2022 in the Bahamas explained

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]

See also

• List of years in the Bahamas
• COVID-19 pandemic in the Bahamas
• 2022 Atlantic hurricane season
• 2022 in the Caribbean

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Bahamas investigates suspected monkeypox case Loop Caribbean News . 2022-09-06 . Loop News . en.
2. Web site: The Bahamas confirms first case of monkeypox Loop Caribbean News . 2022-09-24 . Loop News . en.
3. Web site: Porterfield . Carlie . 17 Haitian Migrants—Possibly Bound For Florida—Die After Boat Capsizes Near Bahamas . 2022-09-24 . Forbes . en.
4. https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/world/474449/charles-is-now-king-after-queen-elizabeth-s-death Charles is now King after Queen Elizabeth's death
5. Web site: Prynn . Jonathan . 2022-09-09 . Queen died 'with Charles and Anne by side as other royals dashed to Balmoral' . 2022-09-24 . Evening Standard . en.
6. Web site: PROCLAMATION OF ACCESSION OF HIS MAJESTY KING CHARLES III DELIVERED IN AN OFFICIAL CEREMONY IN PARLIAMENT SQUARE. Oswald Brown. Bahamas Chronicle. 12 September 2022. 13 September 2022.
7. Web site: 13 September 2022 . National Holiday 19th September . 14 September 2022 . The Government of The Bahamas.
8. Web site: Prime Minister to attend State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II . 2022-09-24 . www.tribune242.com . en.
9. https://bispressagency.com/state-memorial-service-of-thanksgiving-and-remembrance-for-our-late-sovereign-queen-elizabeth-ii/ State Memorial Service of Thanksgiving and Remembrance for our Late Sovereign Queen Elizabeth II
10. Web site: Goswami . MacKenzie Sigalos,Rohan . FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas after U.S. files criminal charges . 2022-12-13 . CNBC . 12 December 2022 . en.
11. Web site: 2022-01-07 . Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies . 2022-09-24 . AP NEWS . en.
12. Web site: 2022-01-07 . Oscar winner and groundbreaking star Sidney Poitier dies . 2022-09-06 . AP NEWS . en.
13. Web site: Sir Godfrey Kelly dies age 93 . 2022-09-24 . www.tribune242.com . en.
14. Web site: Brown . Oswald . Oswald . 2022-03-28 . GRAND BAHAMA LEGEND AND ICON ANITA DOHERTY DIES . 2022-09-06 . BAHAMAS CHRONICLE . en-US.
15. Web site: 2022-09-03 . Bahamian track athlete shot and killed in club parking lot brawl . 2022-09-24 . Eye Witness News . en-US.
16. https://thenassauguardian.com/queen-dies/ Queen dies