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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
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
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