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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). (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>
:*Belize
:**''Colonial Guardian'' (Belize) (Details of this publication<ref>[https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2020/09/01/new-titles-1-sept-2020/ "Hot Off The Press – New Titles This Week"] 1 September 2020. britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk.</ref>). (Added 28 August 2020) Initial coverage is, earliest issue: 7 January 1882 and latest issue: 25 December 1897, with planned coverage to 1913. The same title is also available on the pay website British Newspaper Archive, with this [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/colonial-guardian-belize link] providing details. Belize was previously known as British Honduras, a Caribbean country located on the northeastern coast of Central America.
:* Dominica :**''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 earliest issue: January 6, 1883 and Latest 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
:*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.
:::'''Update''' 9 August 2021. Now available as “Free to View Pages” on both Findmypast and the otherwise pay site British Newspaper Archive. Pages are searchable. Details<ref name=BNA/>.
::*''Budget (Jamaica)'' (Details of this publication<ref name= Feb08/>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/budget-jamaica BNA page] Added Feb 2, 2021. Available years 1877-1883, 1886-1888, with planned coverage 1877-1888.
::*''Colonial Standard'' (Jamaica) (Details of this publication<ref name=June21/>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/colonial-standard BNA page]. Added Jun 14, 2022 and Jun 22, 2022 with earliest issue April 5, 1858, latest issue: June 29, 1895 with planned coverage from 1812.
::*''Morning Journal (Kingston)'' (Details of this publication<ref name= Feb08/>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/morning-journal-kingston BNA page]. Added Feb 2, 2021. Available years 1838-1840, 1858, 1864-1875 with planned coverage 1838–75.
::*The American pay website NewspaperArchive.com includes the following titles
:**''St. Christopher Gazette'' (Details of this publication<ref name= Feb08/>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/st-christopher-gazette BNA page]. Added Feb 2, 2021. Available years 1771, 1837, 1839-1840, 1848, 1871-1888, 1908-1909, with planned coverage 1771, 1837–1909.
:** ''St. Kitts Daily Express'' (Details of this publication<ref name= Feb08/>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/st-kitts-daily-express BNA page]. Added Feb 2, 2021. Available years 1884, 1886, with 1884–1914 planned.
:*St. Lucia
:**''Voice of St. Lucia'' (Details of this publication<ref name=June21/>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/voice-of-st-lucia BNA page]. Added Jun 14, 2022 and Jun 22, 2022 with earliest issue: January 31, 1885 and latest issue: December 25, 1915 with planned coverage to 1927.
:*Trinidad and Tobago
:**''Mirror (Trinidad & Tobago)'' (Details of this publication<ref name=June21/>.) [https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/titles/mirror-trinidad-tobago BNA page]. Added Jun 15, 2022 and Jun 22, 2022 with earliest issue: January 28, 1898, latest issue: December 31, 1915, with planned coverage to 1916.
:It is possible to browse individual editions on BNA, in addition to searching. To browse the Findmypast editions, use the filters under "Narrow your search results" (left hand side of the webpage) "By Newspaper" and "By Date".
*[http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/cardcatalog.aspx Ancestry Card Catalogue of all Record Databases] (located as an option under the Search tab). Ancestry is a pay website. Use Search terms such as Caribbean, or individual island names such as Barbados, or Jamaica. Note some of the databases are FamilySearch data, see above (where it is free data).
