BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Tuesday, July 9, 2024
ST. GEORGE’S – Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell Tuesday said he remains “unapologetic” towards providing all the assistance his administration could muster with respect to the sister islands of Carriacou and Peter Martinique as the country continues to grapple with the financial aspect of the passage of Hurricane Beryl last week.
PORT OF SPAIN – Energy and Energy Industries Minister, Stuart Young, Tuesday said that he is pleased with the decision by Shell that it has taken a Final Investment Decision (FID) to proceed with its development of the Manatee gas field.
PORT AU PRINCE – The United States has delivered various military equipment and materials to Haiti as the United Nations sanctioned Kenyan-led Multi-national Support Mission to the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country has warned the criminal gangs that “we have a job that we are committed to do”.
BASSETERRE – Governor of St. Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy Antoine, has described as a “wonderful achievement which should never be taken for granted,” the decision 48 years ago to peg the US dollar at a fixed rate of EC$2.70 to US$1.00.
GEORGETOWN – Guyana has become the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country to abolish preliminary inquiries allowing for the implementation of paper committals.
SPORTS:
LONDON – A confident West Indies team meet England in the first Test of the Vivian Richards-Ian Botham Trophy series on Wednesday at Lord’s (Preview).
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