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09/28/2026
Lieutenant Stitchie, Dancehall’s “Governor” Turned Gospel Icon, Dies Just Shy Of His 61st Birthday
By News Americas Now ET EDITORNews Americas Now, NY, NY, Mon. Sept. 28, 2026: Veteran deejay and gospel reggae icon Lieutenant Stitchie has died at age 60, just one day of his 61st birthday.Rev. Dr. Lt. Stitchie O.D. died on Monday, September 28, 2026 at the Kingston Public Hospital just a day befor
09/28/2026
Can Guyana Turn A UN Crisis Into A Diplomatic Opportunity?
By Ron CheongNews Americas, NY, NY, Mon. Sept. 28, 2006: The next UN Secretary-General will inherit a deeply divided world. For Guyana, that may make the case for Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett more compelling – but winning the race will require careful diplomacy among the major powers.The next Secretary
09/28/2026
The Sparrow Who Gave The Caribbean A Voice
By Dr. Isaac Newton News Americas Now, NY, NY, Mon. Sept. 28, 2026: Slinger Francisco was born in Grand Roy, Grenada, but Trinidad taught him how to fly. At twenty-one, he became the Mighty Sparrow, and “Jean and Dinah” lifted him from the Carnival tent into history. He won the 1956 Calypso Monarch
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