BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, August 30, 2024.
WASHINGTON – Jamaica is to receive more than one billion US dollars from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after the Fund’s executive board Friday concluded the third reviews under the country’s Precautionary and Liquidity Line (PLL) and the Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF).
GEORGETOWN – A 25-member trade delegation from Grenada is ending a visit here on Friday with the country’s Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell underscoring the importance of collaboration and knowledge sharing in driving sustainable economic progress and development within the Caribbean region.
ROSEAU – The Dominica government has welcomed the decision of the Antigua-based regional airline, LIAT 2020, to include the island among its new routes as the inaugural flight to Douglas Charles airport, north of here took place on Thursday.
ST. JOHN’S – Prime Minister Gaston Browne Friday said his wish is for warring to come to an end and appealed to young people to “put down their knives and guns”.
HAMILTON -Premier David Burt has dismissed as “nonsense” a suggestions of a lift within the ruling Progressive Labour Party (PLP).
SPORTS:
NORTH SOUND – St Kitts and Nevis Patriots defeated the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons by one wicket in the opening match of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
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