BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Tuesday, February 3, 2026
CASTRIES – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre says there is no “imminent withdrawal” of St. Lucia students studying medicine in Cuba, amid concerns that the United States has called on Castries to stop sending students to the Caribbean country.
PORT OF SPAIN – The director of the Police Complaints Authority (PCA), David West, says it is not an offence to use their cellphones to record police and all matters which involve breaches of the law after a High Court judge called for the mandatory use of body cameras by police officers.
BELMOPAN – Belize and Guyana have signed a series of memoranda of understanding (MoU) aimed at strengthening cooperation across key areas of mutual interest, while reaffirming their longstanding friendship and shared Caribbean values.
NEW YORK – Caribbean immigration advocates have welcomed a United States federal district court’s ruling blocking the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 350, 000 Haitians living in the North American country.
FORT DE FRANCE – The French Senate has given the green light to Martinique to seek associate membership with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), after it officially signed the accession agreement at the CARICOM summit held in Barbados in February last year.
KINGSTON- A former government legislator Jolyan Silvera, has pleaded guilty to the lesser offence of manslaughter in connection with the death of his wife, Melissa Silvera.
SPORTS:
PARAMARIBO – Guyana was defeated by hosts Suriname 86-73 to finish in second place at the Nations Cup for the second successive year.
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