2023 in the Caribbean explained

The following lists events that happened during 2023 in the Caribbean.

Sovereign states

Cuba

See main article: 2023 in 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)
• Prime Minister: Manuel Marrero Cruz (since 2019)

Dominica

See main article: 2023 in Dominica.

• President: Charles Savarin (2013-2023); Sylvanie Burton (2 October onwards)^[2]
• Prime Minister: Roosevelt Skerrit (since August 8, 2004)

Dominican Republic

See main article: 2023 in the Dominican Republic.

• President of the Dominican Republic: Luis Abinader (starting 2020)^[3]
• Vice-president Raquel Peña de Antuña (starting 2020)

Haiti

See main article: 2023 in Haiti.

• President of Haiti: Ariel Henry
• Acting Prime Minister: Ariel Henry

Trinidad and Tobago

See main article: 2023 in Trinidad and Tobago.

• President of Trinidad and Tobago: Paula-Mae Weekes (until 20 March); Christine Kangaloo onwards^[4]
• Prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago: Keith Rowley (since 2015)

Commonwealth Realms

Monarch: Charles III

Antigua and Barbuda

See main article: 2023 in Antigua and Barbuda.

• Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda: Rodney Williams (since 2014)^[5]
• Prime Minister: Gaston Browne (since 2014)

The Bahamas

See main article: 2023 in 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

Barbados

See main article: 2023 in Barbados.

Barbados became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966^[6]

• President of Barbados: Sandra Mason (from November 30, 2021)^[7]
• Prime minister of Barbados: Mia Mottley (since 2018)

Grenada

See main article: 2023 in Grenada.

• Governor-General of Grenada: Cécile La Grenade (since 2013)^[8]
• Prime Minister: Dickon Mitchell

Jamaica

See main article: 2023 in Jamaica.

Jamaica became independent in 1962^[9]

• Governor-General of Jamaica: Patrick Allen (since 2009)
• Prime Minister of Jamaica: Andrew Holness (since 2016)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

See main article: 2023 in Saint Kitts and Nevis.

• Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis: Marcella Liburd^[10]
• Prime Minister: Terrance Drew

Saint Lucia

See main article: 2023 in Saint Lucia.

• Governor-General of Saint Lucia: Errol Charles
• Prime Minister: Philip J. Pierre^[11]

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

See main article: 2023 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

• Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Susan Dougan (since 2019)^[12]
• Prime Minister: Ralph Gonsalves (since March 28, 2001)

Dependencies

British overseas territories

Head of the Commonwealth: Charles III

Anguilla

• Governor of Anguilla: Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam (until 10 September); Julia Crouch onwards
• Premier of Anguilla: Ellis Webster (since 2020)^[13]

Bermuda

Bermuda is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is included in the UN geoscheme for North America.^[14]

• Governor of Bermuda: Rena Lalgie
• Premier: Edward David Burt (since 2017)^[15]

British Virgin Islands

See main article: 2023 in the British Virgin Islands.

• Governor of the Virgin Islands: John Rankin
  • Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands: David Archer
• Premier:Natalio Wheatley

Cayman Islands

• Governor of the Cayman Islands: Martyn Roper (until 21 April 2023); Jane Owen onwards^[16]
• Premier: Wayne Panton (until 15 November); Julianna O'Connor-Connolly

Montserrat

• Governor of Montserrat:
  • Sarah Tucker (since 2022)
• Premier: Easton Taylor-Farrell (since 2019)^[17]

Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean, although the United Nations groups them with the Caribbean

• Governor Nigel Dakin (since 2019)^[18]
• Premier:
  • Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson (until February 20)
  • Washington Misick (starting February 20)

France

• President: Emmanuel Macron (since 2017)^[19]
• Prime Minister:
  • Jean Castex (since 2020)
  • Elisabeth Borne (since 2022)

Guadeloupe

• Governor: Philippe Gustin (since 2018)^[20]

Martinique

• President of the Assembly of Martinique:Claude Lise (since 2015)^[21]

Saint Barthélemy

• President of Territorial Council: Bruno Magras (since July 16, 2007)^[22]

Saint Martin

• Prefect Anne Laubies (since 2015)
• President of Territorial Council Daniel Gibbs (since 2017)^[23]
  • First Vice President Valerie Damaseua (since 2017)

Kingdom of the Netherlands

Monarch

King Willem-Alexander (since April 30, 2013)^[24]

Aruba

• Governor of Aruba: Alfonso Boekhoudt (since 2017)^[25]
• Prime Minister: Evelyn Wever-Croes (since 2018)

Curaçao

• Governor of Curaçao: Lucille George-Wout (since 2013)^[26]
• Prime Minister: Gilmar Pisas

Sint Maarten

Sint Maarten became a self-governing constituent Kingdom of the Netherlands in October 2010.

• Governor of Sint Maarten:
  • Eugene Holiday (since 2010)^[27]
  • Ajamu Baly (since 2022)
• Interim Prime Minister of Sint Maarten: Silveria Jacobs (since 2020)

Caribbean Netherlands

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba^[28]

United States

The

• President
  • Joe Biden
• Vice-president
  • Kamala Harris (starting January 20)

Puerto Rico

See main article: 2022 in 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

See also: COVID-19 pandemic in North America.

Scheduled and programmed events

Elections

See main article: List of elections in 2023.

• 18 January: 2023 Antiguan and Barbudan general election
• 26 March: 2023 Cuban parliamentary election
• 14 August: 2023 Trinidadian local elections

Holidays

January and February

• January 1 –New Year's Day
  • Triumph of the Revolution, Cuba^[29]
  • Independence Day, Haiti (from France, 1804)^[30]
• January 2
  • Victory Day, Cuba
  • Ancestry Day, Haiti
  • Day after New Year's, Saint Lucia^[31]
• January 6 – Epiphany, Christian and children's holiday
• January 11 – Majority Rule Day, the Bahamas^[32]
• January 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day, official holiday in Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands^{[33] [34]}
• January 21
  • Errol Barrow Day, Barbados^[35]
  • Our Lady of High Grace, holiday in the Dominican Republic^[36]
• January 25 – Juan Pablo Duarte′s Birthday, Dominican Republic
• February 8 – Independence Day (Grenada) (from the UK, 1974)^[37]
• February 15 – Heroes′ Day, Puerto Rico; President's Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
• February 15–16 — Carnival Monday and Tuesday.
• February 22 – Independence Day, Saint Lucia (from the UK, 1979)
• February 27 – Independence Day, Dominican Republic (from Haiti, 1844)

March and April

• March 2 – American Citizenship Day, Puerto Rico
• March 15 – Joseph Chatoyer Day, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines^[38]
• March 22 – Emancipation Day, Puerto Rico
• March 31 – Transfer Day, U.S. Virgin Islands.^[39]
• April 2 – Good Friday, Christian feast celebrated in Cuba, Dominica,^[40]
• April 5 – Easter Monday, Christian holiday celebrated in Dominica,
• April 28 – Barbadian National Heroes Day, Barbados

May and June

• May 1/3 – Labour Day and International Workers' Day
  • Labour and Agriculture Day, Haiti
• May 18 – Flag and Universities Day, Haiti
• May 20 – Independence Day (from the United States, 1902), celebrated by Cuban exiles.^[41]
• May 24
  • Whit Monday, Christian holiday celebrated in Dominica,
  • Labour Day (Jamaica)^[42]
• May 31 – Memorial Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
• June 3 – Feast of Corpus Christi, celebrated in Dominican Republic, public holiday in Grenada, Haiti Saint Lucia,
• June 4 – Randol Fawkes-Labour Day, the Bahamas^[43]

July and August

• July 3 – Emancipation Day, U.S. Virgin Islands^[44]
• July 4 – Independence of the United States, celebrated in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
• July 5–6 – Vincy Mas (Carnival), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
• July 10 – Independence Day, the Bahamas (from the UK, 1973)
• July 14 – Bastille Day, celebrated in French territories.
• July 25–27 – Commemoration of the Assault on the Moncada Barracks, Cuba
• August 2
  • Emancipation Day, Dominica, the Bahamas, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Kadooment Day, Barbados
• August 3
  • Emancipation Day, Barbados
  • Culturama Day, Saint Kitts and Nevis^[45]
• August 6 – Independence Day (Jamaica) (from the UK, 1962)
• August 15 – Assumption of Mary, Roman Catholic feast celebrated in Haiti
• August 16 – Restoration Day, Dominican Republic

September and October

• September 6 – Labor Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
• September 16 – Heroes' Day, Saint Kitts and Nevis
• September 20 – Independence Day, Saint Kitts and Nevis (from the UK, 1973)
• September 24 – Feast of María de las Mercedes (English: Our Lady of Mercy), celebrated in Dominican Republic
• October 4 – Thanksgiving Day, Saint Lucia
• October 10 – Independence Day (from Spain, 1868), Cuba
• October 11
  • National Heroes' Day, the Bahamas,^[46]
  • Columbus Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
• October 17 – Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day, Haiti
• October 18 – Heroes' Day, Jamaica
• October 25 – Thanksgiving Day, Grenada^[47]
• October 27 – Independence Day, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (from the UK, 1979)

November and December

• November 1

• • Independence Day, Antigua and Barbuda (from the UK, 1981)^[48]
  • D. Hamilton Jackson Day, U.S. Virgin Islands^[49]
• All Saints' Day, Roman Catholic and Vodou holiday in Haiti
• All Souls' Day, Roman Catholic and Vodou holiday in Haiti
• November 3 – Independence Day, Dominica (from the UK, 1978)
• November 4 – National Day of Community Service, Dominica^[50]
• November 5 – Constitution Day, Dominican Republic
• November 11 – Veterans Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
• November 18 – Battle of Vertières Day, Haiti
• November 19 – Discovery Day, Puerto Rico
• November 25 – Thanksgiving (United States), celebrated in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands
• November 30 – Republic Day, Barbados^[51]
• December 9 – V.C. Bird Day, Antigua and Barbuda^[52]
• December 13 – National Day, Saint Lucia (feast of Saint Lucy)
• December 25/26/27 – Christmas Day
• December 26/27/28 – Boxing Day, celebrated in the Commonwealth and British Dependencies.

Sports

• 2023 Caribbean Premier League

See also

• 2020s
• 2023 in politics and government
• 2020s in political history
• 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
• Caribbean Community
• Organization of American States

Notes and References

1. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cuba/ CIA Factbook: Cuba
2. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/dominica/ CIA Factbook: Dominica
3. Web site: July 15, 2020 . Junta Electoral de República Dominicana proclama a Luis Abinader, presidente electo . July 16, 2020 . CNN.
4. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/trinidad-and-tobago/ CIA Factbook: Trinidad and Tobago
5. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/antigua-and-barbuda/ CIA Factbook: Antigua and Barbuda
6. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/barbados/ CIA Factbook: Barbados
7. News: August 23, 2021 . Dame Sandra Mason nominated to be first Barbados President . Caricom Today . October 18, 2021.
8. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/grenada/ CIA Factbook: Grenada
9. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jamaica/ CIA Factbook: Jamaica
10. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-kitts-and-nevis/ CIA Factbook: Saint Kitts and Nevis
11. Web site: Prime Minister Pierre sworn in . August 3, 2021 . Saint Lucia - Access Government.
12. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-vincent-and-the-grenadines/ CIA Factbook: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
13. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/anguilla/ CIA Factbook: retrieved 16 Feb 2020
14. https://www.internetworldstats.com/list1.htm#NA The Americas
15. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bermuda/ CIA Factbook: Bermuda
16. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cayman-islands/ CIA Factbook: Cayman Islands
17. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/montserrat/ CIA Factbook: Montserrat
18. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/turks-and-caicos-islands/ CIA Factbook: Turks and Caicos Islands
19. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/france/ CIA Factbook: France
20. Web site: Guadeloupe . February 17, 2020 . World Statesman.org.
21. Web site: Martinique . February 17, 2020 . World Statesman.org.
22. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-barthelemy/ CIA Factbook: Saint Barthélemy
23. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-martin/ CIA Factbook: Saint Martin
24. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/netherlands/ CIA Factbook: The Netherlands
25. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/aruba/ CIA Factbook: Aruba
26. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/curacao/ CIA Factbook: Curaçao
27. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/sint-maarten/ CIA Factbook: Sint Maarten
28. Web site: 5 February 2018 . Central Government intervenes on St. Eustatius . Government of the Netherlands.
29. Web site: National Holidays in Cuba in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 2021 . January 5, 2021 . en.
30. Web site: National Holidays in Haiti in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
31. Web site: National Holidays in Saint Lucia in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
32. News: Majority Rule Day (in lieu) in Bahamas in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
33. Web site: National Holidays in Puerto Rico in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
34. Web site: Public Holidays in US Virgin Islands in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
35. Web site: Bank Holidays in Barbados in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
36. Web site: National Holidays in Dominican Republic in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
37. Web site: National Holidays in Grenada in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
38. Web site: National Holidays in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
39. Web site: Transfer Day in US Virgin Islands in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
40. Web site: National Holidays in Dominica in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
41. Web site: Cuban Independence Day . United States Department of State . January 5, 2021 . en . May 20, 2020.
42. Web site: National Holidays in Jamaica in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en . 4 September 2020.
43. Web site: National Holidays in Bahamas in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
44. Web site: V.I. Emancipation Day in US Virgin Islands in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
45. Web site: National Holidays in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
46. https://www.officeholidays.com/holidays/bahamas/bahamas-national-heroes-day Heroes′ Day
47. Web site: Thanksgiving in Grenada in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
48. Web site: Independence Day in Antigua and Barbuda in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
49. Web site: D. Hamilton Jackson Day in US Virgin Islands in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
50. Web site: National Day of Community Service (in lieu) in Dominica in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.
51. Web site: In Barbados, parliament votes to amend constitution, paving the way to republican status. September 30, 2021. ConstitutionNet. October 18, 2021.
52. Web site: V.C. Bird Day in Antigua and Barbuda in 2021 . Office Holidays . January 5, 2021 . en.