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10/21/2026
Three Months After The Guyana MV Barima Tragedy – Wreck Still Unrecovered As COI Exposes Major Failures
By News Americas Now Staff WriterNews Americas Now, NY, NY, Oct. 21, 2026: Just over three months after the Guyana MV Barima ferry capsized off the Essequibo Coast on July 18, 2026, killing 73 people and leaving 30 unaccounted for, the wreck remains on the ocean floor. A G$1.034 billion salvage cont
10/21/2026
Afro-Brazilian Religious Communities Face Mounting Discrimination Amid The Climate Crisis
PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil, Oct 21, 2026 (IPS): In 2024, as floodwaters approached Lutalo Canti’s home in Porto Alegre, Brazil, he lifted some furniture off the floor and left in a hurry. Extreme rainfall in the country’s southern region had caused local rivers to overflow. The flooding would eventually r
10/21/2026
Puerto Rico Communities Bear The Brunt Of The Water Crisis
By Mikael E. Rosa RosaNews Americas, NY, NY, Weds. Oct. 21, 2026: As a child, visits to my grandmother’s home in the rural area between the municipalities of Humacao and Yabucoa, in eastern Puerto Rico, often began with the same question: “Is there running water?” Decades later, we have stopped aski
10/20/2026
Legal Immigration From The Caribbean To The U.S. Fell 53% Under Trump Policies
By News Americas Now Staff WriterNews Americas Now, NY, NY, Tue. Oct. 20, 2026: Legal immigration from the Caribbean to the United States fell 53 percent under policies the Trump administration adopted late last year and early this year, according to a New York Times analysis of State Department dat
10/20/2026
Caribbean Leaders Must Lead Without Leaving A Scandal Behind
By Dr. Isaac NewtonNews Americas Now, NY, NY, Tues. Oct. 20, 2026: A Nigerian proverb warns, “The man who swallows a whole coconut must trust his throat.” Some risks are simply too costly to take. A secret favor, an unexplained gift, or a private promise can destroy years of public service. When I w
10/19/2026
Celebration Of Life For Brother Eusi Kwayana Set For Atlanta And Guyana
By News Americas Now Staff WriterNews Americas Now, NY, NY, Mon. Oct. 19, 2026: A celebration of the life of Guyanese Pan-Africanist and co-founder of the Working People’s Alliance (WPA) Baba Eusi Kwayana will continue tonight, October 19th with a Nine Night celebration, a Guyanese mourning traditio