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09/28/2026
The Mighty Sparrow Is No More: The Calypso Legend’s Final Chapter
By News Americas Now ET EditorNews Americas, NY, NY, Sun. Sept. 27, 2026: For seven decades, Slinger Francisco, aka The Mighty Sparrow, gave the Caribbean its sharpest wit – songs about power, politics, sex and everyday island life, delivered with a grin that made even his most biting lines feel lik
09/28/2026
What If America’s Immigrants Actually Left?
By Felicia J. PersaudNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Sun. Sept. 27, 2026: I recently came across a series of brilliant satirical sketches by Cameroon-born creator Leeno Daash, built around a provocative question: What would Europe look like without immigrants? The premise is simple. An angry White man
09/27/2026
Should Guyana Look To Sweden’s Microgrid Revolution To Finally End Its Blackout Crisis?
By Felicia J. PersaudNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Sun. Sept. 27, 2026: Guyanese continue to live with a maddening contradiction: a country now producing nearly 1% of the world’s oil, sitting on more per-capita oil wealth than almost any nation on earth, still cannot keep the lights on reliably in Gu
09/27/2026
Watch Us: How Small Caribbean States Can Build Resilience And Growth
By Dr. Isaac NewtonNews Americas, NY, NY, Sun. Sept, 27, 2026: In 2000, Lester Bird, then Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, stood before the United Nations and said: “Surprise me.” He had heard the promises. He wanted to see the results. He wanted a child born in poverty to find a real chance,
09/26/2026
Exxon Guyana Chief: “It’s Not Our Job” To Build The Nation – As Company Rakes In Record Profits
By NAN Business EditorNews Americas, NY, NY, Sat. Sept. 26, 2026: The man running ExxonMobil’s operations in Guyana has a message for Guyanese demanding more from the oil giant: don’t look to us. “It’s not our job,” Alistair Routledge, president of Exxon Guyana Limited, said when asked about calls f
09/26/2026
Caribbean Leadership: Where Caribbean and African Power Meets Tomorrow
By Dr. Isaac NewtonNews Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Sat. Sept. 26, 2026: A boardroom and a Cabinet room serve different purposes, yet both face the same test: Can those entrusted with power see reality clearly enough to make decisions that remain sound after the meeting ends? In the Caribbean and Africa