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