2022 in the Bahamas

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See also:	History of the Bahamas; List of years in the Bahamas;

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

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]

References

"The Bahamas investigates suspected monkeypox case | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
"The Bahamas confirms first case of monkeypox | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
Porterfield, Carlie. "17 Haitian Migrants—Possibly Bound For Florida—Die After Boat Capsizes Near Bahamas". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
Charles is now King after Queen Elizabeth's death
Prynn, Jonathan (2022-09-09). "Queen died 'with Charles and Anne by side as other royals dashed to Balmoral'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
Oswald Brown (12 September 2022). "PROCLAMATION OF ACCESSION OF HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III DELIVERED IN AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY IN PARLIAMENT SQUARE". Bahamas Chronicle. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
"National Holiday 19th September". The Government of The Bahamas. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
"Prime Minister to attend State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
State Memorial Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for our Late Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II
Goswami, MacKenzie Sigalos,Rohan (12 December 2022). "FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
"Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies". AP NEWS. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
"Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies". AP NEWS. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
"Sir Godfrey Kelly dies age 93". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
Brown, Oswald; Oswald (2022-03-28). "GRAND BAHAMA LEGEND AND ICON ANITA DOHERTY DIES". BAHAMAS CHRONICLE. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
"Bahamian track athlete shot and killed in club parking lot brawl". Eye Witness News. 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
Queen dies

External links

U.S. must better engage Bahamas, where our competitor, China, is making major investments (Opinion, The Miami Herald, January 7, 2021)

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[1] "The Bahamas investigates suspected monkeypox case | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

[2] "The Bahamas confirms first case of monkeypox | Loop Caribbean News". Loop News. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[3] Porterfield, Carlie. "17 Haitian Migrants—Possibly Bound For Florida—Die After Boat Capsizes Near Bahamas". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[4] Charles is now King after Queen Elizabeth's death

[5] Prynn, Jonathan (2022-09-09). "Queen died 'with Charles and Anne by side as other royals dashed to Balmoral'". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[6] Oswald Brown (12 September 2022). "PROCLAMATION OF ACCESSION OF HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III DELIVERED IN AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY IN PARLIAMENT SQUARE". Bahamas Chronicle. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

[7] "National Holiday 19th September". The Government of The Bahamas. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[8] "Prime Minister to attend State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[9] State Memorial Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for our Late Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II

[10] Goswami, MacKenzie Sigalos,Rohan (12 December 2022). "FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges". CNBC. Retrieved 2022-12-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[11] "Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies". AP NEWS. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[12] "Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies". AP NEWS. 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

[13] "Sir Godfrey Kelly dies age 93". www.tribune242.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[14] Brown, Oswald; Oswald (2022-03-28). "GRAND BAHAMA LEGEND AND ICON ANITA DOHERTY DIES". BAHAMAS CHRONICLE. Retrieved 2022-09-06.

[15] "Bahamian track athlete shot and killed in club parking lot brawl". Eye Witness News. 2022-09-03. Retrieved 2022-09-24.

[16] Queen dies

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Central America	Costa Rica El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua Panama
Middle America	Mexico
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Dependencies not included. Semi-autonomous territories are in italics.

Years in the Bahamas
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