BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, May 9, 2025.
GEORGETOWN – The Guyana Press Association (GPA) is objecting to plans by President Irfaan Ali to present a proposal to Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders a paper he intends to develop on the evolving definition of the media.
BRIDGETOWN -The Governor of the Central Bank of Barbados, (CBB), Dr. Kevin Greenidge says the recent decision by United States President Donald Trump to implement a series of trade tariffs on countries worldwide, including the Caribbean, underscores the urgency of export diversification, supply chain de-risking, and deeper regional integration, especially in food security, logistics, and tourism market development.
WASHINGTON-The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says the member countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) have achieved a strong rebound from successive adverse shocks.
BASSETERRE – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign affairs ministers are ending a two-day meeting here on Friday, against the backdrop of a shifting and troubled geopolitical and economic landscape where the rules-based international order is now being eroded.
HAMILTON – BermudAir has become the first airline in the world to offer native stablecoin payments for ticket bookings after it announced a partnership with the Bermuda-based fintech company, Zero Hash.
SPORTS:
TORUBA-Windward Islands Infernos play the Leeward Islands Thunder for the final playoff spot in the West Indies Breakout League on Friday.
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