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CANANEWS AND SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 1200 EC

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC –  The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, September 5, 2025

BRIDGETOWN -The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched the Suzan McLennon-Miguel Caribbean Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Leadership Award, a new regional honor recognising exceptional leadership in the fight against antimicrobial resistance, a growing global health threat often referred to as the “silent pandemic.”

NASSAU – The Bahamas government says it will no longer allow Haitian nationals into the country for  the purpose of applying for a visa to visit the United States.

PARAMARIBO – China has cancelled approximately US$15.6 million in outstanding debt owed by Suriname between 2004 and 2013.

PORT OF SPAIN -A  senior Trinidad and Tobago government minister has come to the defence of Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar after she was labelled a “drunk” by Venezuela’s Minister of Popular Power for Interior, Justice and Peace Diosdado Cabello.

BELMOPAN – Prime Minister John Briceño says he expects to receive an update report from Home Affairs Minister, Kareem Musa on Friday as the controversy continues over the “abduction”  of a Belizean national and his surrender to Guatemalan authorities.

SPORTS:

BRIDGETOWN – Superb knocks by Shai Hope and Dwaine Pretorius resigned the struggling Barbados Royals to yet another loss, but kept the Guyana A.

CMC/2025