BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, March 7, 2025.
ST. GEORGE’S – Finance Minister Dennis Cornwall presenting 2025 national budget to Parliament.
WASHINGTON – The World Bank Group says it has endorsed a new strategic partnership for Haiti that focuses on laying a foundation for economic and social recovery, when conditions allow.
BELMOPAN – Social activist, Jeremy Enriquez, and two other Belizeans, have decided to withdraw his application for an expedited hearing regarding a case over long overdue redistricting in Belize before the March 12 general election, his attorney, Senior Counsel Anand Ramlogan, has said.
ST. GEORGE’S – Immigration ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have reaffirmed their support for the full implementation of the free movement of persons regime with the desire to support the accelerated implementation of the OECS Policy on Rights Contingent on the Right to Freedom of Movement.
BASSETERRE – The St. Kitts-Nevis will host the three-day Global Sustainable Island Summit (GSIS) that will focus on sustainable development and climate resilience through partnerships targeted at island states.
KINGSTON -In 1980, Adolf Ratzka, a German disability rights activist, grew frustrated with how decisions about disabled people’s lives were made without their input (CMCFeature by Lilia Burunciuc).
SPORTS:
BASSETERRE -Trinidad and Tobago Women elected to field after winning the toss against Barbados Women in the final of the CG United Women’s Super50 Cup here at Warner Park on Friday.
ST JOHN’S -Matches continue at various venues in the fourth round of the West Indies Championship.
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