BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Wednesday, April 16, 2025
KINGSTON – A 21-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Joint Task Force-Haiti (CJTF-H) relief team is being deployed to Haiti to support the Kenya-led Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in that French-speaking CARICOM country, where criminal gangs are seeking to overthrow the government.
KINGSTOWN – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says recent fake news contents, including one where he is suggesting how to get money from a fake government programme, are part of the efforts to unseat his ruling Unity Labour Party (ULP) in the next general elections.
ST. JOHN’S – Antigua and Barbuda’s Supervisor of Elections, Ian. S. Hughes, will lead a Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Observer mission to the April 28 general elections in Trinidad and Tobago.
NASSAU – Prime Minister Phillip Davis has defended his statement alleging that the Bahamian law enforcement officers charged in a United States indictment in connection with a massive cocaine smuggling operation were entrapped.
BELMOPAN – Belize says it has assumed a leadership role on behalf of a block of Caribbean countries that are members of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) ensuring the region’s unified voice is heard in the ongoing negotiations on maritime climate regulation.
SPORTS:
ST JOHN’S -Second round matches in the Rising Stars Under-15 Championship.
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