BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Tuesday, August 27, 2024.
ST. GEORGE’S – Opposition legislators Tuesday walked out of the Parliament in protest at the move by the Speaker, Leo Cato, to prevent Opposition Leader Dr. Keith Mitchell from making his contribution to the supplemental budget debate.
BRIDGETOWN -Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has welcomed the appointment of Jamaicca’s Finance Minister Dr. Nigel Clarke as the new deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying that “this achievement marks a significant milestone…for the entire Caribbean region”.
HAMILTON – A few weeks after he resigned as the minister of the cabinet office, Vance Campbell, has joined the main opposition One Bermuda Alliance (OBA).
WASHINGTON – A study by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has revealed significant barriers in access to essential hypertension medications across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
PARAMARIBO – The chairman of the National Reparations Commission in Suriname, Armand Zunder, says the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country “can and must learn” from its regional neighbours on how to tackle the decolonization process expeditiously
NASSAU – Less than 24 hours after he was dismissed as the managing director of Clifton Heritage National Park by Prime MInister Phillip Davis, 62 year-old Mario Bannister, appeared in court charged with conspiracy to commit murder.
SPORTS:
TAROUBA – Barbados Royals defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors by 17 runs in the fifth match of the Women’s Caribbean Premier League at the Brian Lara Cricket Stadium here Monday night.
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