BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, August 16, 2024
HAMILTON -National Security Minister Michael Weeks is urging Bermudians to be fully prepared for the passage of Hurricane Ernesto that is forecast to be a large hurricane near Bermuda on Saturday and maintain hurricane strength through the weekend.
GEORGETOWN – Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo is accusing union members with political interest of sabotaging the negotiations for salary increases for teachers after the government’s latest offer was rejected earlier this week.
PORT OF SPAIN – Police Commissioner, Erla Harewood-Christopher, has lamented the shooting deaths of six people by police, four of whom under the age of 25, saying the incident “reveals a deeply troubling trend where young persons…are the primary subjects in many of our investigations into criminal activities”.
PORT AU PRINCE – The Haitian government has defended its decision for senior government officials here not to be attend Friday’s inauguration of the second term President Luis Abinade of the Dominican Republic.
KINGSTON – Jamaicans have been urged to take the necessary precautions to safeguard themselves from the deadly mpox disease, a rare disease that is similar to smallpox and can be transmitted by contact and droplet exposure.
SPORTS:
GEORGETOWN-Second day of the second test match between the West Indies and South Africa,
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