2022 in the Bahamas

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 July – The Bahamas confirms its first case of monkeypox.
 * 24 July – At least 17 Haitian migrants are killed and 25 others are rescued when their boat capsizes off New Providence, Bahamas.
 * 8 September – Accession of Charles III as King of the Bahamas following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
 * 11 September – Charles III is officially proclaimed King of the Bahamas at the Parliament Square in Nassau.
 * 19 September – A national holiday is observed on the day of the funeral of Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas. Governor-General Sir Cornelius A. Smith and Prime Minister Philip Davis attend the funeral of Elizabeth II.
 * 2 October – A state memorial service for Elizabeth II, Queen of the Bahamas, takes place at Christ Church Cathedral in Nassau.
 * 12 December – Bahamian authorities arrest FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried and begin the process of extraditing him to the United States.

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).
 * 10 February - Sir Godfrey Kelly, 93, Olympic sailor (1960, 1964, 1968, 1972)
 * 28 March - Anita Doherty, 73, athlete, educator and philanthropist
 * 3 September – Shavez Hart, 29, Olympic sprinter (2016)
 * 8 September - Elizabeth II, 96, Queen of the Bahamas