BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, February 7, 2025.
COCKBURN TOWN – Voters in this British Overseas Territory were on Friday casting ballots to elect a new government with both major parties, the ruling Progressive National Party (PNP) and the main opposition People’s Democratic Movement (PDM) confident of victory.
PARAMARIBO – President Chandrikapersad Santokhi says his administration remains committed to continuing the socio-econonic progress over the past few years and is determined to position Suriname as a “as a financially stable and attractive destination for investors”.
GEORGETOWN – The Caribbean Forum of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (CARIFORUM) and the United Kingdom (UK) have reaffirmed their commitment to fully implementing and ratifying the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) signed in 2021.
ROSEAU – Former prime minister Edison James has accused two senior officials of the Dominica government, including Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of “driving” the decision to have several people before the courts on charges of inciting violence and obstructing justice.
GEORGETOWN -The Guyana government Friday described as “fraudulent” an announcement circulating on social media and other platforms that GUY$100,000 (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) to the first one thousand individuals who present valid identification and proof of address at an office in the capital, Georgetown.
SPORTS:
ST JOHN’S -Third day of the second round of matches in the West Indies Championship at various venues across the region.
KINGSTON – A late goal by Sue-Lae McCalla saw Jamaica to a narrow 1-0 victory over Trinidad and Tobago in their first international friendly on Thursday here at the Montego Bay Sports Complex.
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