BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, September 26, 2025.
UNITED NATIONS- Caribbean leaders address the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
UNITED NATIONS – The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J. Mohammed, says Haiti is “at the eye of a storm” with armed gangs tearing apart communities and families being forced from their homes.
KINGSTON – The Jamaica government has described as a “very positive development” for the island, the latest ratings by the US-based Standard and Poor’s (S&P) that upgraded the country’s long-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings from ‘BB-‘ to BB,’ while its outlook remains “positive”.
PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad and Tobago government said that it recognises that the latest ratings by the United States-based Standard & Poor’s (S&P) is a confirmation of the country’s economic resilience and a call to action to address structural challenges, including stagnant gross domestic product (GDP) growth and the limited effectiveness of past policies to diversify the economy.
ROSEAU – Dominica’s Prime MInister, Roosevelt Skerrit, has called for a “structural change” at the Barbados-based Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) as part of the reform of the education system that is urgently required in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
SPORTS:
PORT OF SPAIN – Recently appointed captain of the West Indies T20 side to face Nepal, Akeal Hosein expects the senior players in the team to step up to the plate when their T20I series bowls off on Saturday.
AHMEDABAD – Fast bowler Johann Layne is in line to make his senior debut for the West Indies after being named as a replacement for Shamar Joseph for next month’s two-Test series against India.
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