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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 Monday, September 1, 2025.

GEORGETOWN – Guyanese voters are electing a new government with the authorities saying the results will be known by September 4.

KINGSTON – Jamaica’s two main political parties held their final rallies over the last weekend ahead of Wednesday’s general election, with both leaders confident of victory.

BRIDGETOWN – The Director of Creatives and Diaspora at the Cairo-based Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), Temwa Gondwe, says there is potential for the financial institution to invest in film production, music, fashion and sports in the Caribbean.

KINGSTOWN – The St. Vincent and the Grenadines government says schools on the island will re-open on Monday despite a delay in a loan from Saudi Arabia that was needed to carry out annual repairs.

PORT-AU-PRINCE -The Multinational Security Support Mission (MSS) said two people were killed, including an MSS officer, following a “tragic road traffic accident” along the Kenscoff–Pétion-Ville road at Perlerin 9 on Sunday.

SPORTS:

ST. GEORGE’S – Grenada upset defending champions St Vincent and the Grenadines 64–63 on Sunday but could not prevent them from retaining their title in the ECCB International Netball Series.

MANCHESTER – Jamaican sprinting legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has revealed that this month’s World Championships in Tokyo will be her swansong as she intends to retire from the track.

CMC/2025