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:Three free databases were added to Findmypast 17 September 2021 which are Index records with links to images on the British Library Endangered Archives Project. [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/turks-and-caicos-births-and-baptisms-1792-1934 Turks & Caicos Births & Baptisms, 1792-1934], [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/turks-and-caicos-marriages-1799-1940 Turks & Caicos Marriages, 1799-1940] and [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-records/turks-and-caicos-deaths-and-burials-1804-1947 Turks & Caicos Deaths & Burials, 1804-1947]. These are Anglican, Methodist and civil records (but no civil marriage records).
: Findmypast database [https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/caribbean-rolls-of-honour-ww1?sourceID=13&utm_source=affiliate&utm_content=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wiki.fibis.org&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=%20fmp_uk&awc=2114_1602979566_78142e739842add4e46372c7a81d7764 "Caribbean Rolls Of Honour WW1"] located in Military, Armed Forces & Conflict/First World War, added c 16 Oct. 2020, with initial data relating to Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, with more data, for Bahamas, Barbados, St Kitts & Nevis and Bermuda added c 27 Nov. 2020. Source of data is not stated, but see External links below for a similarly named website.
:Findmypast, in the category "Newspapers & Periodicals"/British newspapers includes newspapers classified by 'County' for Antigua, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Jamaica, and Saint Kitts (as at 2021/02/20), and Saint Lucia, Trinidad (added c 2022/06/14) and British Guiana (added 2022/10/18). (British Newspapers are available to individuals with a Pro subscription (previously called World subscription, or the top subscription) but not via library and community subscriptions. (Previously British newspapers were also available with the British subscription, but this no longer applies for new subscriptions.)) The same titles are also available on the pay website British Newspaper Archive, classified both by 'Region' and 'County' with the same headings.
:*Antigua
:** ''Antigua Observer'' (Details of this publication<ref name= Feb15>
[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2021/02/15/new-titles-15-february-2021/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] 15 February 2021. britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.</ref>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/antigua-observer BNA page]. Added Feb 5, 2021. Available years 1848, 1870-1903.
:**''Sun (Antigua)'' (Details of this publication<ref name= Feb15/>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/sun-antigua BNA page]. Added Feb 12, 2021. Available for 1912. Added Jul 28, 2022 newspapers for 1911, 1913-1920.
:**''Antigua Standard'' (Details of this publication<ref>[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2022/08/01/new-titles-1-aug-2022/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] 1 August 2022. britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.</ref>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/antigua-standard BNA page]. Added Jul 25, 2022 . Available 1883-1890 with planned coverage to 1908.:**''Leeward Islands Gazette'' (Details of this publication<ref name=OGBG/>.) This publication was the government gazette for the Leeward Islands covering Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the Virgin Islands. [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/leeward-islands-gazette BNA page]. Added Oct 20, 2022. Available for the year 1893 only.
:*Barbados
:**''Barbados Agricultural Reporter'' (Details of this publication<ref name= Feb08>[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2021/02/08/new-titles-08-february-2021/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] 8 February 2021. britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.</ref>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/barbados-agricultural-reporter BNA page]. Added Feb 2, 2021. Available for 1845, 1870-1886 with planned range 1845 and 1870–1922. Added Jul 15, 2022 newspapers for 1896, 1911-1922.
:**''Dominica Chronicle'' (Details of this publication<ref name=June21>[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2022/06/21/new-titles-21-june-2022/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] 21 June 2022. [https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2022/06/27/new-titles-27-june-2022/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] 27 June 2022. britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.</ref>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/dominica-chronicle BNA page]. Added Jun 14, 2022 and Jun 22, 2022 with earliest issue: January 5, 1910, latest issue: December 29, 1915 with planned coverage to 1917.
:**''Dominica Dial'' (Details of this publication<ref name= Feb15/>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/dominica-dial BNA page]. Added Feb 5, 2021, with earliest issue: January 6, 1883 and latest issue: July 5, 1890.
:**''Dominica Guardian'' (Details of this publication<ref name=June21/>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/dominica-guardian BNA page]. Added Jun 14, 2022 and Jun 22, 2022 with earliest issue July 1, 1893, latest issue: December 15, 1921.:*Guyana previously British Guiana:**''Official Gazette of British Guiana'' (Details of this publication<ref name=OGBG>[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2022/10/24/new-titles-24-oct-2022/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] 24 October 2022. britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.</ref>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/official-gazette-of-british-guiana BNA page]. Added Oct 18, 2022 with earliest issue: January 1, 1893, latest issue: December 27, 1919. British Guiana was considered to be part of the British West Indies, although located on the northern coast of South America.
:*Jamaica
:** ''Royal Gazette of Jamaica'' or other titles added c 20 March 2020 with coverage 1779-1781, 1793-1794, 1809, 1811-1819, 1824-1828, 1834-1836, 1838-1840, with Earliest issue: May 1, 1779 and Latest issue: March 28, 1840.
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