BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, September 27, 2024.
UNITED NATIONS – Barbados Friday announced that it is launching a third iteration of the Bridgetown Initiative, identifying three key principles, as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country continues to call for urgent and decisive action to reform the international financial architecture (IFA).
LIMA – Antigua and Barbuda has withdrawn its resolution that sought to end a decade’s old moratorium on commercial whaling, after accusing members of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) of “refusing to accept the responsibility of the organization to engage in the management of this resource”.
GENEVA -The United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR), Friday said that more than 3, 500 people have been killed in Haiti since the start of this year, reiterating that tackling insecurity in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country must be a priority.
UNITED NATIONS – President of the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) in Haiti, Edgard Leblanc Fils, has voiced support for a United Nations-led peacekeeping mission to combat gang violence that has “paralyzed” his French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country leaving his people desperate and nearly without hope.
HAMILTON – A 27-year-old man has been fined US$3,000 after he admitted to threatening to injure and being aggressive towards a crew member, as well as acting in a way “likely to endanger other persons” on an international flight that was forced to land in Bermuda.
SPORTS:
MUMBAI – Just one day after announcing his retirement from all forms of cricket, Dwayne Bravo has made the decision to leave IPL team Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and join the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKK) in a mentorship role.
TAROUBA-Hosts Trinbago Knight Riders and Barbados Royals look to return to winning ways when they meet in the latest match of the Caribbean Premier League on Friday night at the Brian Lara Stadium.
MANCHESTER – Jamaican international Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw scored twice as Manchester City advanced to the group stages of the Champions League with a dominant 3-0 win over Paris FC here at the Joie Stadium Thursday.