BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CCMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Wednesday, Octobber 2, 2024
PARAMARIBO – President Chandrikapersad Santokhi says elections in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country will be held on Sunday, May 25, next year.
KINGSTON – Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, has failed in hs attempt to file motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Andrew Holness as the controversy continues following the tabling of an Integrity Commission (IC) report that scrutinized Holness’ financial affairs.
BRIDGETOWN – The Barbados-based Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) says it is moving to increase the visibility of the region’s presence in Europe following a landmark partnership with European-based entities, which represent over 85 travel-related companies and organizations.
PARAMARIBO – The Suriname government says it expects to spend an estimated SRD50.3 billion (One SRD=US$0.03 cent) during the 2025 fiscal year with President Chandrikapersad Santokhi addressing legislators with an eye on the next elections in May next year.
GEORGETOWN – The inaugural International Business Conference (IBC) 2024, gets underway here later this month with the organisers saying more than 500 businesses have already registered for the event.
SPORTS:
PROVIDENCE – The Barbados Royals were minutes away from elimination against the Trinbago Knight Riders, but somehow miraculously advanced to the second qualifier of the Caribbean Premier League with a thrilling nine-wicket win here Monday night.
PROVIDENC – The Guyana Power and Light Company Inc (GPL) and the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport have distanced themselves from the embarrassing power outage which significantly affected the Caribbean Premier League playoff contest between the Trinbago Knight Riders and Barbados Royals here Monday night.
DUBAI – West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews will be eyeing a strong performance at the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup to propel her to the top of the T20 batting rankings.
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