BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
CASTRIES – The St. Lucia-based Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission says it has secured vital technical assistance to build local expertise as the first geothermal power plant in the sub-region nears completion and other OECS countries advance their projects.
ST. JOHN’S – The Antigua and Barbuda Workers Union (ABWU) has criticised what it termed “the latest attempt” by the government to impose a “significantly reduced severance settlement to former employees of the bankrupt LIAT (1974) Limited.
KINGSTOWN – A member of the Cabinet-appointed emergency response coordinators in Union Island is suggesting a night-time curfew be imposed and residents be issued with licensed firearms amidst security concerns six months after Hurricane Beryl caused widespread destruction on the island.
NEW YORK – Immigration advocates have strongly condemned the passage of legislation that would allow the deportation of undocumented Caribbean and other immigrants who are charged with and not found guilty of nonviolent crimes, including burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting.
PORT AU PRINCE -The secretary general of the SOS Journalistes, Guyler C. Delva, has denied reports of government inaction regarding the deaths of two journalists who were killed when gunmen fire upon people attending the reopening of the General Hospital on December 24, last year.
NASSAU – The former Chief Superintendent of Police, Michael Johnson, has been offered US$25,000 bail, after he and two others appeared in court on a number of charges.
SPORTS:
PARAMARIBO – The Surinamese Football Association (SVB) is pleading with government to provide assistance to the national team as it faces a financial crisis.
BRIDGETOWN – Under fire Barbados allrounder Raymon Reifer has been included in Barbados Pride’s provisional 25-man squad as they gear up for the upcoming West Indies 4-Day Championship.
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