BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, July 18,2025.
PORT OF SPAIN – Trinidad and Tobago Friday declared a state of emergency (SOE), nearly three months after after it had ended a 105 day SOE to deal with criminal activities.
PARIS – The Paris-based International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Friday gave the green light to the US-based oil company, Chevron to buy into one of the world’s most valuable oil development in the Caribbean country of Guyana, which holds more than 11 billion barrels of oil and is considered one of the most lucrative and fastest growing in the world.
ST. JOHN’S – Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy Antoine, says the five member countries of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) involved in the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) Programme, have recorded steady increases in revenues in recent years.
GEORGETOWN – Lawyers representing a Guyanese national have gone to the High Court here challenging their client’s extradition to Suriname, describing the move as “illegal”.
NASSAU – The Bahamas recorded 156 cases of HIV infections last year, as health officials revealed that there were nearly 4,000 people living with the virus at the end of 2024.
SPORT:
PORT OF SPAIN – Victories for Barbados, Windward Islands and the host team, Trinidad and Tobago in the latest round of the Rising Stars Women’s Under-19 Championships.
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