2021 in the Caribbean
The following lists events that happened during 2021 in the Caribbean. == Sovereign states == === Cuba === First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba: Raúl Castro (since 2011), 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) 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: Jovenel Moïse (2017–2021) Ariel Henry (2021–2024) Acting Prime Minister: Fritz-William Michel (2019–2021) Claude Joseph (acting) (2021) Ariel Henry (2021–2024) === Trinidad and Tobago === President of Trinidad and Tobago: Paula-Mae Weekes (since 2008) Prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago: Keith Rowley (since 2015) == Commonwealth Realms == Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952) === 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 Governor-General of Barbados: Sandra Mason (since 2018) 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: Keith Mitchell (since 2013) === 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: Tapley Seaton (since 2015) Prime Minister: Timothy Harris (since 2018) Deputy Prime Minister: Shawn Richards (since 2015) === Saint Lucia === Governor-General of Saint Lucia: Neville Cenac (2018 - July 28, 2021) Prime Minister: Allen Chastanet (2016 - July 27, 2021) Prime Minister: Phillip J. Pierre (July 28, 2021 – present) === 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: Queen Elizabeth II ==== Anguilla ==== Governor of Anguilla: Tim Foy (since 2017) Deputy Governor: Perin A. Bradley 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: John Rankin (since 2016) Premier: Edward David Burt (since 2017) ==== British Virgin Islands ==== Governor of the Virgin Islands: Augustus Jaspert (since 2017) Deputy Governor of the British Virgin Islands: David Archer Premier: Andrew Fahie (since 2019) ==== Cayman Islands ==== Governor of the Cayman Islands: Martyn Roper (since 2018) Premier: Alden McLaughlin (since 2013) ==== Montserrat ==== Governor of Montserrat: Andrew Pearce (since 2018) 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: Édouard Philippe (since 2017) ==== 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: Eugene Rhuggenaath ==== Sint Maarten ==== Sint Maarten became a self-governing constituent Kingdom of the Netherlands in October 2010.