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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 Tuesday, September 23, 2025.

UNITED NATIONS-Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders to address the 80th session of the United Nations General  Assembly (UNGA) that began in New York on Tuesday.

PORT-AU-PRINCE – The Director of the Haiti Observatory within the Global Initiative Against Organized Crime, Romain Le Cour, has called on Haitian authorities to break their silence and issue an official statement regarding the drone attacks that left eight children dead in the Simon Pelé neighborhood of Cité Soleil.

PORT OF SPAIN – Homeland Security Minister Roger Alexander says he is contemplating taking legal  action against a lawyer representing a senior prison officer detained under the state of emergency (SoE), even as the main opposition People’s National Movement (PNM) called for an “immediate and independent” investigation into the allegations.

KINGSTON -The Jamaica government has confirmed that one of its nationals who had been deported to the Kingdom of Eswatini from the United States, has returned to the island.

BRIDGETOWN – Two senior United Nations officials, Tuesday said that every every person deserves the right to communicate, learn, and participate in society, arguing that for deaf children and adults, sign language provides that critical gateway.

SPORTS:

TOKYO – In a significant recognition of her standing among her peers, Dominica’s world champion triple jumper Thea LaFond has been elected to the World Athletics Athletes’ Commission.

CMC/2025