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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  Wednesday, February 5, 2025.

PORT OF SPAIN – Deputy Commissioner of Police, Suzette Martin, is reported to have written a letter to Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowely as the investigations into an ongoing investigation into misbehaviour in public office involving the Commissioner of Police, Erla Harewood-Christopher.

PARAMARIBO – The Court of Justice (ECJ) Wednesday dismissed an appeal filed by the Public Prosecution Service (OM) against former vice president, Ashwin Adhin, who had been acquitted of forgery and embezzlement, among other charges.

ST. GEORGE’S – The Grenada government says it  “appreciates” the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) “constructive engagement” with the country and that it “remains steadfast in its efforts to build a resilient and inclusive economy for the benefit of all Grenadians”.

COCKBURN TOWN – The Jamaica-based Citizens Action for Free and Fair Elections (CAFFE) says it will monitor Friday’s general election in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), where voters will have an opportunity to vote for nine at large legislators for the fist time under significant constitutional changes.

BELMOPAN – Belize has launched a new energy project aimed at strengthening the country’s power supply and improving the reliability of its electricity services.

SPORTS:

ST JOHN’S – The Barbados Cricket Association (BCA) and the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) have confirmed that they will be in attendance at Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) meeting next week for proposed resolutions to amend the Articles of Association.

MANCHESTER -– Organisers of the Woman’s Super League (WSL) as well as Manchester City have condemned the racist and misogynist abuse which Jamaican forward Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw was subjected to during their WSL match against Arsenal on Sunday.

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