BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, May 2, 2025
PORT AU PRINCE – The French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country of Haiti, has emerged as one of the worst countries in the world with regards to press freedom, Reporters San Frontiers (RSF) reported on Friday.
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has approved the first review of Haiti’s Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP).
BRIDGETOWN – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the European Union (EU) are continuing their collaboration to boost preparedness for large-scale disasters in the Caribbean following the successful deployment of critical relief supplies in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl that hit the region in July last year.
KINGSTOWN – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves says St. Vincent and the Grenadines could become a haven for criminals from Caribbean countries, particularly Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana, if the tariffs imposed by the United States become “a real challenge” to the region.
BELMOPAN – United States and Belizean authorities say that a two-year-old American child, who had abducted and brought to Belize, has been safely reunited with their custodial parent.
SPORTS:
KINGSTOWN – Jamaica Women began their title defence in positive fashion by brushing off the Windward Islands Women by seven wickets in the Women’s T20 Blaze here.
TAROUBA -West Indies Breakout League continues at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.
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