BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS for Thursday, February 13, 2025.
BELMOPAN – The High Court has given the parties until the close of business on Friday to hand in written submissions as development consultant, Jeremy Enrique, is seeking an urgent injunction to halt the March 12 general elections announced by Prime Minister John Briceño earlier this week.
PORT AU PRINCE – The international human rights group, Amnesty International, says relentless gang violence in the Haitian capital and surrounding areas has resulted in a brutal attack on childhood in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
KINGSTOWN – Attorneys representing public sector unions in the so-called “Vaccine Mandate Case” are urging their clients to appeal to the London-based Privy Council, Wednesday’s Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court ruling in favour of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines government.
NASSAU – Bahamian tourism officials say they expect the country to become a key player in the rapidly growing space tourism sector as its first international rocket landing is set to take place on Tuesday next week, off the coast of The Exumas.
BRIDGETOWN – Legislators will begin debating on Monday next week, the Barbados government’s national budget for the financial year 2025-2026 after the Estimates of Expenditure and Revenue was laid in Parliament earlier this week.
SPORTS:
ST. JOHN’S – Second day of the third round of matches in the West Indies Championship at various venues across the region.
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