BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Thursday, August 8, 2024
SANTO DOMINGO – Forensic authorities in the Dominican Republic are trying to identify the remains of at least 14 mostly decomposed bodies found on an abandoned vessel just 10 nautical miles of its northern coast.
NEW YORK – The chairman of the Brooklyn, New York-based Guyana Independence Celebration Committee , Rickford Burke, says that his organization will host the official annual celebration of Guyana’s 58th Anniversary of Independence on Sunday, August 18, in Brooklyn.
KINGSTON – The police are reporting the largest cocaine bust in Jamaica’s history, following the seizure of over 5,500 kilogrammes of cocaine with a street value of US$76 million earlier this week
GEORGETOWN – The police have launched an investigation following the discovery of the body of 35 year old lawyer, Richard Layne in his car outside his house late Wednesday.
SPORTS
PARIS – In a shocking turn of events, perennial relay powerhouse Jamaica was eliminated in the semifinal round of the men’s 4×100 metres relay at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
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