BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
HAGUE –Venezuela Wednesday reiterated its position that the disputed Essequibo region belongs to the South American country and that its appearance before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is because Caracas “cannot remain silent in the face of a process that Guyana intends to use to unilaterally redefine both the nature of the territorial dispute and the obligations binding Venezuela and Guyana under the Geneva Agreement.
ROSEAU – Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Wednesday said as far as he is concerned, Belizean economist, Dr. Carla Barnett, has been reappointed as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General and that Dominica had supported the decision.
NASSAU – The Bahamas government says it has acquired all outstanding shares of the Grand Bahama Power Company (GBPC) in a deal Prime Minister Philip Davis said will cut electricity bills for customers by an average of 37 per cent.
BRIDGETOWN – The Barbados government Wednesday confirmed that a mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has arrived here to discuss a new relationship with Barbados, following its exit from an official IMF programme last year.
ROSEAU – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit Wednesday said that the government cannot “ignore or dismiss” the second major fire to hit the capital within a three month period, saying “it is a matter that demands urgent and serious attention”
BRIDGETOWN – When The Bahamas hosted the Fourth Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Escazú Agreement in April, it marked the first time the conference had been held in the Caribbean. (CMCFeature by Michelle Brathwaite).
SPORTS:
KINGSTON – The Jamaica Kingsmen have selected Rovman Powell, Andre Russell and Fabian Allen to represent them in this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
BRIDGETOWN – Barbados Pride head coach Vasbert Drakes said his team has “done their homework” on the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force and are fully prepared for their crucial semifinal clash in the West Indies Championship.
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