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10/07/2026
The Mighty Sparrow Returns Home To Trinidad Ahead Of State-Assisted Funeral
By News Americas Now ET EDITORNews Americas Now, PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, weds. Oct. 7, 2026: The body of legendary calypsonian Dr. Slinger The Mighty Sparrow Francisco arrived at Piarco International Airport in Trinidad on Tuesday, October 6th, marking an emotional homecoming for the cultural icon
10/07/2026
Guyana – Oil Exports Top $15 Billion In Just Six Months
By News Americas Now Business EditorNews Americas Now, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Weds. Oct. 7, 2026: Guyana’s petroleum sector delivered a record first half of 2026, with crude oil exports surpassing US$15 billion and total export earnings jumping 76.4 percent to US$16.2 billion, according to the Guyana
10/06/2026
It’s Not Who You’d Expect Flying To The Caribbean Right Now
By News Americas Now Travel Editor News Americas Now, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Oct. 6, 2026: Overall visitor demand to the Caribbean grew just 1 percent year-over-year between April 2025 and March 2026 – a sharp slowdown from the 21 percent and 8 percent gains the region posted in the two prior years – b
10/06/2026
Trinidad Slave Records Are The Earliest In Newly Digitized Caribbean Archive
By News Americas Now Staff WriterNews Americas Now, LONDON, England, Tues. Oct. 6, 2026: A newly digitized archive of nearly 4 million slave records documenting enslaved people across 20 former British colonies is now freely searchable online – and Trinidad holds a distinction that sets it apart fro
10/06/2026
Guyana – Oil Wealth Fund Surges Past $4.29 Billion – Here’s Where The Money Is Going
By News Americas Now Business EditorNews Americas Now, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Tues. Oct. 6, 2206: As its oil exports hit record highs, the Natural Resource Fund of Guyana – the sovereign wealth fund set up to manage petroleum earnings – has swelled to US$4.2942 billion as of the end of June 2026, accor
10/06/2026
Latitude Air Ambulance Remembers the Crew of Heartbeat 104 Medevac
HAMILTON, ON, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Following the release today by the United States Coast Guard of the names of the four Latitude Air Ambulance crew members aboard Heartbeat 104 Medevac, Latitude would like to share more about the colleagues and friends who were aboard the fl