Mighty Sparrow to receive State-assisted funeral

Trinbago News Now · 1 October 2026 · 7 AM headline edition

Local / Culture · Published 2026-10-01T06:40:22.501883-04:00

Culture and Community Development Minister Michelle Benjamin announced that Slinger Francisco, the Mighty Sparrow, will receive a State-assisted funeral. TTT reported the announcement on 30 September, and Parliament’s sitting record independently confirms her statement on the calypsonian’s passing. A ministry team is working with his family on the arrangements. Condolence books are scheduled at the Ministry, NAPA, SAPA and Shaw Park Complex from 1 to 14 October, between 10 am and 4 pm; municipal corporations join from 5 October. The opened report did not announce a funeral date.

Original synthesis from the dated sources below; no independent WACK field reporting is claimed.

Source publication: 2026-09-30; event: 2026-09-30.

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