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CANANEWS AND SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 1200 ECT

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Thursday January 16, 2025.

GEORGETOWN –  The Government of Guyana  on Wednesday, extradited Parmanand Singh, a Guyanese citizen, to the United States.

TORTOLA – The government of this British Overseas   has announced plans to establish an official Residency by Investment (RBI) programme aimed at boosting economic development and government revenue.

PARAMARIBO  – Suriname’s Public Prosecution Service is investigating alleged communication between Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk and fugitive ex-president Desi Bouterse, who died last month

NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams says that 13 new emergency shelters serving Caribbean and other asylum seekers across the five boroughs, including Hall Street in Brooklyn, one of the city’s largest facilities that currently houses about 3,500 migrants, are slated to close by June 2025.

SPORTS 

MULTAN  — All the prep work and team planning will be out the window shortly, as the West Indies cricket team gears up for a long-awaited return to Pakistan’s Test arena, as they face off against the hosts in the first of two matches at the Multan Cricket Stadium.

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