BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Wednesday, June 18, 2025.
KINGSTOWN – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has assumed the chairmanship of the sub-regional Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), highlighting a number of complaints about the larger Caribbean Community (CARICOM) regional bloc.
WASHINGTON – The United States State Department has confirmed that President Donald Trump is considering imposing a travel ban on 36 countries, including four in the Caribbean.
BRIDGETOWN – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Committee of Central Bank Governors Wednesday said it had entered into an agreement with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) that will allow Caribbean people to benefit from new climate friendly projects.
NASSAU – The Bahamas government Wednesday said that it has successfully completed the execution of an international capital markets transaction, which included the issuance of an 11-year, US$1.067 billion bond to fund the repurchase of US$767 million in outstanding Eurobonds.
PARAMARIBO -The Suriname Energy, Oil & Gas Summit 2025 (SEOGS) has begun here with President Chandrikapersad Santokhi saying that his outgoing government has laid the foundation for a sustainable energy economy, with positive and forward-looking prospects, especially for investors.
CASTRIES – Nigerian President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will address a joint sitting of the St Lucia parliament on June 30, Deputy Prime Minister Dr Ernest Hilaire has said.
SPORTS:
PORT OF SPAIN – President of the Trinidad and Tobago Football Association (TTFA), Kieron Edwards is backing Soca Warriors’ head coach Dwight Yorke to lead the side out of a tough group and book their spot in next year’s FIFA World Cup.
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