BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, November 21, 2025.
PORT OF SPAIN – Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister, Kamla Persad-Bissessar, says “it is only a matter of time before CARICOM implodes” warning against regional prime ministers “cavorting around the region and interfering in the affairs and elections of member states”.
PARAMARIBO – A delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is ending a visit to Suriname on Friday indicating that economic growth “has been decent” and is expected to continue at around two to three per cent in the next few years.
NEW YORK – Fitch Ratings has affirmed Jamaica’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating at ’BB-’ and revised its outlook to stable from positive following the impact of Hurricane Melissa on October 28 that left 42 people dead and damage estimated at nine billion US dollars.
GEORGETOWN – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, says the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa when it passed through the region in late October, underscores the urgency of addressing the existential threats posed by climate change.
BRIDGETOWN – Caribbean countries have been warned that organised criminals were evolving and leveraging gaps in knowledge of natural resource and environmental crime issues to evade detection by law enforcement.
SPORTS:
CASTRIES – In a monumental coup for island sports, two of St. Lucia’s premier boxers, John Didier and Kyle Marcel, are set to storm the global stage.
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