BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is he CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, October 17, 2025
BRIDGETOWN – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders met on Wednesday and Thursday this week, including a caucus on the United States request to Grenada to allow Washington to install radar equipment and associate technical personnel at the Maurice Bishop International Airport (MBIA), well placed sources told the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC).
PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad and Tobago government Friday urged relatives of two men allegedly killed when the United States bombed a small vessel in international waters near the coast of Venezuela earlier this week, to come forward and assist in the investigations.
GEORGETOWN -The Guyana government says it will soon move to implement tougher regulatory reform and taxation to curb the rise in gambling activities that have plunged families into financial distress and economic hardships.
PORT OF SPAIN – Opposition Leader responds to budget presentation.
BELMOPAN – The Belize government says it has reached an agreement with the Canadian-based electric utility holding company, Fortis Inc, to acquire its assets in Belize.
UNITED NATION – Up to illegal 500,000 weapons raging from handguns to battlefield-grade semi-automatic rifles are thought to be in the hands of gangs in Haiti, even though the Caribbean country has been under a UN arms embargo for the last three years. (CMCFeature by Daniel Dickinson).
SPORTS:
MIRPUR – Faced with a pitch for the opening ODI against Bangladesh that West Indies head coach Daren Sammy has described as something he’s never seen, he has called on his troops to quickly assess the conditions ahead of Saturday’s game and make the necessary adjustments.
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