BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and Sports Schedule for Thursday, March 13, 2025
BELMOPAN – Prime Minister John Briceño led his ruling People’s United Party (PUP) to a resounding victory in Wednesday’s general election that also saw the demise of Opposition Leader, Moses “Shyne” Barrow, whose main opposition United Democratic Party (UDP) had contested the polls as a divided group.
BRIDGETOWN – Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says she is prepared to have her United States visa revoked as she urged Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries to ensure that they are able to “ explain that what the Cubans have been able to do for us” as they seek to defend the Cuban health brigade programme.
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday led a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration to stop the dismantling of the Department of Education (ED) and protect Caribbean and other students.
GEORGETOWN – The Department of Agriculture in this British overseas territory is actively monitoring the status of avian influenza after the authorities in the United States confirmed the presence of the HPAI virus in a backyard poultry flock in Puerto Rico.
SPORTS
NEW YORK – Guyana’s Attoya Harvey, a sophomore at Monroe College, has been named 2025 National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Atlantic Region Women’s Athlete of the Year.
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