BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Saturday , September 28, 2024.
NASSAU – The authorities here arrested three Bahamians adults and detained 45 undocumented Haitians as they uncovered a human smuggling attempt at a shipping yard on Bay Street.
GEORGETOWN – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM), has reaffirmed its unwavering support for the candidature of Albert Ramdin, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation of the Republic of Suriname, for the post of Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the period 2025-2030, at elections to be held in March 2025.
UNITED NATIONS – Even as Jamaica acknowledges the sacrifices it has made to enable its achievements, the Caribbean country says that it recognizes that its many successes can be eroded by exogenous shocks including climate change, which it views as “a clear and present threat to humanity.” .
UNITED NATIONS – Stating that, over the decades, representatives of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have come to the General Assembly to state the case for fairer treatment of their developmental needs and challenges by the international community, St. Lucia on Friday said that SIDS continue to be “severely disadvantaged by an unfair global financial system that has amplified its inequities by the measurements and standards it has employed to assess our development.”
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CASTRIES – St Lucia’s Olympic champion Julien Alfred became an instant millionaire on Friday after being gifted EC$1 million by the Government here Friday for her exploits at the Paris Olympics.
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