BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Wednesday, March 5, 2025
KINGSTOWN – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves Wednesday said he would neither confirm nor deny, sending any correspondence to the Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, regarding the construction of a multi-million dollar (One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents) official residence for the Governor of the St. Kitts-based Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, (ECCB), Timothy Antoine.
BELMOPAN – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has dismissed an effort by at least one individual to block the March 12, general election, saying that it was absolutely without merit, Senior Counsel Eamon Courtenay has said.
KINGSTOWN -St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves Wednesday said even after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivers a judgment in the decades old border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela “ which ever way they go, you’re still going to have tensions”.
SANTO DOMINIGO – The Dominican Republic says it has intercepted and seized a shipment of arms and ammunition that had originated from Miami and was destined for Haiti.
WASHINGTON – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it is is working on a project with Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago to strengthen actions against obesity in the region, which has the highest prevalence of overweight and obesity in the world.
SPORTS:
ST.JOHN’S – Fourth round matches of the West Indies Championship at venues across the region following a brief stop.
BRUSSELS – Jamaican international Leon Bailey scored his first Champions League goal to help Aston Villa trounce Club Brugge 3-1 in their first leg, round-of-16 match at the Jan Breydel Stadium here on Tuesday.
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