BRIDGETOWN, barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Wednesday, August 14, 2024
PORT OF SPAIN -The Trinidad and Tobago government says its oil agreement with Venezuela over the development of the Loran–Manatee natural gas field which is located on the continental shelf of the Atlantic Ocean, will go ahead regardless of the current political situation in the South American country.
HAMILTON – A strengthening Tropical Storm Ernesto, which could become a major hurricane “in a couple of days” is expected to be nearing Bermuda on Saturday as it makes its way over the western Atlantic, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said Wednesday.
PORT AU PRINCE- The international charity group, Save the Children, says at least 131 children, including babies, have been reported killed or injured in Haiti during violent attacks against their neighbourhoods or clashes between armed groups and the police so far this year.
ST. GEORGE’S – A High Court has ordered the Grenada government to pay thousands of dollars in compensation to a former contracted public officer who was fired in October 2022, three months after the National Democratic Congress (NDC) came to office.
GEORGETOWN – Guyana has signed an investment agreement that will result in the construction of a GUY$214 million (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) state-of-the-art waste treatment plant.
SPORTS:
GEORGETOWN – The second test match between the West Indies and South Africa gets udnerway in Guyana on Thursday (Preview)
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