BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, July 19, 2024
ST. JOHN’S – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it remains confident that the new regional airline, LIAT 2020, will begin commercial operations early next month.
WASHINGTON – A new publication investigating the policy options for countries that are highly vulnerable to the impact of climate change and natural disasters such as Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) was released here on Friday, with the authors saying that it also assesses the LAC region’s climate change challenges and opportunities.
KINGSTOWN – Parliament early Friday morning approved an EC$136.4 million (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) package in response to Hurricane Beryl, which left six people dead and hundreds of millions of dollars in damage when it made landfall in the Grenadines on July 1.
PARAMARIBO -The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank are collaborating on reducing poverty in Suriname.
WASHINGTON The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued n epidemiological alert regarding possible cases of expectant mother-to-child transmission of the Oropouche virus (OROV) that was first detected in Trinidad and Tobago in 1955.
SPORTS:
NOTTINGHAM – Second day of the second test match between West Indies and England at Trent Bridge.
KINGSTOWN -Third day of the third round of matches in the West Indies Under-19 Championship.
LONDON – Jamaica international Di’Shon Bernard said he has ambitious plans after he signed a contract extension with English League Championship outfit, Sheffield Wednesday.
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