2022 in Antigua and Barbuda
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
- Monarch: Elizabeth II (until 8 September), then Charles III
- Governor-General: Rodney Williams
- Prime Minister: Gaston Browne
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Antigua and Barbuda
- 8 September – Accession of Charles III as King of Antigua and Barbuda following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.[1]
- 10 September– Charles III is officially proclaimed King of Antigua and Barbuda at Government's House in St. John's.[2]
- 11 September – Prime Minister Gaston Browne announces his intention to hold a referendum on transitioning the country into a republic.[3]
- 19 September – A national holiday is observed on the day of the funeral of Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda. The governor-general and the prime minister attend the queen's state funeral in the United Kingdom.[4]
- 19 September – A service of Thanksgiving for Queen Elizabeth II is held at the Cathedral of St John The Divine.[4]
Deaths
- 8 September – Elizabeth II, Queen of Antigua and Barbuda (born 1926)
References
- ↑ Charles is now King after Queen Elizabeth's death
- ↑ Woods, Ian (2022-09-11). "Caribbean Prime Minister plans referendum to replace monarchy". ITV News. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
- ↑ "Charles III: Antigua and Barbuda plans vote on King's role as head of state". BBC News. 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2022-09-12.
- 1 2 "Time change for Queen's thanksgiving service | Antigua Observer Newspaper". 2022-09-16. Archived from the original on 2022-09-16. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
2022 in North America | |
|---|---|
| Sovereign states | |
Dependencies and other territories | |
| West Indies |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribbean Sea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Caribbean continental zone |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wider groupings may include: |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
N.B.: Territories in italics are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies.
^These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean, of which *the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with the country of the Netherlands. †Physiographically, these continental islands are not part of the volcanic Windward Islands arc, although sometimes grouped with them culturally and politically. ǂDisputed territories administered by Guyana. ~Disputed territories administered by Colombia. #Bermuda is an isolated North Atlantic oceanic island, physiographically not part of the Lucayan Archipelago, Antilles, Caribbean Sea nor North American continental nor South American continental islands. It is grouped with the Northern American region, but occasionally also with the Caribbean region culturally. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||