2023 in the Caribbean
| Years in the Caribbean: | 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 |
| Centuries: | 20th century · 21st century · 22nd century |
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| Years: | 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 |
The following lists events that happened during 2023 in the Caribbean.
Sovereign states[edit]
Cuba[edit]
- 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)[1]
- Prime Minister: Manuel Marrero Cruz (since 2019)[1]
Dominica[edit]
- President: Charles Savarin (2013-2023); Sylvanie Burton (2 October onwards)[2]
- Prime Minister: Roosevelt Skerrit (since August 8, 2004)[2]
Dominican Republic[edit]
- President of the Dominican Republic: Luis Abinader (starting 2020)[3]
- Vice-president Raquel Peña de Antuña (starting 2020)[3]
Haiti[edit]
Trinidad and Tobago[edit]
- 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)[4]
Commonwealth Realms[edit]
Monarch: Charles III
Antigua and Barbuda[edit]
- Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda: Rodney Williams (since 2014)[5]
- Prime Minister: Gaston Browne (since 2014)[5]
The Bahamas[edit]
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[6]
Barbados[edit]
Barbados became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966[7]
- President of Barbados: Sandra Mason (from November 30, 2021)[8]
- Prime minister of Barbados: Mia Mottley (since 2018)[7]
Grenada[edit]
- Governor-General of Grenada: Cécile La Grenade (since 2013)[9]
- Prime Minister: Dickon Mitchell
Jamaica[edit]
Jamaica became independent in 1962[10]
- Governor-General of Jamaica: Patrick Allen (since 2009)[10]
- Prime Minister of Jamaica: Andrew Holness (since 2016)[10]
Saint Kitts and Nevis[edit]
- Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis: Marcella Liburd[11]
- Prime Minister: Terrance Drew
Saint Lucia[edit]
- Governor-General of Saint Lucia: Errol Charles
- Prime Minister: Philip J. Pierre[12]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[edit]
- Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Susan Dougan (since 2019)[13]
- Prime Minister: Ralph Gonsalves (since March 28, 2001)[13]
Dependencies[edit]
British overseas territories[edit]
Head of the Commonwealth: Charles III
Anguilla[edit]
- Governor of Anguilla: Dileeni Daniel-Selvaratnam (until 10 September); Julia Crouch onwards
- Premier of Anguilla: Ellis Webster (since 2020)[14]
Bermuda[edit]
Bermuda is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is included in the UN geoscheme for North America.[6]
- Governor of Bermuda: Rena Lalgie
- Premier: Edward David Burt (since 2017)[15]
British Virgin Islands[edit]
- Governor of the Virgin Islands: John Rankin
- Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands: David Archer
- Premier:Natalio Wheatley
Cayman Islands[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Governor of Montserrat:
- Sarah Tucker (since 2022)
- Premier: Easton Taylor-Farrell (since 2019)[17]
Turks and Caicos Islands[edit]
Turks and Caicos Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean, although the United Nations groups them with the Caribbean[6]
- Governor Nigel Dakin (since 2019)[18]
- Premier:
- Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson (until February 20)[18]
- Washington Misick (starting February 20)
France[edit]
- President: Emmanuel Macron (since 2017)[19]
- Prime Minister:
- Jean Castex (since 2020)[19]
- Elisabeth Borne (since 2022)
Guadeloupe[edit]
- Governor: Philippe Gustin (since 2018)[20]
Martinique[edit]
- President of the Assembly of Martinique:Claude Lise (since 2015)[21]
Saint Barthélemy[edit]
- President of Territorial Council: Bruno Magras (since July 16, 2007)[22]
Saint Martin[edit]
- Prefect Anne Laubies (since 2015)[23]
- President of Territorial Council Daniel Gibbs (since 2017)[23]
- First Vice President Valerie Damaseua (since 2017)[23]
Kingdom of the Netherlands[edit]
Monarch: King Willem-Alexander (since April 30, 2013)[24]
Aruba[edit]
- Governor of Aruba: Alfonso Boekhoudt (since 2017)[25]
- Prime Minister: Evelyn Wever-Croes (since 2018)[25]
Curaçao[edit]
- Governor of Curaçao: Lucille George-Wout (since 2013)[26]
- Prime Minister: Gilmar Pisas
Sint Maarten[edit]
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)[27]
Caribbean Netherlands[edit]
Bonaire, 
Sint Eustatius, and 
Saba[24][28]
United States[edit]
The 
- President
- Vice-president
- Kamala Harris (starting January 20)
Puerto Rico[edit]
- Governor of Puerto Rico
- Pedro Pierluisi (starting January 2)
- Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico: Jenniffer González (since 2017)
United States Virgin Islands[edit]
- Governor: Albert Bryan (since 2019)
- Lt. Governor: Tregenza Roach (since 2019)
Events[edit]
Scheduled and programmed events[edit]
Elections[edit]
- 18 January: 2023 Antiguan and Barbudan general election
- 26 March: 2023 Cuban parliamentary election
- 14 August: 2023 Trinidadian local elections
Holidays[edit]
January and February[edit]
- January 1 –New Year's Day
- Triumph of the Revolution, Cuba[29]
- Independence Day, Haiti (from France, 1804)[30]
- January 2
- Victory Day, Cuba[29]
- Ancestry Day, Haiti[30]
- 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
- January 25 – Juan Pablo Duarte′s Birthday, Dominican Republic[36]
- 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[33][34]
- February 15–16 — Carnival Monday and Tuesday.
- February 22 – Independence Day, Saint Lucia (from the UK, 1979)[31]
- February 27 – Independence Day, Dominican Republic (from Haiti, 1844)[36]
March and April[edit]
- March 2 – American Citizenship Day, Puerto Rico[33]
- March 15 – Joseph Chatoyer Day, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[38]
- March 22 – Emancipation Day, Puerto Rico[33]
- March 31 – Transfer Day, U.S. Virgin Islands.[39]
- April 2 – Good Friday, Christian feast celebrated in Cuba,[29] Dominica,[40]
- April 5 – Easter Monday, Christian holiday celebrated in Dominica,[40]
- April 28 – Barbadian National Heroes Day, Barbados[35]
May and June[edit]
- May 1/3 – Labour Day and International Workers' Day
- Labour and Agriculture Day, Haiti[30]
- May 18 – Flag and Universities Day, Haiti[30]
- May 20 – Independence Day (from the United States, 1902), celebrated by Cuban exiles.[41]
- May 24
- Whit Monday, Christian holiday celebrated in Dominica,[40]
- Labour Day (Jamaica)[42]
- May 31 – Memorial Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands[33][34]
- June 3 – Feast of Corpus Christi, celebrated in Dominican Republic,[36] public holiday in Grenada,[37] Haiti[30] Saint Lucia,[31]
- June 4 – Randol Fawkes-Labour Day, the Bahamas[43]
July and August[edit]
- 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[33][34]
- July 5–6 – Vincy Mas (Carnival), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[38]
- July 10 – Independence Day, the Bahamas (from the UK, 1973)[43]
- July 14 – Bastille Day, celebrated in French territories.
- July 25–27 – Commemoration of the Assault on the Moncada Barracks, Cuba[29]
- August 2
- Emancipation Day, Dominica,[40] the Bahamas,[43] Grenada,[37] Jamaica,[42] Saint Vincent and the Grenadines[38]
- Kadooment Day, Barbados[35]
- August 3
- Emancipation Day, Barbados[35]
- Culturama Day, Saint Kitts and Nevis[45]
- August 6 – Independence Day (Jamaica) (from the UK, 1962)[42]
- August 15 – Assumption of Mary, Roman Catholic feast celebrated in Haiti[30]
- August 16 – Restoration Day, Dominican Republic[36]
September and October[edit]
- September 6 – Labor Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands[33][34]
- September 16 – Heroes' Day, Saint Kitts and Nevis[45]
- September 20 – Independence Day, Saint Kitts and Nevis (from the UK, 1973)[45]
- September 24 – Feast of María de las Mercedes (English: Our Lady of Mercy), celebrated in Dominican Republic[36]
- October 4 – Thanksgiving Day, Saint Lucia[31]
- October 10 – Independence Day (from Spain, 1868), Cuba[29]
- October 11
- National Heroes' Day, the Bahamas,[46]
- Columbus Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands[33][34]
- October 17 – Jean-Jacques Dessalines Day, Haiti[30]
- October 18 – Heroes' Day, Jamaica[42]
- October 25 – Thanksgiving Day, Grenada[47]
- October 27 – Independence Day, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (from the UK, 1979)[38]
November and December[edit]
- 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[30]
- All Souls' Day, Roman Catholic and Vodou holiday in Haiti[30]
- November 3 – Independence Day, Dominica (from the UK, 1978)[40]
- November 4 – National Day of Community Service, Dominica[50]
- November 5 – Constitution Day, Dominican Republic[36]
- November 11 – Veterans Day, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands[33][34]
- November 18 – Battle of Vertières Day, Haiti[30]
- November 19 – Discovery Day, Puerto Rico[33]
- November 25 – Thanksgiving (United States), celebrated in Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands[33][34]
- 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)[31]
- December 25/26/27 – Christmas Day
- December 26/27/28 – Boxing Day, celebrated in the Commonwealth and British Dependencies.
Sports[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c CIA Factbook: Cuba retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ a b CIA Factbook: Dominica retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ a b "Junta Electoral de República Dominicana proclama a Luis Abinader, presidente electo". CNN. July 15, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
- ^ a b CIA Factbook: Trinidad and Tobago retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ a b CIA Factbook: Antigua and Barbuda retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ a b c The Americas Internet World Stats, retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ a b CIA Factbook: Barbados retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ "Dame Sandra Mason nominated to be first Barbados President". Caricom Today. August 23, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ CIA Factbook: Grenada retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ a b c CIA Factbook: Jamaica retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ CIA Factbook: Saint Kitts and Nevis retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ "Prime Minister Pierre sworn in". Saint Lucia - Access Government. Retrieved August 3, 2021.
- ^ a b CIA Factbook: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ CIA Factbook: retrieved 16 Feb 2020
- ^ CIA Factbook: Bermuda retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ CIA Factbook: Cayman Islands retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ CIA Factbook: Montserrat retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ a b CIA Factbook: Turks and Caicos Islands retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ a b CIA Factbook: France retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ "Guadeloupe". World Statesman.org. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ "Martinique". World Statesman.org. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ^ CIA Factbook: Saint Barthélemy retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ a b c CIA Factbook: Saint Martin retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ a b CIA Factbook: The Netherlands retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ a b CIA Factbook: Aruba retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ CIA Factbook: Curaçao retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ a b CIA Factbook: Sint Maarten retrieved 16 February 2020
- ^ "Central Government intervenes on St. Eustatius". Government of the Netherlands. 5 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d e "National Holidays in Cuba in 2021". Office Holidays. January 2021. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "National Holidays in Haiti in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "National Holidays in Saint Lucia in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Majority Rule Day (in lieu) in Bahamas in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "National Holidays in Puerto Rico in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Public Holidays in US Virgin Islands in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Bank Holidays in Barbados in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "National Holidays in Dominican Republic in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c "National Holidays in Grenada in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "National Holidays in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Transfer Day in US Virgin Islands in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "National Holidays in Dominica in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Cuban Independence Day". United States Department of State. May 20, 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "National Holidays in Jamaica in 2021". Office Holidays. 4 September 2020. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c "National Holidays in Bahamas in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "V.I. Emancipation Day in US Virgin Islands in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c "National Holidays in Saint Kitts and Nevis in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ Heroes′ Day
- ^ "Thanksgiving in Grenada in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Independence Day in Antigua and Barbuda in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "D. Hamilton Jackson Day in US Virgin Islands in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "National Day of Community Service (in lieu) in Dominica in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "In Barbados, parliament votes to amend constitution, paving the way to republican status". ConstitutionNet. September 30, 2021. Retrieved October 18, 2021.
- ^ "V.C. Bird Day in Antigua and Barbuda in 2021". Office Holidays. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
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