BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Monday, May 12, 2025
PORT OF SPAIN – A High Court judge Monday said that the decision by the Police Service Commission (PSC) to suspend Commissioner of Police, Erla Harewood-Christopher, was lawful, reasonable, and proportionate.
ST. JOHN’S – The Antigua and Barbuda government says classes at all public schools on the island have been cancelled as the Antigua and Barbuda Union of Teachers (ABUT) has indicated that its industrial action will continue citing the government’s failure to settle longstanding payments and respect collective bargaining agreements.
GEORGETOWN – Caribbean police commissioners began a five-day meeting here, amidst calls for calls for greater attention and support for the mental health of Police officers and a warning against the glorification of crime and criminality being used as tools to secure political power.
WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is expressing concern over the recent decision of the Court of Appeal in Trinidad and Tobago reinstating legal provisions that criminalise consensual sexual relations between adults of the same sex.
NEW YORK – Jamaican-born educator, Lawman Lynch, has thrown his hat into the hotly-contest race to replace Darlene Mealy, the incumbent New York City Council representative for the 41st District in Brooklyn that comprises sections of Bedford Stuyvesant, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, Crown Heights, East Flatbush and Remsen Village.
SPORTS:
KINGSTOWN – In a heart-stopping finale to the 2025 CWI T20 Blaze, Guyana Women triumphed over Jamaica in a dramatic Super Over finish after both teams were deadlocked at 122 runs in regulation play at Arnos Vale here on Sunday night.
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