BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, August 29, 2025.
KINGSTON -The leaders of Jamaica’s two major political parties met on Thursday night for their first head to head clash ahead of the September 3 general elections.
ST. JOHN’S – Venezuela’s Foreign Affairs, Yvan Gil, has held talks with Prime Minister Gaston Browne, as Caracas seeks support from regional countries following the decision of the United States to increase its military presence near the South American country.
WASHINGTON – Haiti’s acting Prime Minister, Alix Didier Fils-Aimé, has expressed his government’s support for an Organization of American States (OAS)-led Roadmap for Stability and Peace for the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
UNITED NATIONS – Panama has told the United Nations Security Council that not providing the US$908 million required for the Haiti humanitarian response plan for 2025 “is literally the difference between life and death”.
WASHINGTON -The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Friday called for reinforcing surveillance, clinical management, and vector control to address what it described as localized chikungunya outbreaks and the ongoing circulation of the Oropouche virus (OROV) in countries across the Americas, including the Caribbean.
SPORTS:
ST. GEORGE’S-St. Vincent and the Grenadines’ senior netball team, the Vincy Jewels, continued their march towards retaining their ECCB International Netball Series title on Thursday by defeating Saint Lucia 57–43 at the Tanteen Hard Courts.
GROS ISLET – A spectacular opening partnership between Tim Seifert and Johnson Charles powered the Saint Lucia Kings to a dominant seven-wicket victory over the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots here on Thursday and propeled them to the top of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League.
TORUBA-Trinbago Knight Riders play Barbados Royals in the latest game in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.
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