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CANANEWS AND SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 1200 ECT

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Sunday, Auguust 25, 2024.

PORT OF SPAIN –Tributes are being paid to the former businessman,  Lawrence Duprey, who died on Saturday at the age of 89.

NASSAU –  Prime Minister Phillip Davis will meet with stakeholders in the banking industry “in the coming days or the coming weeks” amid concerns that Parliament may be asked to intervene to deal with the increasing fees and services of commercial banks in The Bahamas.

PARAMARIBO –  Suriname says it has started trading emission reduction carbon credits and that the initiative is part of the green development strategy that the government is developing to achieve sustainable economic growth.

CASTRIES – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission says it has signed a grant agreement with Direct Relief, the humanitarian aid organization active in more than 80 countries, marking the beginning of a significant partnership aimed at enhancing climate health resilience in the nine English-speaking countries.

SPORTS:

TAROUBA- West Indies looking to wrap up T20 International series against South Africa with a victory in the second of  the three match series at Brian Lara Stadium on Sunday.

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