BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
BRIDGETOWN – The Barbados government has outlined a number of initiatives aimed at improving the lives of pregnant mothers, special needs people as well as families caring for persons with disabilities.
UNITED NATIONS -The United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Haiti, Carlos Ruiz Massieu, says Haiti remains mired in a multidimensional crisis marked by weak institutions, political uncertainty, widespread gang violence and overwhelming humanitarian needs.
ST.JOHN’S -The ruling Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) maintained its slender one seat majority in the 17-member Parliament after Randy Baltimore won the St Philip North constituency on Monday.
KINGSTOWN – Opposition Leader Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has criticised the decision of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines government to send the Minister of National Security, St. Clair Daniel, on a state visit to Taiwan.
PARAMARIBO -The National Assembly willl meet on Thursday to decide whether to give the Public Prosecution Service (OM) the green light to proceed with 19 criminal charges against former finance minister Gillmore Hoefdraad.
SPORTS:
KINGSTOWN – Australia Women’s head coach Shelley Nitschke says she will use their white-ball tour of the Caribbean to select the squad for the upcoming Women’s T20 World Cup.
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