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CANANEWS AND SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 1200 ECT

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Wednesday, April  2, 2025.

PORT AU PRINCE – The Archbishop of Port au Prince, Max Leroy Mésidor says he has no “words to describe what is currently happening “ in the capital, where criminal gangs, seeking to overthrow the government has taken over large sections of the area.

GEORGETOWN – The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is investigating whether a potentially major incident involving a Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL) 737 MAX 8 passenger jet 737 MAX 8 was taxiing and a domestic airline was averted Monday night at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport (CJIA) as a result of an alleged runway incursion.

SANTIAGO – The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for  Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs says no social actor, on their own, can achieve fulfillment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

LONDON – Ghana’s former foreign affairs and regional integration minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has taken up the position of  Commonwealth Secretary General, pledging to advance the values of the Charter of the 56-member grouping at a time of growing global tensions and shifting alliances.

BRIDGETOWN – The Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) says it has launched a half million US dollar initiative aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of women-led businesses across the region.

SPORTS:

ST. JOHN’S -West Indies Championship resumes  following a two-week break with matches across the region.

CMC/2025.