2020 in the Caribbean explained
The following lists events that happened during 2020 in The Caribbean.
Sovereign states
Cuba
See main article: 2020 in Cuba. 
Cuba declared its independence from the United States on May 20, 1902.[1]
Dominica
Dominica declared its independence from the United Kingdom on November 3, 1978.[2]
Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic declared its independence from Haiti on February 27, 1844.[3]
Guyana
Co-operative Republic of Guyana gained its independence in 1966. It is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Commonwealth of Nations (Commonwealth), and the Union of South American Nations (USAN). The capital and chief port of Guyana is Georgetown.[5]
Haiti
See main article: 2020 in Haiti. 
Haiti declared its Independence from France on January 1, 1804. Its capital is Port-au-Prince.[7]
Suriname
Previously known as Dutch Guiana, which gained its independence on 25 November 1975. The Republic of Suriname is a member of CARICOM. The capital is Paramaribo.[8]
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago became independent on August 31, 1962.[10] and a republic on August 1, 1976.[11]
Commonwealth Realms
Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II (since February 6, 1952)[12]
Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda became an independent state within the Commonwealth in 1981.[13]
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. They became independent from the United Kingdom in 1973.[14]
Barbados
Barbados became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966.
Belize
Britain granted British Honduras self-government in 1964; on June 1, 1973, it was renamed Belize. Independence was achieved on September 21, 1981. The capital is Belmopan.[16]
Grenada
Grenada became independent from the United Kingdom in 1974.
Jamaica
See main article: 2020 in Jamaica. 
Jamaica became independent in 1962.[19]
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983.[20]
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia gained independence in 1979.[21]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Independence was granted to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 1979.[22]
Dependencies
British overseas territories
Head of the Commonwealth: Queen Elizabeth II[23]
Anguilla
Anguilla was a British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis until 1971. Anguilla become a separate British dependency in 1980.[24]
Bermuda
Bermuda is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is included in the UN geoscheme for North America.[25] Bermuda is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
British Virgin Islands
See main article: 2020 in the British Virgin Islands. The British Virgin Islands is a British overseas territory granted autonomy in 1967.
Cayman Islands
The Cayman Islands became a territory within the West Indies Federation in 1959; it remained a British dependency after the federation's breakup in 1962.
Montserrat
Montserrat is a self-governing overseas territory of the United Kingdom.
Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean, although the United Nations groups them with the Caribbean.[25] Turks and Caicos Islands are a British overseas territory.
- Governor Nigel Dakin (since July 15, 2019)[30]
- Premier: Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson (since December 20, 2016); she is the first female Premier of Turks and Caicos[30]
Colombia
See main article: 2020 in Colombia. 
Colombia declared its independence from Spain on July 20, 1810.[31]
The Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina is a Department of Colombia and is part of South America.[25]
- Governor: Everth Hawkins Sjogreen (since 2019)
France
French Guiana
French Guiana is overseas territorial collectivity of France. The capital is Cayenne.[34]
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an Overseas department and region of France.
- Governor: Philippe Gustin (since May 28, 2018)[36]
Martinique
Martinique is an overseas department of France.
- President of the Assembly of Martinique:Claude Lise (since December 18, 2015)[37]
Saint Barthélemy
Since 2007 Saint Barthélemy has been an overseas collectivity of France since 2007 and since 2012 it has been an overseas territory of the European Union.[38]
- President of Territorial Council: Bruno Magras (since July 16, 2007)[38]
Saint Martin
In 2003, the people of Saint Martin voted to secede from Guadeloupe; in 2007, the northern part of the island became a French overseas collectivity. In 2010, the southern half of the island became the independent country of Sint Maarten within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.[39]
- Prefect Anne Laubies (since June 8, 2015)[39]
- President of Territorial Council Daniel Gibbs (since 2 April 2, 2017)[39]
- First Vice President Valerie Damaseua (since April 2, 2017)[39]
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Monarch
King Willem-Alexander (since April 30, 2013)[40]
Aruba
Aruba became a semi-autonomous country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1986.
Curaçao
Curaçao has been a constituent Kingdom of the Netherlands since October 2010.[42]
Sint Maarten
Sint Maarten became a self-governing constituent Kingdom of the Netherlands in October 2010.[44]
Caribbean Netherlands
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba became special municipalities in the Caribbean Netherlands in October 2010. The Sint Eustatius island council (governing body) was dissolved and replaced by a government commissioner in February 2018.[40] [45]
United States
The 
United States became independent on July 4, 1776.
- President: Donald Trump (since January 20, 2017)[46]
- Vice-President: Mike Pence (since January 20, 2017)[46]
Puerto Rico
See main article: 2020 in Puerto Rico. 
Puerto Rico is an unincorporated organized Territory of the United States.[47]
United States Virgin Islands
Venezuela
See main article: 2020 in Venezuela. Venezuela declared its independence from Spain on July 7, 1811.
Monthly events
January
- January 1 – New Year's Day
- January 6 – Epiphany (Christian holiday)
- January 7 – A 6.4 2020 Guayanilla earthquake rocks southwest Puerto Rico. One man died and 8 were injured. Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced declares a state of emergency and activates the national guard.[51]
- January 9 – 2020 Sint Maarten general election
- January 12 – Remembrance Day, Haiti
- January 13 – Eugenio María de Hostos Day, Puerto Rico
- January 18 – Residents of Ponce broke into a warehouse and found bottled water, cots, baby food, and other unused emergency supplies stored since Hurricane Maria in September 2017. Governor Wanda Vázquez fired Carlos Acevedo, the director of the island's emergency management agency.[52]
- January 19
- World Religion Day, Baháʼí Faith holiday in Suriname
- Glorimar Andújar and Fernando Gil-Enseñat, Secretaries of Family Services Housing respectively, are fired in the warehouse scandal in Puerto Rico. Nino Correa is appointed chief of operations for the Emergency Management Office.[53]
- January 28 – An earthquake measuring 7.7 is registered in the Caribbean Sea, 87 miles (140 kilometers) south of Granma Province, Cuba and 83 (134 kilometers) miles north of Montego Bay, Jamaica. No injuries are reported.[54]
- January 31 – Photographer Caroline Power discovers a "blanket" of plastic five miles long and two miles wide (five by three kilometers) near Roatán Island, Honduras. It is believed to have been washed from the Motagua River during heavy rains in Guatemala.[55]
February
- February 2 – Jennifer Lopez wows the crowd by wearing a costume featuring the flag of Puerto Rico during her half-time appearance at the Super Bowl LIV.[56]
- February 7 – Independence Day, Granada[18]
- February 13 – Fifteen children die in a fire in an orphanage in Kenscoff, Ouest Department Haiti.[57]
- February 14
- A Royal Caribbean cruise ship from Port Liberty, New Jersey, did not make a scheduled stop in Port Canaveral, Florida, because of fears of the 2019–20 Wuhan coronavirus disease outbreak. The ship was scheduled to sail to The Bahamas, but instead it went to Bermuda.[58]
- The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) announces that it plans regional 4% growth for all its borrowing member countries.[59]
- February 16 – 2020 Dominican Republic municipal elections: Software problems force the suspension of the elections.[60]
- February 17
- 932 kilos of pure gold worth $50 million (€46 million) is discovered on an airplane after it made an emergency landing at Reina Beatrix airport in Aruba.[61]
- The United Nations Human Rights Commission demands that Cuba immediately liberate three political prisoners arrested on "vague" charges.[62]
- February 18
- Luis Muñoz Marín Day, Puerto Rico
- Summit of the Comunidad del Caribe (Caricom) (English: Caribbean Community) in Barbados. Leaders discuss health and economic issues.[63]
- February 22 – Independence Day, Saint Lucia[21]
- February 23
- Republic Day, Guyana
- U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (D-VT), the front-running candidate for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, controversially praises Fidel Castro's educational programs.[64] [65]
- Police in Haiti violently protest against money being spent on a carnaval celebrations instead of their salaries.[66] One soldier dies the next day.[67]
- February 24 – Cuba's annual cigar trade fair begins.[68]
- February 26 – Mexican authorities grant permission for a cruise ship registered in Malta to dock in Cozumel, Quintana Roo, because she carries a passenger presumed to be infected with the coronavirus. The ship was previously denied access to ports in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.[69] Two cases of flu were found.[70]
- February 27 – Independence Day, Dominican Republic[3]
- February 28 – The Dominican Republic refuses to allow a British cruise ship to dock due to fears of Coronavirus disease 2019.[71] The ship heads to St. Maarten.[72]
March
- March 1 – The Caribbean Public Health Agency says the area faces a "moderate to high" danger of exposure to COVID-19. No cases have been confirmed in the region to date.[73]
- March 2– 2020 Guyanese general election
- March 7 – Hamilton Lavity Stoutt Day, British Virgin Islands
- March 9 and 10 – Phagwah, Hindu festival of colours; Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
- March 19 – Saint Joseph's Day, Colombia, Venezuela
- March 12 – Jamaica reports eight cases of COVID-19, Dominican Republic 5, Cuba 4. Martinique 3, St. Martin 2, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Barthelemy, and Caymen Islands one each.[74]
- Cuban authorities say they have developed a new medicine that has proven effective in treating COVID-19, and that is being offered for sale on the international market.[75]
- March 15
- March 18
- National Anthem and Flag Day (Kingdom of the Netherlands)[41]
- The government of Puerto Rico implements a curfew and closes schools, some businesses, and government agencies.[79]
- Ghislaine Maxwell, a former associate of the late Jeffrey Epstein, sues his estate in Superior Court in the U.S. Virgin Islands because she has received threats requiring her to hire personal security services.[80]
- March 19 – First two cases of COVID-19 in Haiti. Airports, schools, factories, and seaports are closed.[81]
- March 22 – Emancipation Day, Puerto Rico
- March 24 – Barbados is declared the winner of the West Indies cricket championship after the tournament is suspended due to the pandemic.[82]
- March 29 – The United States Coast Guard issues a safety bulletin for Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Puerto Rico stating that foreign-flagged vessels carrying more than 50 people should prepare to treat any sick passengers and crew on board and try to medically evacuate the very sick to their countries home countries.[83]
- March 30 – Spiritual Baptist/Shouter Liberation Day, Trinidad and Tobago
April
- April 1
- April 2 – The United Kingdom sends the armed hospital ship to the Caribbean to stop the narcotics trade from Venezuela. France sent the Dixmunde a few days earlier.[86] This is the largest armada ever assembled in the Western Hemisphere.[87]
- April 3 – The Venezuelan patrol boat Naiguata rammed the Portuguese-flagged RCGS Resolute, which was accused of piracy. The Naiguata sank.[88]
- April 16 – Forty-two people die after drinking adulterated alcohol from three clandestine distilleries in the Dominican Republic.[89]
- April 16–19 – Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba[90]
- April 20 – Haiti reports that three migrants deported from the United States are infected with COVID-19.[91]
- April 21 – The United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean estimates that the COVID-19 pandemic may result in a 5.3% in GDP in the region, resulting in a 4.4% increase in poverty and a 2.5% increase in extreme poverty—29 million people.[92]
- April 24 – California-based Chevron Corporation must end its oil operations in Venezuela by December 1. Chevron's net daily production in 2019 averaged 35,300 barrels of crude oil, equal to roughly 6% of Venezuela's total production.[93]
- April 23
- An Iranian Airbus A340-642 lands in Paraguaná Peninsula. There is speculation that the flight may be related to drug trafficking, as Falcón State is close to the ABC Islands and the family of Falcón governor Stella Lugo Betancourt is believed to have ties to narcotics dealers.[94]
- U.S.-based Church of Bible Understanding faces charges of negligence in relation to the February 13 fire that killed 13 children and two adults in a Haitian orphanage.[95]
- April 26
- April 27 – King's Day (birthday of King Willem-Alexander), Curaçao[42]
- April 29
- 500 Venezuela migrants living in Colombia block a highway in protest of the lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia. They say the makes it impossible for them to work. There are 1.8 million Venezuelan migrants living in Colombia.[99]
- Two dozen Colombians deported from the United States have been found to have coronavirus. Other infections among deportees have been found in Haiti, Mexico, Guatemala, and Jamaica.[100]
- April 30 – A gunman attacks the Embassy of Cuba in Washington, D.C.[101]
May
- May 1 – Labour Day in Cuba, Dominican Republic, and Venezuela. "Agriculture and Labour Day" in Haiti
- May 2
- A series of earthquakes strike Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.[102] One centered in Tallaboa, Encarnación, Peñuelas, Puerto Rico has a Mw5.4.[103] Power outages and damages are reported in Puerto Rico where families cannot be relocated in shelters because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[104]
- Guyana reports oil revenues of $60 million.[105]
- El Observatorio Cubano de Derechos Humanos (The Cuban Observatory of Human Rights, OCDH0) reports that activist Enix Berrio Sardá is missing.[106]
- May 3 – Venezuela says that they defeated a boat invasion of "mercenary terrorists" from Colombia in the port city of La Guaira.[107]
- May 5 – Indian Arrival Day, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica
- May 6 – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo denies U.S. government in the Sunday boat attack on Venezuela and says they will use 'every tool' to release the two Americans arrested.[108]
- May 8 – COVID-19 pandemic: Haiti faces hunger and a breakdown of its health services. There are 34,000 people in resettlement camps and the country has reported eleven deaths and 100 coronavirus infections.[109]
- May 10 – Mother's Day, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands
- May 18 – Discovery Day, Cayman Islands
- May 19 – AT&T closes its operations in Venezuela.[110]
- May 24 – Bermuda Day[26]
- May 25 – 2020 Surinamese general election: Won by Chan Santokhi, Progressive Reform Party with 39.45% of the votes.
- May 26
- Independence Day, Guyana
- Emmanuel Constant, the accused leader of a Haitian death squad, was not among thirty Haitians deported from the U.S. All 30 have tested negative for COVID-19. Some of the 200 deported earlier this year have tested positive for the virus.[111]
- Vote counting in the 2020 Surinamese general election is suspended because the ruling party is losing and the workers are exhausted after numerous complaints of electoral fraud.[112]
- May 27 – A federal court suspends budget cuts for the Puerto Rican government.[113]
- May 28 – Legislative leaders from Colombia and Cuba will meet with their counterparts from eight other Latin American countries to discuss a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.[114]
- May 30
June
- June 1 – Target date for reopening Jamaica and the U.S. Virgin Islands to tourism after COVID-19 pandemic.
- June 1 to November 30 – The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts between 13 and 19 named storms this year, including three to six major hurricanes.[115]
- June 5
- June 7 – COVID-19 pandemic: Cuba is praised for its response to the pandemic. The country reports 2,173 confirmed cases of and 83 deaths from coronavirus.[119]
- June 8
- June 11
- Feast of Corpus Christi, Venezuela
- Luis Abinader, candidate for president of the Dominican Republic, tests positive for COVID-19.[122]
- The WHO reports a decrease in malaria in Latin America, mainly due to decreases in Venezuela, Colombia, and Guyana, although there are fears that many cases are going undetected as sick people stay home instead of going to hospitals. In the first five months of 2020, Venezuela registered 104,005 cases, a decrease of 58% compared to 248,191 in the same period in 2019. Haiti, Suriname, and Dominican Republic report increases.[123]
- June 13 – Birthday of Queen Elizabeth II (celebrated in British overseas territories)[29]
- July 14 – Fête de la Federation (celebrated in overseas departments and collectivities of France)[38]
- June 15 – Target date for reopening Aruba to tourism after COVID-19 pandemic.[124]
- June 16 – Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador says that Mexico will sell fuel to Venezuela for humanitarian purposes if requested.[125]
- June 21 – Father's Day, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
- June 24
- June 29
- June 30 – At Guyana's request, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) agrees to rule on the border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela.[128]
July
- July 1
- Keti Koti, Emancipation Day, Suriname
- Territory Day, British Virgin Islands[27]
- July 3
- Emancipation Day, U.S. Virgin Islands
- 16th century and 21st century policing methods are compared on social media in Trinidad and Tobago.[129]
- July 4 – Independence Day (United States) (U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico)
- July 5
- July 6
- July 10 – Independence Day, The Bahamas[14]
- July 12
- Schoelcher Day (Slavery Abolition Day) in Saint Martin[39]
- In an interview in The New York Times, former secretary of Homeland Security Elaine Duke reports that President Trump's first reaction to Hurricane Maria in 2017 was to sell Puerto Rico.[131]
- July 13 – COVID-19 pandemic: A report by The New York Times and the Marshall Project indicates that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) worsened the spread of the pandemic by deporting sick people to their countries of origin, including Haiti.[132]
- July 17 – Venezuela protests against the incursion of the American destroyer USS Pinckney only 16.1 nautical miles (30 km) from its coast. The United States recognizes jurisdiction of only 12 nautical miles and insists the ship was in international waters.[133]
- July 20 – The Bahamas announces that commercial flights and sea cruises from most countries, including the United States, will be banned starting on July 22.[134]
- July 23 – Authorities in Colombia seize a luxury mansion allegedly belonging to businessman Alex Saab, who was detained in Cape Verde on U.S. corruption charges related to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.[135]
- July 24 – Simón Bolívar birthday, Venezuela
- July 25
- Puerto Rico Constitution Day[47]
- COVID-19 pandemic: Mexico and Japan send medical supplies to ten Latin American countries, including the Dominican Republic.[136]
- July 25 to 27 – Assault on the Moncada Barracks, Cuba
- July 31 – Hurricane Isaias strikes Turcos and Caicos and threatens the Bahamas.[137] The Category 1 hurricane batters the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Puerto Rico.[138]
August
- August 1 – Emancipation Day; Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago
- August 3 – Panama proposes sending 2,000 Haitian, Cuban, and African migrants home after disturbances in camps.[139]
- August 4 – Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe (2002-2010) is placed under house arrest in relation to a case investigating alleged witness tampering. One day later he tests positive for COVID-19.[140]
- August 5 – Emancipation Day, the Bahamas
- August 6
- Independence Day, Jamaica (from the United Kingdom, 1962)[19]
- COVID-19 pandemic: One day after reporting no new cases, Cuba reports 49 new infections.[141]
- August 7 – The El Salvador Supreme Court rejects efforts to reopen the economy.[142]
- August 8
- August 9
- August 10 – 2020 Trinidad and Tobago general election[146] Prime Minister Keith Rowley and the opposition United National Congress concedes defeat.[147]
- August 12 – An oil spill near Venezuela's Morrocoy National Park threatens Caribbean beaches and local wildlife.[148]
- August 14 – Tropical Storm Josephine dumps 1 to 3 cm of rain in the Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.[149]
- August 15 – Assumption of Mary, Haiti, Venezuela
- August 16
- Restoration Day, Dominican Republic: Luis Abinader is sworn in as the new president. U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence and Haiti President Jovenel Moïse attend the ceremony, which is low-key due to the pandemic.[150]
- Second round of primary elections in Puerto Rico after ballot mishap.[151]
- August 18 – U.S. customs agents in Florida intercept a Venezuela-bound plane that is loaded with guns and ammunition. The flight plan listed St. Vincent and the Grenadines as its destination.[152]
- August 21 – Colombian President Ivan Duque says Venezuela is planning to give its Russian- and Belarus-made missiles to armed groups in Colombia and uy new ones from Iran. Madero says it would be a good idea.[153]
- August 22 – The National Hurricane Center reports that Tropical Storm Laura is over the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, and it predicts that Hurricane Marco will make landfall in the Yucatán Peninsula in the western Caribbean on August 24.[154]
- August 23 – A ten-year-old girl is killed in Haiti by Hurricane Laura.[155] 100,000 people are evacuated[156] and two are killed in the Dominican Republic.[157]
- August 24 – St. Barthelemy Day[38]
- August 28 – The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (ACNUR) reports that three out of four of the 81,000 Nicaraguan refugees in Costa Rica suffers from hunger.[158]
- August 31 – Independence Day, Trinidad and Tobago (from the United Kingdom, 1962)[10]
September
- September 1 – COVID-19 pandemic: Cuba imposes a curfew and other strict measures to control virus spread.[159]
- September 3
- September 9
- September 12 – Mauricio Claver-Carone becomes the first citizen of the U.S. to lead the Inter-American Development Bank.[164]
- September 14 – Our Lady of Coromoto, patroness of Venezuela
- September 16
- September 17
- Hurricane Maria: Trump releases $13 billion in relief aid to help victims of the 2017 hurricane.[168]
- U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo begins a visit to Suriname, Guyana, Colombia, and Brazil.[169]
- September 18 – The United States and Guyana announce joint sea patrols near the disputed Guyana-Venezuela border.[170]
- September 19
- Independence Day, Saint Kitts and Nevis (from the United Kingdom, 1983)[20]
- Dissident police officers belonging to the group Fantom 509 threaten to "burn the country" if their demands for better pay are not met in Haiti.[171]
- The United States announces $348 million in humanitarian aid for Venezuelans inside and outside the country.[172]
- September 24
- Republic Day, Trinidad and Tobago
- Colombian singer J Balvin is among the seven Latinamericans included in list of one hundred most influential people in the world by Time.[173]
October
- October 2—7 – Tropical Storm Gamma: Kills seven, US$100 million in damages.
- October 5 – Thanksgiving, Saint Lucia
- October 5—12 – Hurricane Delta: Kills seven, US$4.1 billion in damages.
- October 10
- Independence Day (from Spain, 1868) and Liberation Day, Cuba
- Day of the Maroons, Suriname
- October 12
- October 16 – Heroes' Day, Jamaica
- October 17 – Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day, Haiti
- October 19—26 – Hurricane Epsilon in Bermuda.
- October 20 – Chinese Arrival Day, Suriname
- October 21
- October 24—29 – Hurricane Zeta: Kills eight, US$3.2 billion in damages.
- October 25 – Thanksgiving Day, Granada
- October 27 – Independence Day, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (from the United Kingdom, 1979)[22]
November
- November 1 – Independence Day, Antigua and Barbuda (from the United Kingdom, 1981)[13]
- October 31—November 13 – Hurricane Eta: Kills 163, 127 missing; US $5.2 billion in damages.
- November 3
- November 5 – 2020 Vincentian general election[175] Unity Labour Party wins nine of 15 seats.
- November 11
- November 12 – COVID-19: At least seven people test positive during the first cruise in months.[177]
- November 13 – Tropical Storm Theta
- November 14 – Deepavali, Hindu holiday; Guyana, Suriname
- November 16 – Hurricane Iota: Category 5 hurricane is expected to make landfall in Honduras and Nicaragua.[178]
December
- December 6 – 2020 Venezuelan parliamentary election: Turnout is 31% as Maduro's government is reelected with 67.6%, the traditional opposition won 17.95%, and dissidents on the left won 3% of the vote.[179] Eighteen countries in America (including the United States and Canada but excluding Argentina, Bolivia, and Mexico) call the election fraudulent and illegal.[180]
- December 7 – The Armed Forces of the Dominican Republic announce they have found eight bodies and seventeen people are missing from a boat capsizing near Lavacama, La Altagracia Province.[181]
- December 18 – The United States Coast Guard and Navy and the Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard apprehend seven vessels near Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with 3,700 pounds of cocaine; 19 arrested in the $60 million seizure.[182]
- December 22 – COVID-19 pandemic in the Cayman Islands: Skylar Mack, 18, a student from Loganville, Georgia, and Vanjae Ramgeet, 24, a professional jet ski racer from the Cayman Islands, will have to serve only two months each in a Caymanian prison after being convicted of violating quarantine rules in November.[183]
- December 30 – Authorities issue volcanic alerts in Martinique and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Mount Pelée became active in early December and La Soufrière on December 29.[184]
Predicted and scheduled events
See also: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics and Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the arts and cultural heritage.
Deaths
January
- January 4 – Puerto Plata, 96, Dominican musician[186]
- January 9 – Basil Butcher, 86, West Indian cricket player (1957-1969)[187]
- January 10 – Carlos Cuco Rojas, Colombian harpist (b. 1954)[188]
- January 14 – Bernard Diederich, Haitian journalist, author and historian (b. 1926)[189]
- 16 January 16 – Efraín Sánchez, Colombian soccer player (b, 1926)[190]
- January 22
- January 23 – Sir Frederick Ballantyne, 83, Vincentian cardiologist, Governor-General (2002–2019)[193]
- January 24
- January 27 – Ramón Avilés, 68, Puerto Rican baseball player (Boston Red Sox, Philadelphia Phillies)[196]
February
- February 4 – Kamau Brathwaite, 89, Barbadian poet and academic[197]
- February 6 – Jhon Jairo Velásquez, 57, Colombian hitman, drug dealer and extortionist (Medellín Cartel); esophageal cancer[198]
- February 7 – Wichie Torres, 67, Puerto Rican painter; cardiovascular disease[199]
- February 10 – Efigenio Ameijeiras, 88, Cuban revolutionary and military commander (Bay of Pigs Invasion), sepsis.
- February 13 – Darryl Braxton, Trinidadian record producer (Bunji Garlin, KMC)[200]
- February 15 – Tony Fernández, 57, Dominican baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays, San Diego Padres, Cleveland Indians); complications from kidney disease and stroke[201]
- February 26 – Clementina Vélez, 73, Colombian doctor, academic and politician, MP (1990–1991, 1998–2002) and city councillor of Cali (1972–1986, 1992–1997, 2004–2019); heart attack[202]
- February 27
March
April
- April 3 – Hans Prade, 81, Surinamese diplomat; COVID-19[215]
- April 4 – Kenneth Farnum, 89, Barbadian-born Jamaican Olympic cyclist (1952); COVID-19[216]
- April 6 – Claude Barthélemy, 74, Haitian soccer player (Detroit Cougars, national team)[217]
- April 7
- Miguel Ángel Tábet, 78, Venezuelan theologian and exegete, COVID-19.[219]
- April 8 – Lois Kelly Miller, 102, Jamaican actress (Meet Joe Black)[220]
- April 10
- April 12 – Victor Batista Falla, 87, Cuban publisher and editor; COVID-19[224]
- April 13 – Gil Bailey, 84, Jamaican radio broadcaster, COVID-19.[225]
- April 14 – Michael Gilkes, 86, Guyanese writer; COVID-19[226]
- April 15 – Dámaso García, 63, Dominican baseball player (Toronto Blue Jays, Montreal Expos) and footballer (national team)[227]
- April 16 – Althea McNish, 95, Trinidadian-British textile designer[228]
- April 23 – Rinaldo Entingh, 64, Surinamese soccer player (Robinhood, national team); traffic collision[229]
May
- May 4 – Álvaro Teherán, 54, Colombian basketball player (Baloncesto Málaga, Fort Wayne Fury, KK Olimpija); kidney failure[230]
- May 5 – Millie Small, 72, Jamaican singer ("My Boy Lollipop"); stroke[231]
- May 6 – Michael Gordon, Jamaican photojournalist (Jamaica Observer)[232]
- May 7 – Emile Wijntuin, 95, Surinamese politician, Chairman of the Staten (1973–1975) and of the National Assembly (1975–1980)[233]
- May 21
June
July
- July 1 – Everton Weekes, 95, Barbadian cricketer (West Indies, national team).[244]
- July 3 – Earl Cameron, 102, Bermudian-born British actor (Doctor Who, Pool of London, The Interpreter).[245]
- July 4 – James Lee Wah, 89, Trinidadian theater promoter and educator.[246]
- July 14
- July 16
- July 18 – Martha Flores, 91, Cuban radio host, journalist and singer (Cuban-American lobby); pancreatic cancer.[251]
- July 21 – Dobby Dobson, 78, Jamaican reggae singer and record producer; COVID-19.[252]
- July 25 – Paulette Wilson, 64, Jamaican-British human rights activist.[253]
- July 31 – Eusebio Leal, 77, Cuban historian (Old Havana).[254]
August
- August 5 – Blanca Rodríguez, 94, Venezuelan socialite, First Lady of Venezuela (1974–1979, 1989–1993); respiratory failure.[255]
- August 7 – Ángela Salazar, 66, Colombian women's rights activist, COVID-19.[256]
- August 11 – Édouard de Lépine, 88, Martinican historian and politician, Mayor of Le Robert (1989–1995).[257]
- August 13 – Darío Vivas, 70, Venezuelan politician, head of government of the Capital District (since 2020), COVID-19.[258]
- August 18 – Soeki Irodikromo, 75, Surinamese painter.[259]
- August 31 –, 61, Saint Vincent-born Swedish rapper; cancer.[260]
September
October
November
December
- December 2 –, 72, Dominican lawyer, journalist and historian; pancreatitis.[265]
- December 19 –, 87, Dominican merengue singer-songwriter; COVID-19.[266]
See also
References
Citations
Notes and References
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cuba/ CIA Factbook: Cuba
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/dominica/ CIA Factbook: Dominica
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/dominican-republic/ CIA Factbook: Dominican Republic
- Web site: Junta Electoral de República Dominicana proclama a Luis Abinader, presidente electo . CNN . July 16, 2020 . 15 July 2020.
- Encyclopedia: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Jack K.. Menke. Bonham C. . Richardson . Guyana. April 26, 2020.
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- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/haiti/ CIA Factbook: Haiti
- Encyclopedia: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Henk E.. Chin. Jack K.. Menke. Suriname . April 26, 2020.
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- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/trinidad-and-tobago/ CIA Factbook: Trinidad and Tobago
- https://thecommonwealth.org/our-member-countries/trinidad-and-tobago/history Trinidad and Tobago: History
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-kingdom/ CIA Factbook: United Kingdom
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/antigua-and-barbuda/ CIA Factbook: Antigua and Barbuda
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bahamas-the/ CIA Factbook: The Bahamas
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/barbados/ CIA Factbook: Barbados
- Encyclopedia: Encyclopaedia Britannica. Belize . William J.. Griffith. O. Nigel. Bolland. Alfred E.. Alford. April 5, 2020.
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/belize/ The CIA World Fact Book: Belize
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/grenada/ CIA Factbook: Grenada
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jamaica/ CIA Factbook: Jamaica
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-kitts-and-nevis/ CIA Factbook: Saint Kitts and Nevis
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-lucia/ CIA Factbook: Saint Lucia
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/ CIA Factbook: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- http://www.commonwealthofnations.org/commonwealth/head-of-the-commonwealth/ Head of the Commonwealth
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/anguilla/ CIA Factbook: retrieved 16 Feb 2020
- https://www.internetworldstats.com/list1.htm#NA The Americas
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bermuda/ CIA Factbook: Bermuda
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/british-virgin-islands/ CIA Factbook: British Virgin Islands
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cayman-islands/ CIA Factbook: Cayman Islands
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/montserrat/ CIA Factbook: Montserrat
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turks-and-caicos-islands/ CIA Factbook: Turks and Caicos Islands
- https://www.thoughtco.com/colombias-independence-day-2136390 Colombia's Independence Day
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/colombia/ CIA Factbook: Colombia
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/france/ CIA Factbook: France
- Encyclopedia: Encyclopaedia Britannica. French Guiana. April 26, 2020. >
- Web site: Présidentielle - Rodolphe Alexandre: "La crise a frappé" - Abonnement . www.franceguyane.fr . 23 April 0306 . April 26, 2020. fr. Presidential - Rodolphe Alexandre: "The crisis has struck".
- Web site: World Statesman.org. Guadeloupe. February 17, 2020.
- Web site: World Statesman.org. February 17, 2020. Martinique .
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-barthelemy/ CIA Factbook: Saint Barthélemy
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-martin/ CIA Factbook: Saint Martin
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/netherlands/ CIA Factbook: The Netherlands
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/aruba/ CIA Factbook: Aruba
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/curacao/ CIA Factbook: Curaçao
- https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/news/fifa-president-inaugurates-forward-project-in-curacao FIFA President inaugurates Forward project in Curacao
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/sint-maarten/ CIA Factbook: Sint Maarten
- Web site: Central Government intervenes on St. Eustatius . Government of the Netherlands . 5 February 2018 .
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-states/ CIA Factbook: United States
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/puerto-rico/ CIA Factbook: Puerto Rico
- https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/jenniffer_gonzalez_colon/412723 Commish. Jenniffer González-Colón
- CIA Factbook: United States Virgin Islands
- https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/venezuela/ CIA Factbook: Venezuela
- https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/07/us/puerto-rico-earthquake-tuesday/index.html A 6.4 magnitude earthquake hits Puerto Rico, killing 1 a day after another quake rocked the island
- News: Puerto Rico residents outraged after discovering warehouse full of unused aid from Hurricane Maria. NBC News. Associated Press. 19 January 2020.
- https://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/19/us/puerto-rico-governor-fires-secretaries-housing-and-family-services/index.html Puerto Rico governor fires 2 more cabinet members after the discovery of Hurricane Maria supplies stacked in a warehouse
- Web site: ABC News. Powerful earthquake strikes between Jamaica and Cuba. January 28, 2020. February 15, 2020. Karma. Allen.
- Web site: Educated Box. January 31, 2020. February 15, 2020. Photographer Discovers Horrific "Sea Of Plastic" Floating Near Caribbean Island . Jason. Stax.
- https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/481126-jennifer-lopez-sings-born-in-the-usa-while-wearing-puerto-rican Jennifer Lopez sings 'Born in the USA' while wearing Puerto Rican flag during halftime show
- https://www.msn.com/es-mx/noticias/mundo/mueren-15-ni%c3%b1os-al-incendiarse-orfanato-en-hait%c3%ad/ar-BB100wxf Mueren 15 niños al incendiarse orfanato en Haití
- Web site: Florida Today. February 14, 2020. February 15, 2020. Royal Caribbean makes changes to cruise itinerary due to coronavirus concerns. Dave. Berman.
- https://www.plenglish.com/index.php?o=rn&id=52276&SEO=caribbean-bank-plans-regional-economic-growth Caribbean Bank plans regional economic growth
- https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/software-glitches-force-dominican-republic-suspend-vote-69018651?cid=clicksource_76_null_articleroll_hed Software glitches force Dominican Republic to suspend vote
- https://www.elespanol.com/mundo/20200217/decomisan-tonelada-oro-venezolano-avioneta-aruba/468203224_0.html A ton of Venezuelan gold is seized in a plane in Aruba
- https://www.abc.es/internacional/abci-pide-regimen-cubano-inmediata-liberacion-indemnizacion-tres-disidentes-202002170913_noticia.html The UN asks the Cuban regime for the "immediate release and compensation" of three dissidents
- https://www.nodal.am/2020/02/cumbre-de-caricom-jefes-de-estado-del-caribe-se-reunen-en-barbados-para-abordar-cooperacion-en-economia-y-salud/ Caricom Summit: Caribbean Heads of State will address regional economic and health cooperation
- https://apnews.com/eff78183827908f1f6d03897b1b0edbb Sanders comments on Castro could pose hurdles in Florida
- https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/24/florida-dems-uproar-sanders-cuba-comments-117213 Florida Dems in uproar after Sanders' Cuba comments
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/haiti-carnival-protests-guns-a9354036.html Haiti carnival season start descends into gunfire and violent protests
- https://apnews.com/eb81ab578f81493f71f03f45533e5dd2 Haiti says soldier died of wounds after shootout with police
- https://apnews.com/1c2c582c15b3c78929a8235764582b67 Cuba opens its annual trade fair for the key cigar sector
- https://www.eluniversal.com.mx/english/msc-meraviglia-cruise-ship-dock-cozumel-mexico-despite-coronavirus-fears MSC Meraviglia cruise ship to dock in Cozumel, Mexico despite coronavirus fears
- https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/mexico-no-coronavirus-on-msc-meraviglia Mexico: No Coronavirus on MSC Meraviglia
- https://apnews.com/44ec440a1a731a316187f0efd50c5bc2 Virus fears keep hundreds of cruise passengers at sea
- https://apnews.com/eae92804be924a3c8810d290eba1a2d6 Cruise ship goes to St. Maarten after coronavirus alarm
- https://ewnews.com/moderate-to-high-risk-of-coronavirus-spread-to-caribbean-says-regional-agency Moderate to high risk of coronavirus spread to Caribbean, says regional agency
- https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/countries-where-coronavirus-has-spread/ Countries where COVID-19 has spread
- https://www.elnuevodia.com/corresponsalias/cuba/nota/cubatienedisponibleimportantemedicamentocontraelcoronavirus-2552565/?fbclid=IwAR3Xg5YF7A_fUEoV1O1kSNHebcbODqnuh_ILOead_pSNDUs8WJcUUQQllRA Cuba has an important drug available against the coronavirus
- https://www.msn.com/es-mx/noticias/mundo/dominicana-realizar%c3%a1-el-15-de-marzo-la-elecci%c3%b3n-suspendida-por-una-falla-inform%c3%a1tica/ar-BB107e8c The Dominican Republic will hold on March 15 the election suspended due to a computer failure
- https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/video/elecciones-republica-dominicana-pamndemia-coronavirus-pkg-jessica-hasbun/ Dominican Republic elects mayors and councilors in municipal elections
- Web site: Peace Corps . March 15, 2020. Peace Corps announces suspension of Volunteer activities, evacuations due to COVID-19. April 6, 2020 . Web site: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. March 21, 2020. U.S. To Evacuate All Peace Corps Volunteers Due To Coronavirus. April 6, 2020.
- https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/video/puerto-rico-toque-de-queda-rafy-rivera/ Government of Puerto Rico implements curfew to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
- News: Facing death threats, ex-Jeffrey Epstein associate Maxwell sues his estate. Stempel. Jonathan. 18 March 2020. Reuters.
- https://apnews.com/b403dffaf7c298669e33fb7de91df6c1 Haitians rush for supplies after first COVID-19 cases found
- https://apnews.com/435405d82ed4d043a7998c2a32fc8e87 Barbados declared winners of West Indies championship
- News: Associated Press. Coast Guard: Cruise ships must stay at sea with sick onboard. Freida. Frisaro. Adriana Gomez. Licon . 1 April 2020.
- [United States–Venezuela relations|Trump: US to deploy anti-drug Navy ships near Venezuela]
- https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2020/04/03/el-regimen-de-cuba-dicto-la-prision-domiciliaria-para-jose-daniel-ferrer-lider-opositor-en-la-isla-junto-a-otros-tres-dirigentes/ The Cuban regime dictated house arrest for José Daniel Ferrer, the opposition leader on the island
- https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2020/04/03/el-reino-unido-anuncio-el-envio-de-un-buque-de-guerra-al-caribe/ The UK announced the dispatch of a warship to the Caribbean
- https://www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2020/04/02/como-es-el-despliegue-de-buques-y-aviones-de-estados-unidos-para-la-operacion-antidrogas-mas-grande-de-occidente/ How is the deployment of ships and planes of the United States for the largest anti-drug operation in the West
- Web site: Cruise ship collision sinks Venezuela navy vessel . BBC News . April 21, 2020 . 3 April 2020.
- Web site: Mueren 42 personas por consumir alcohol adulterado en República Dominicana . El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento . 16 April 2020 . April 24, 2020 . es-ES. 42 people die from consuming adulterated alcohol in the Dominican Republic.
- http://en.granma.cu/cuba/2019-12-20/led-by-raul-the-11th-plenum-of-the-communist-party-central-committee-held Led by Raúl, the 11th Plenum of the Communist Party Central Committee held
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- Web site: Trump tells Chevron to "wind down" oil fields in Venezuela . AP NEWS . April 23, 2020 . 22 April 2020.
- Web site: Un extraño avión iraní aterrizó en el norte de Venezuela . Infobae . 22 April 2020 . April 23, 2020 . es-ES. A strange Iranian plane landed in northern Venezuela.
- Web site: US church faces neglect allegations after Haiti child deaths . AP NEWS . April 13, 2020 . 23 April 2020.
- News: Coronavirus: Cuban doctors go to South Africa . . April 26, 2020 . April 26, 2020.
- https://www.politico.com/news/2020/03/21/puerto-rico-postpones-presidential-primary-140734 Puerto Rico postpones presidential primary
- https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/puerto-rico-moves-2020-democratic-primary-date-march-n1038801 By Suzanne Gamboa, Puerto Rico moves up 2020 Democratic primary to March
- News: Venezuelan migrants block Bogota road, demand ability to travel home . . April 29, 2020 . Griffin . Oliver . April 29, 2020.
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- Web site: Sismo de magnitud 5,5 sacude Puerto Rico . CNN en Español . May 2, 2020 . es-ES . 2 May 2020.
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- Web site: Guyana says it has received $60 million in oil revenues . ABC News . May 2, 2020 . en.
- Web site: Denunciaron la desaparición en Cuba del disidente Enix Berrio . infobae . 2 May 2020 . May 2, 2020 . es-ES.
- Web site: Venezuela says it foiled attack by boat on main port city . ABC News . May 3, 2020 . en.
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- Web site: 30 deported to Haiti, but ex-strongman remains in US . ABC News . May 26, 2020 . en.
- Web site: Vote counting in Suriname suspended due to 'tired staff' . AP NEWS . May 27, 2020 . 27 May 2020.
- Web site: Board suspends budget cuts for struggling Puerto Rico . AP NEWS . May 27, 2020 . 27 May 2020.
- Web site: Parlamentarios de América Latina intercambiarán propuestas para contener el coronavirus en la región . infobae . 24 May 2020 . May 25, 2020 . es-ES.
- Web site: Battered Caribbean prepares for hurricanes amid pandemic . ABC News . May 29, 2020 . en.
- Web site: Suriname finally issues vote results showing opposition win . ABC News . June 5, 2020 . en.
- Web site: Venezuela jails 3 DirecTV executives as US firm cuts service . ABC News . June 5, 2020 . en.
- Web site: Cristobal regains tropical storm force on track to US coast . ABC News . June 7, 2020 . en.
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- Web site: EEUU canceló la licencia de la cadena Marriott para dirigir hoteles en Cuba . infobae . 7 June 2020 . June 8, 2020 . es-ES.
- Web site: Guyana ruling party rejects vote recount in election chaos . ABC News . June 8, 2020 . en.
- Web site: Dominican presidential contender tests positive for COVID-19 . www.aljazeera.com . June 13, 2020.
- Web site: Malaria retrocede en forma dispar en América Latina . www.msn.com . June 14, 2020.
- Web site: Is international travel allowed yet? See when Spain, Mexico, Iceland plan to reopen borders . news.yahoo.com . May 24, 2020.
- Web site: "Somos libres": López Obrador está dispuesto a vender gasolina a Venezuela, a pesar de sanciones de Washington . infobae . 15 June 2020 . June 15, 2020 . es-ES.
- Web site: Massive Saharan dust cloud shrouds the Caribbean . BBC News . June 25, 2020 . 25 June 2020.
- Web site: 30 June 2020. Opposition Party Wins Anguilla General Election.
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- Web site: El opositor Luis Abinader ganó en primera vuelta y es el presidente electo de República Dominicana . infobae . 6 July 2020 . July 6, 2020 . es-ES.
- News: Trump suggested selling Puerto Rico in response to Hurricane Maria, says former Cabinet official . . O'Connell . Oliver . July 12, 2020 . July 12, 2020.
- Web site: Servicio Migratorio de EU "exportó" Covid al regresar a personas infectadas . El Universal . July 14, 2020 . es . 13 July 2020.
- Web site: EU desafía a Venezuela con buque de guerra . Excélsior . July 18, 2020 . es . 17 July 2020.
- Web site: Alicia. Lee. Patrick . Oppmann . Most US tourists banned from the Bahamas in effort to contain coronavirus spread . CNN . 20 July 2020 . July 20, 2020 . en.
- Web site: Colombia seizes properties of businessman tied to Maduro . AP NEWS . July 25, 2020 . 23 July 2020.
- Web site: México y Japón apoyan con insumos médicos a países de América Latina por Covid-19 . infobae . 25 July 2020 . July 25, 2020 . es-ES.
- Web site: Huracán Isaías sacude Turcos y Caicos y sigue hacia Bahamas Noticias 24 Mundo . Noticias24 . July 31, 2020 . es . 31 July 2020 . 1 August 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200801153004/https://www.noticias24.com/huracan-isaias-sacude-turcos-y-caicos-y-sigue-hacia-bahamas/ . dead .
- Web site: Jason Hanna . Hurricane Isaias heads toward Florida after battering Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic as a tropical storm . CNN . 31 July 2020 . July 31, 2020.
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- Web site: Tatiana . Arias . Stefano . Pozzebon . Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe tests positive for Covid-19 after house arrest order . CNN . 5 August 2020 . August 6, 2020.
- Web site: Forbes Staff. Cuba vive un rebrote de contagios por Covid-19 . Forbes México . August 7, 2020 . es-MX . 6 August 2020.
- News: El Salvador supreme court rebukes president's decree to reopen economy . . Renteria . Nelson . August 7, 2020 . August 8, 2020.
- News: Smith . Scott . Goodman . Joshua . Ex-Green Berets sentenced to 20 years for Venezuela attack . . August 8, 2020 . August 8, 2020.
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- News: Kalifa . Clyne . August 10 is Trinidad and Tobago election day . 11 July 2020 . Trinidad and Tobago Newsday . 3 July 2020.
- News: Trinidad and Tobago opposition concedes defeat in elections . . August 18, 2020 . August 18, 2020.
- News: Oil spill in Venezuela stains treasured Caribbean beaches . . August 12, 2020 . August 13, 2020.
- News: Josephine weakens, Kyle no longer a tropical storm . . August 16, 2020 . August 16, 2020.
- Web site: Pompeo y el nuevo presidente de República Dominicana dialogaron sobre seguridad regional y la situación en Venezuela . infobae . 17 August 2020 . August 19, 2020 . es-ES.
- News: Associated Press. Puerto Rico's governor loses primary in chaotic election . . August 18, 2020.
- News: Goodman . Joshua . US intercepts Venezuela-bound aircraft loaded with firearms . . August 18, 2020 . August 20, 2020.
- News: Maduro says Venezuela buying Iranian missiles 'a good idea' . . August 22, 2020 . August 24, 2020.
- Web site: Tropical Storms Laura and Marco have formed in the Atlantic Basin . wusa9.com . 21 August 2020 . August 22, 2020.
- Web site: En Haití, primera víctima de 'Laura', que va hacia Cuba; 'Marco' amenaza a EU . www.msn.com . AFP . August 23, 2020 . es.
- Web site: Tropical storms Marco, Laura expected to strengthen into hurricanes. Jackie. Salo. August 23, 2020. New York Post. 23 August 2020 .
- Web site: La tormenta Laura deja dos muertos en República Dominicana . www.msn.com . August 23, 2020 . es.
- Web site: Tres de cada cuatro refugiados nicaragüenses en Costa Rica pasan hambre . www.msn.com . EFE . August 28, 2020 . es.
- Web site: Cuba impone toque de queda y fuertes restricciones para frenar el COVID-19 . www.msn.com . Reuters . September 2, 2020 . es . 1 September 2020.
- News: Neal . David J. . Does $27 million have a smell? That's how this agent found it, U.S. Customs says . . September 3, 2020 . September 4, 2020.
- Web site: US Virgin Islands wants Jeffrey Epstein-related documents from NY hedge fund billionaire . ABC News . September 9, 2020 . en.
- Web site: Miami: confiscan .5 mdd que iba en una silla a Dominicana . www.msn.com . Associated Press . September 9, 2020.
- Web site: Acevedo . Nicole . MLB's Pirates will honor Roberto Clemente by wearing his number . NBC News . 3 September 2020 . September 4, 2020 . en.
- News: Mauricio Claver es elegido para liderar el BID por 5 años; es el primer presidente de EU . September 12, 2020 . Sinembargo.mx . . Sin Embargo . September 12, 2020 . es.
- News: Barbados makes new push to become republic, leave colonial past behind . September 16, 2020 . September 16, 2020 . Reuters.
- News: Stevenson . Mark . Mexico identifies submerged wreck of Mayan slave ship . September 15, 2020 . September 17, 2020 . Associated Press.
- News: Indígenas tumbaron la estatua del conquistador español Sebastián de Belalcázar en el suroeste de Colombia . Sep 17, 2020 . infobae . September 16, 2020 . es-ES.
- News: Trump shifts on Puerto Rico, releases aid as election nears . September 18, 2020 . . Fox . Ben . 18 September 2020.
- News: Pompeo makes history as first U.S. secretary of state to visit Suriname and Guyana . September 16, 2020 . . Charles . Jacqueline . September 16, 2020.
- News: U.S., Guyana to launch joint maritime patrols near disputed Venezuela border . September 19, 2020 . . September 18, 2020.
- News: Mizrah . Darío . La temeraria protesta pirómana de policías armados que tiene en vilo a Haití . Sep 19, 2020 . infobae . es-ES.
- News: EE.UU. anuncia ayuda adicional de 348 millones para atender crisis venezolana . Sep 20, 2020 . www.msn.com . EFE . September 19, 2020.
- News: Time reconoce influencia Latinoamericana . Sep 24, 2020 . www.msn.com . 24 Horas . September 24, 2020.
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- News: Passengers on First Cruise to Return to Caribbean Want Out After 7 People Get COVID . November 13, 2020 . Melendez . Pilar . The Daily Beast . November 12, 2020.
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- News: Mientras México, Argentina y Bolivia callan, 18 países americanos calificaron como fraudulentas e ilegales las elecciones en Venezuela . December 7, 2020 . infobae . December 7, 2020 . es-ES.
- News: Hasbun . Jessica . República Dominicana: 8 muertos y 7 desaparecidos tras hundirse embarcación . December 11, 2020 . CNN . CNN en Espanol . 8 December 2020 . es.
- News: Cohn . Howard . Coast Guard collars seven vessels in Caribbean transporting $64 million in cocaine . December 19, 2020 . . December 18, 2020.
- News: Chubb . Hannah . American Teen Jailed for Cayman Islands Quarantine Breach Has Sentence Reduced from 4 Months to 2 . December 22, 2020 . People . December 22, 2020.
- News: Sleeping volcanoes rumble to life in the eastern Caribbean . December 31, 2020 . aljazeera.com . Al Jazeera English . en.
- News: Afro-Latinos in Latin America, Caribbean is the focus of this travel show . December 22, 2020 . NBC News . December 22, 2020 . en.
- https://cfscolorado-16520.meaningfulfunerals.net/obituary/jose-cobles Jose "Puerto Plata" Cobles
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/basil-butcher-death-cause-age-cricket-batsman-west-indies-caribbean-guyana-barbados-a9257781.html Basil Butcher: Batsman and giant of West Indies cricket
- Web site: Murió el arpista Carlos "Cuco" Rojas, director de Cimarrón . elcolombiano.com . 10 January 2020 . es . 23 January 2020.
- Web site: Bernard Diederich, dean of Haitian press who devoted life to telling Haiti's story, dies . miamiherald.com . 26 January 2020.
- Web site: Muere a los 93 años 'el Caimán' Sánchez, leyenda del arco de la Selección Colombia . pulzo.com . 16 January 2020 . es . 23 January 2020.
- https://www.ringsidenews.com/2020/01/23/hercules-ayala-passes-away-at-69-years-old/ Hercules Ayala Passes Away at 69
- https://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/fallecio-la-diputada-addy-valero-tras-una-larga-lucha-contra-el-cancer/ Falleció la diputada Addy Valero tras una larga lucha contra el cáncer
- Web site: Former G G Sir Frederick Ballantyne Passes . 2020-04-27 . 2020-01-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200126010317/https://news784.com/local-news/former-g-g-sir-frederick-ballantyne-passes/ . dead .
- Web site: Le célèbre poète haïtien Georges Castera est mort à 83 ans . rezonodwes.com . fr . 26 January 2020 . 24 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200124212534/https://rezonodwes.com/2020/01/24/le-celebre-poete-haitien-georges-castera-est-mort-a-83-ans/ . dead .
- https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver.com/nat-football-team-player-1st-murder-of-2020/ Nat. Football Team Player 1st Murder of 2020
- https://www.primerahora.com/deportes/beisbol/notas/fallece-el-exgrandesligas-ramon-aviles/ Fallece el exgrandesligas Ramón Avilés
- http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Noted_Barbadian_poet_and_historian_Brathwaite_dies Noted Barbadian poet and historian Brathwaite dies
- https://www.sudinfo.be/id165986/article/2020-02-06/deces-de-jhon-jairo-velasquez-alias-popeye-tueur-gages-le-plus-celebre-de-pablo Décès de Jhon Jairo Velásquez, alias «Popeye», tueur à gages le plus célèbre de Pablo Escobar
- https://www.periodicolaperla.com/fallece-el-pintor-ponceno-wichie-torres/ Fallece el pintor ponceño Wichie Torres
- https://www.guardian.co.tt/news/bunji-kmcs-producer-dies-6.2.1056215.7a363b4235 Bunji, KMC's producer dies
- https://www.lonestarball.com/2020/2/15/21139556/tony-fernandez-died-major-league-baseball-shortstop Tony Fernandez has died at 57
- https://www.elpais.com.co/ultimo-minuto/fallecio-clementina-velez-reconocida-exconcejal-de-cali.html Falleció Clementina Vélez, reconocida exconcejal de Cali
- http://jamaica-star.com/article/news/20200227/jff-shocked-murder-former-national-footballer-irvino-english JFF shocked at murder of former national footballer Irvino English
- https://www.phillyvoice.com/philadelphia-union-juan-diago-gonzalzez-killed-colombia-soccer-medellin-river/ Former Philadelphia Union player brutally killed in Colombia, police say
- https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/locales/nota/fallecerafaelcancelmirandaexpresopoliticoyelultimosobrevivientedelataquealcongresoen1954-2550299/ Fallece Rafael Cancel Miranda, ex preso político y el último sobreviviente del ataque al Congreso en 1954
- https://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1648924/mort-deces-maire-rene-coicou-ville-gagnon Les anciens de Gagnon en deuil du maire René Coicou
- https://www.vidanuevadigital.com/2020/03/21/muere-belarmino-correa-yepes-obispo-y-misionero-de-la-amazonia-colombiana/ Muere Belarmino Correa Yepes, obispo y misionero de la Amazonía colombiana
- https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/apple-gabriel/news/view/rip-apple-gabriel-founding-member-of-israel-vibration/ RIP Apple Gabriel - Founding Member of Israel Vibration
- News: Jenny Polanco, acclaimed Dominican fashion designer, dies of coronavirus. Acevedo. Nicole. March 25, 2020. NBC News.
- Web site: Reggae icon Bob Andy has died . 2020-03-29 . 2020-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200328130209/http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/reggae-icon-bob-andy-has-died . dead .
- https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/delroy-washington/news/view/rip-delroy-washington/ RIP Delroy Washington
- https://elnacional.com.do/muerte-kalil-hache-enluta-el-deporte-dominicano/ Muerte Kalil Haché enluta el deporte dominicano
- https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1092624/olympian-pearson-jordan-passes-away Olympian Pearson Jordan passes away from COVID-19
- https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2886981-jamaican-bobsledder-sam-clayton-jr-dies-at-age-58-because-of-coronavirus Jamaican Bobsledder Sam Clayton Jr. Dies at Age 58 from Coronavirus
- https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2020/04/03/oud-voorzitter-rekenkamer-suriname-hans-prade-overleden/?cn-reloaded=1 Oud-voorzitter Rekenkamer Suriname Hans Prade overleden
- https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ken-farnum-olympian-and-folk-hero-dies-at-age-89-of-covid-19/ Ken Farnum, Olympian and folk hero, dies at age 89 of COVID-19
- http://www.hpnhaiti.com/nouvelles/index.php/sport/23-football/7274-haiti-foot-claude-baryhelemy-de-la-generation-1974-est-mort Haiti-Foot: Claude Barthélemy de la génération 1974 est mort
- https://www.stabroeknews.com/2020/04/09/news/guyana/col-john-lewis-succumbs-to-covid-19/ Col. John Lewis succumbs to COVID-19
- https://cnve24.com.ve/272407/ Falleció en Roma el padre venezolano de ascendencia libanesa, Miguel Ángel Tábet
- http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20200408/actress-lois-kelly-miller-has-died Actress Lois Kelly Miller Has Died
- http://www.telerebelde.icrt.cu/el-futbol-cubano-pierde-a-uno-de-sus-mejores-porteros/ El fútbol cubano pierde a uno de sus mejores porteros
- https://www.dbsuriname.com/2020/04/11/bas-mulder-een-voorbeeld/ "Bas Mulder", een voorbeeld…
- https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/cultura/nota/muerelaescritorapuertorriquenairiszavalaporcoronavirusenespana-2560342/ Muere la escritora puertorriqueña Iris Zavala por coronavirus en España
- https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2020041387924/grand-duchess-maria-teresa-luxembourg-uncle-dead-coronavirus/ Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg's uncle dies from coronavirus
- https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/legendary-radio-announcer-dies-covid-19-complications Legendary Radio Announcer Dies from COVID-19 Complications
- http://guyanachronicle.com/2020/04/15/guyanese-playwright-michael-gilkes-dies-from-covid-19-complications-2 Guyanese playwright Michael Gilkes dies from COVID-19 complications
- https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/29038959/former-blue-jays-2b-damaso-garcia-dies-63 Former Blue Jays 2B Damaso Garcia dies at 63
- https://newsday.co.tt/2020/04/17/designer-althea-mcnish-dies/ Designer Althea McNish dies
- https://www.dbsuriname.com/2020/04/23/oud-voetballer-entingh-20ste-verkeersdode/ Oud-voetballer Entingh 20ste verkeersdode
- https://deportes.canalrcn.com/mas-deportes/fallecio-alvaro-teheran-leyenda-del-baloncesto-colombiano-120805 Falleció Álvaro Teherán, leyenda del baloncesto colombiano
- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52557332 Millie Small: My Boy Lollipop singer dies aged 72
- http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/award-winning-photographer-michael-gordon-has-died Award-winning photographer Michael Gordon has died
- https://www.srherald.com/suriname/2020/05/07/oud-parlementsvoorzitter-emile-wijntuin-overleden/ Oud-parlementsvoorzitter Emile Wijntuin overleden
- https://www.dancehallmag.com/2020/05/22/news/dancehall-mourns-the-death-of-legendary-producer-bobby-digital-at-59.html Dancehall Mourns The Death Of Legendary Producer Bobby Digital At 59
- https://www.cibercuba.com/noticias/2020-05-22-u200807-e200807-s27061-muere-espana-estelar-discobolo-cubano-roberto-moya Muere en España el estelar discóbolo cubano Roberto Moya
- http://www.loopnewsbarbados.com/content/barbados-advocate-owner-sir-anthony-bryan-has-died Barbados Advocate owner, Sir Anthony Bryan has died
- Web site: Muere Rosita Fornés la vedette cubana . www.eluniversal.com.mx . June 10, 2020.
- https://sflcn.com/classic-jamaican-guitarist-lynford-hux-brown-dies-suddenly/ Classic Jamaican Guitarist Lynford "Hux" Brown Dies Suddenly
- http://dwtonline.com/laatste-nieuws/2020/06/18/oud-premier-jules-sedney-overleden/ Oud-premier Jules Sedney overleden
- http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/world/cia-trained-former-cuban-spy-antonio-veciana-dies-in-miami/article/573491 CIA-trained former Cuban spy Antonio Veciana dies in Miami
- https://paradisefm.cw/voormalig-statenvoorzitter-millerson-overleden/ Voormalig Statenvoorzitter Millerson overleden
- Web site: Cuban singer Margarita Pracatan dies at 89 . BBC News . June 25, 2020 . 24 June 2020.
- https://www.news4jax.com/news/world/2020/06/25/luis-varela-former-ap-sports-correspondent-dies-at-82/ Luis Varela, former AP sports correspondent, dies at 82
- Web site: Cricket legend Sir Everton passes . 2020-07-08 . 2020-07-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200701184946/https://www.nationnews.com/nationnews/news/246443/cricket-legend-sir-everton-passes . dead .
- Web site: Bell . Jonathan . 1st Earl of the silver screen The Royal Gazette:Bermuda News . The Royal Gazette . July 5, 2020.
- Web site: Theatre icon James Lee Wah dies . Trinidad and Tobago Newsday . July 5, 2020 . 5 July 2020.
- Web site: Muere diputado venezolano exiliado en Colombia que padecía covid-19 . CNN . July 16, 2020 . 8 July 2020. es.
- https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/24-jahre-nach-dem-anschlag-in-mahlow-neonazi-opfer-noel-martin-gestorben/19935010.html Neonazi-Opfer Noël Martin gestorben
- https://www.inquirer.com/phillies/philadelphia-phillies-tony-taylor-died-1964-second-base-20200716.html Phillies fan-favorite, defensive whiz Tony Taylor, 84, dies
- https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4327105/0/muere-por-coronavirus-el-popular-cantautor-dominicano-victor-victor/ Muere por coronavirus el popular cantautor dominicano Víctor Víctor
- https://www.wlrn.org/post/martha-flores-cuban-radio-pioneer-dies-92 Martha Flores, Cuban Radio Pioneer, Dies At 92
- http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20200721/beloved-jamaican-singer-dobby-dobson-dies-78 Beloved Jamaican Singer Dobby Dobson Dies At 78
- https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-53521408 Paulette Wilson: Windrush campaigner who faced deportation dies aged 64
- http://www.acn.cu/cuba/68180-fallecio-eusebio-leal-este-viernes Falleció Eusebio Leal este viernes
- https://www.elnacional.com/venezuela/fallecio-la-exprimera-dama-blanca-rodriguez-de-perez/ Falleció la exprimera dama Blanca Rodríguez de Pérez
- https://www.eltiempo.com/justicia/servicios/fallece-angela-salazar-comisionada-de-la-comision-de-la-verdad-526856 Murió Ángela Salazar, una de las 11 comisionadas de la Verdad
- https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/martinique/ancien-maire-du-robert-edouard-delepine-est-decede-860790.html L'ancien maire du Robert Edouard de Lépine est décédé
- Web site: Falleció Darío Vivas, víctima del covid-19. August 13, 2020. August 13, 2020. es. August 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200822135154/https://www.panorama.com.ve/politicayeconomia/Fallecio-Dario-Vivas-victima-del-covid-19-20200813-0057.html. dead.
- https://www.waterkant.net/suriname/2020/08/19/kunstenaar-soeki-irodikromo-overleden/ Kunstenaar Soeki Irodikromo overleden
- https://www.svt.se/nyheter/inrikes/daddy-boastin-dod Daddy Boastin' är död
- Web site: Former T&T star Sheldon Gomes passes on . 2020-11-10 . 2020-09-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200926145246/https://www.looptt.com/content/former-tt-star-sheldon-gomes-passes . dead .
- https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/45533 Walter Bardgett
- http://www.granma.cu/cuba/2020-11-24/fallecio-el-vicealmirante-julio-cesar-gandarilla-bermejo Falleció el Vicealmirante Julio Cesar Gandarilla Bermejo
- https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/olympian-bertrand-passes-at-84/article_f3da6cf4-32a1-11eb-813b-fb224dd2393a.html Olympian Bertrand passes at 84
- https://diariolibre.com/actualidad/fallece-don-adriano-miguel-tejada-LE23059057 Fallece don Adriano Miguel Tejada
- https://www.diariolibre.com/revista/fallece-de-covid-19-vinicio-franco-legendaria-voz-de-la-musica-dominicana-BF23400607 Fallece de COVID-19 Vinicio Franco, legendaria voz de la música dominicana
