2022 in the Caribbean
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Cuba
- First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel (since 19 April 2021)
- President of Cuba: Miguel Díaz-Canel (since 2019)[1]
- Vice-president: Salvador Valdés Mesa (since 2019)[1]
- Prime Minister: Manuel Marrero Cruz (since 2019)[1]
Dominica
- President: Charles Savarin (2013-2023)[2]
- Prime Minister: Roosevelt Skerrit (since August 8, 2004)[2]
Dominican Republic
- President of the Dominican Republic: Luis Abinader (starting 2020)[3]
- Vice-president Raquel Peña de Antuña (starting 2020)[3]
Haiti
- President of Haiti: Ariel Henry (since 2021)
- Acting Prime Minister: Ariel Henry (since 2021)
Trinidad and Tobago
- President of Trinidad and Tobago: Paula-Mae Weekes (since 2018)[4]
- Prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago: Keith Rowley (since 2015)[4]
Commonwealth Realms
Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II (until 8 September)[5] Charles III onwards
Antigua and Barbuda
- Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda: Rodney Williams (since 2014)[6]
- Prime Minister: Gaston Browne (since 2014)[6]
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]
- President of Barbados: Sandra Mason (from November 30, 2021)[9]
- Prime minister of Barbados: Mia Mottley (since 2018)[8]
Grenada
- Governor-General of Grenada: Cécile La Grenade (since 2013)[10]
- Prime Minister: Keith Mitchell (until 24 June)[10] Dickon Mitchell onwards
Jamaica
Jamaica became independent in 1962[11]
- Governor-General of Jamaica: Patrick Allen (since 2009)[11]
- Prime Minister of Jamaica: Andrew Holness (since 2016)[11]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis: Tapley Seaton (since 2015)[12]
- Prime Minister: Timothy Harris (until 6 August)[12] Terrance Drew onwards
Saint Lucia
- Governor-General of Saint Lucia: Errol Charles
- Prime Minister: Philip J. Pierre[13]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Susan Dougan (since 2019)[14]
- Prime Minister: Ralph Gonsalves (since March 28, 2001)[14]
Dependencies
British overseas territories
Head of the Commonwealth: Queen Elizabeth II[15] (until 8 September) Charles III onwards
Anguilla
- Governor of Anguilla: Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam (since 2021)
- Premier of Anguilla: Ellis Webster (since 2020)[16]
Bermuda
Bermuda is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is included in the UN geoscheme for North America. [7]
- Governor of Bermuda: Rena Lalgie
- Premier: Edward David Burt (since 2017)[17]
British Virgin Islands
- Governor of the Virgin Islands: John Rankin (2021–2024)
- Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands: David Archer
- Premier: Andrew Fahie (2019–2022) then Natalio Wheatley (2022–present)
Cayman Islands
- Governor of the Cayman Islands: Martyn Roper (since 2018)[18]
- Premier: Wayne Panton (2021–2023)
Montserrat
- Governor of Montserrat:
- Andrew Pearce (since 2018)
- Sarah Tucker (since 2022)
- Premier: Easton Taylor-Farrell (since 2019)[19]
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
- President: Emmanuel Macron (since 2017)[21]
- Prime Minister:
- Jean Castex (since 2020)[21]
- Élisabeth Borne (since 2022)
Guadeloupe
- Governor: Philippe Gustin (since 2018)[22]
Martinique
- President of the Assembly of Martinique:Claude Lise (since 2015)[23]
Saint Barthélemy
- President of Territorial Council:
- Bruno Magras (2007–2022)[24]
- Xavier Ledee (2022–present)
Saint Martin
- Prefect Anne Laubies (since 2015)[25]
- President of Territorial Council
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Monarch: King Willem-Alexander (since April 30, 2013)[26]
Aruba
- Governor of Aruba: Alfonso Boekhoudt (since 2017)[27]
- Prime Minister: Evelyn Wever-Croes (since 2018)[27]
Curaçao
- Governor of Curaçao: Lucille George-Wout (since 2013)[28]
- Prime Minister: Gilmar Pisas (since 2021)
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten became a self-governing constituent Kingdom of the Netherlands in October 2010.
- Governor of Sint Maarten:
- Eugene Holiday (since 2010)[29]
- Ajamu Baly (since 2022)
- Interim Prime Minister of Sint Maarten: Silveria Jacobs (since 2020)[29]
Caribbean Netherlands
Bonaire, 
Sint Eustatius, and 
Saba[26][30]
United States
The 
- President
- Vice-president
- Kamala Harris (starting January 20)
Puerto Rico
- Governor of Puerto Rico
- Pedro Pierluisi (starting January 2)
- Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico: Jenniffer González (since 2017)
United States Virgin Islands
- Governor: Albert Bryan (since 2019)
- Lt. Governor: Tregenza Roach (since 2019)
Events
Scheduled and programmed events
Elections
- January 19 – 2022 Barbadian general election
- June 23 – 2022 Grenadian general election
- August 5 - 2022 Saint Kitts and Nevis general election
Holidays
January and February
- January 1 –New Year's Day
- Triumph of the Revolution, Cuba[31]
- Independence Day, Haiti (from France, 1804)[32]
- January 2
- Victory Day, Cuba[31]
- Ancestry Day, Haiti[32]
- Day after New Year's, Saint Lucia[33]
- 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
- Whit Monday, Christian holiday celebrated in Dominica,[42]
- Labour Day (Jamaica)[44]
- 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 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
- Emancipation Day, Dominica,[42] the Bahamas,[45] Grenada,[39] Jamaica,[44] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[40]
- Kadooment Day, Barbados[37]
- August 3
- Emancipation Day, Barbados[37]
- Culturama Day, Saint Kitts and Nevis[47]
- 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
- National Heroes' Day, the Bahamas,[48]
- Columbus Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands[35][36]
- 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
- November 1
- Independence Day, Antigua and Barbuda (from the UK, 1981)[50]
- D. Hamilton Jackson Day, U.S. Virgin Islands[51]
- 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.