# 2023 in the Caribbean

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

## Sovereign states
### 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)
** Vice-president: Salvador Valdés Mesa (since 2019)
* Prime Minister: Manuel Marrero Cruz (since 2019)

### Dominica

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

### Dominican Republic

* President of the Dominican Republic: Luis Abinader (starting 2020)
* Vice-president Raquel Peña de Antuña (starting 2020)

### Haiti

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

### Trinidad and Tobago

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

## Commonwealth Realms

Monarch: Charles III

### Antigua and Barbuda

* Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda: Rodney Williams (since 2014)
* Prime Minister: Gaston Browne (since 2014)

### 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

Barbados became independent from the United Kingdom in 1966
* President of Barbados: Sandra Mason (from November 30, 2021)
* Prime minister of Barbados: Mia Mottley (since 2018)

### Grenada

* Governor-General of Grenada: Cécile La Grenade (since 2013)
* Prime Minister: Dickon Mitchell

### Jamaica

Jamaica became independent in 1962
* Governor-General of Jamaica: Patrick Allen (since 2009)
* Prime Minister of Jamaica: Andrew Holness (since 2016)

### Saint Kitts and Nevis

* Governor-General of Saint Kitts and Nevis: Marcella Liburd
* Prime Minister: Terrance Drew

### Saint Lucia

* Governor-General of Saint Lucia: Errol Charles
* Prime Minister: Philip J. Pierre

### Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

* Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Susan Dougan (since 2019)
* 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)

#### Bermuda

Bermuda is located in the Atlantic Ocean and is included in the UN geoscheme for North America.
* Governor of Bermuda: Rena Lalgie
* Premier: Edward David Burt (since 2017)

#### 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
* Premier: Wayne Panton (until 15 November); Julianna O'Connor-Connolly

#### Montserrat

* Governor of Montserrat:
** Sarah Tucker (since 2022)
* Premier: Easton Taylor-Farrell (since 2019)

#### 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)
* Premier:
** Sharlene Cartwright-Robinson (until February 20)
** Washington Misick (starting February 20)

### France

* President: Emmanuel Macron (since 2017)
* Prime Minister:
** Jean Castex (since 2020)
** Elisabeth Borne (since 2022)

#### Guadeloupe

* Governor: Philippe Gustin (since 2018)

#### Martinique

* President of the Assembly of Martinique:Claude Lise (since 2015)

#### Saint Barthélemy

* President of Territorial Council: Bruno Magras (since July 16, 2007)

#### Saint Martin

* Prefect Anne Laubies (since 2015)
* President of Territorial Council Daniel Gibbs (since 2017)
** First Vice President Valerie Damaseua (since 2017)

### Kingdom of the Netherlands

Monarch: King Willem-Alexander (since April 30, 2013)

#### Aruba

* Governor of Aruba: Alfonso Boekhoudt (since 2017)
* Prime Minister: Evelyn Wever-Croes (since 2018)

#### Curaçao

* Governor of Curaçao: Lucille George-Wout (since 2013)
* 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)
** Ajamu Baly (since 2022)
* Interim Prime Minister of Sint Maarten: Silveria Jacobs (since 2020)

#### Caribbean Netherlands

Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba

### United States

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

#### 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)

## Scheduled and programmed events
### Elections

* 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
** Independence Day, Haiti (from France, 1804)
* January 2
** Victory Day, Cuba
** Ancestry Day, Haiti
** Day after New Year's, Saint Lucia
* January 6 – Epiphany, Christian and children's holiday
* January 11 – Majority Rule Day, the Bahamas
* January 18 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day, official holiday in Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands
* January 21
** Errol Barrow Day, Barbados
** Our Lady of High Grace, holiday in the Dominican Republic
* January 25 – Juan Pablo Duarte′s Birthday, Dominican Republic
* February 8 – Independence Day (Grenada) (from the UK, 1974)
* 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
* March 22 – Emancipation Day, Puerto Rico
* March 31 – Transfer Day, U.S. Virgin Islands.
* April 2 – Good Friday, Christian feast celebrated in Cuba, Dominica,
* 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.
* May 24
** Whit Monday, Christian holiday celebrated in Dominica,
** Labour Day (Jamaica)
* 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

#### July and August

* July 3 – Emancipation Day, U.S. Virgin Islands
* 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
* 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,
** 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
* 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)
** D. Hamilton Jackson Day, U.S. Virgin Islands
* 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
* 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
* December 9 – V.C. Bird Day, Antigua and Barbuda
* 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