the Bahamas
[45]
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 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]
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.
30 April -
Ricardo Alarcón , Cuban politician Permanent Representative to the United Nations (born 1937).
[55]
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