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The following lists events that happened during 2023 in the Caribbean .
Sovereign states [ edit ]
Dominica [ edit ]
Dominican Republic [ edit ]
Trinidad and Tobago [ edit ]
Commonwealth Realms [ edit ]
Charles III
Antigua and Barbuda [ edit ]
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]
Grenada [ edit ]
Jamaica [ edit ]
Jamaica became independent in 1962[10]
Saint Kitts and Nevis [ edit ]
Saint Lucia [ edit ]
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [ edit ]
Dependencies [ edit ]
British overseas territories [ edit ]
Head of the Commonwealth : Charles III
Anguilla [ edit ]
Bermuda [ edit ]
Bermuda is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is included in the UN geoscheme for North America.[6]
British Virgin Islands [ edit ]
Cayman Islands [ edit ]
Montserrat [ edit ]
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)
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]
Curaçao [ edit ]
Sint Maarten [ edit ]
Sint Maarten became a self-governing constituent Kingdom of the Netherlands in October 2010.
Caribbean Netherlands [ edit ]
Bonaire , Sint Eustatius , and Saba [24] [28]
United States [ edit ]
The
Puerto Rico [ edit ]
United States Virgin Islands [ edit ]
Scheduled and programmed events [ edit ]
Elections [ edit ]
Holidays [ edit ]
January and February [ edit ]
Independence Day , Haiti (from France, 1804)[30]
January 2
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 18 – Flag and Universities Day, Haiti[30]
May 20 – Independence Day (from the United States, 1902), celebrated by Cuban exiles .[41]
May 24
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] [30] [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
August 3
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 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
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 ]
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.
See also [ edit ]
2023 in politics and government
2020s in political history
2023 Atlantic hurricane season
Caribbean Community
Organization of American States
References [ edit ]
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^ a b CIA Factbook: France retrieved 16 February 2020
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^ 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 .
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^ "V.C. Bird Day in Antigua and Barbuda in 2021" . Office Holidays . Retrieved January 5, 2021 .
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Monarch: Charles III
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 became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966[7]
Jamaica became independent in 1962[10]
Bermuda is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is included in the UN geoscheme for North America.[6]
Turks and Caicos Islands are located in the Atlantic Ocean, although the United Nations groups them with the Caribbean[6]
Monarch: King Willem-Alexander (since April 30, 2013)[24]
Sint Maarten became a self-governing constituent Kingdom of the Netherlands in October 2010.
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