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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 Thursday, July 31, 2025

SAN JUAN – The governor of Puerto Rico on Wednesday,  declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard after thousands of homes were left without water.

GEORGETOWN – Five of the six political parties contesting the upcoming elections have signaled their willingness to support the repealing of archaic laws in Guyana that criminalizes same sex intimacy.

KINGSTON – Jamaica is this week,  commemorating  the 20th anniversary of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), marking two decades of coordinated, multi-agency efforts to combat human trafficking.

CASTRIES – St Lucia’s ambassador to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Elma Gene Isaac is dead.

SPORTS

ST JOHN’S  – The Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association (ABCA) has expressed its condolences following the death of former national cricketer Vonde Bowers.

CMC/2025