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CANANEWS AND SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 1200 ECT

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Wednesday, July 2, 2025.

KINGSTOWN – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime MInister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, Wednesday said while he is not  “picking a fight” with Trinidad and Tobago, he maintains the position that the oil-rich twin island republic must put in place a mechanism to ensure the payment of Vincentian farmers who sell their produce to Port of Spain.

PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it has obtained a High Court order designating the Venezuelan-based group, Tren de Aruga, a terrorist entity under the Anti-Terrorist Act as well as under the United Nations Security Council resolution.

KINGSTON – The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says the decision by the government that it may not be willing to renew the all island licence with the JPS to supply electricity without re-negotiation of the current terms, “has several implications for the energy sector”.

PORT OF SPAIN -The  Anjuman Sunnat-ul-Jamaat Association (ASJA) is expressing its “measured yet profound reservations”  regarding the visit of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Trinidad and Tobago.

ST. GEORGE”S – Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell has confirmed that financial corruption has occurred with the rebuilding or building of new houses in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl which devastated the northern part of Grenada on July 1 last year, but the illicit practice is not widespread.

SPORTS:

LAUDERHILL- Shimron Hetmyer once again proved to be the difference-maker for his Major League Cricket franchise, the Seattle Orcas, delivering a match-winning performance to down the high-flying San Francisco Unicorns by four wickets.

CMC/2025