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CANANEWS AND SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 1200 ECT

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,  CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, May 15, 2026.

PORT OF SPAIN – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) Friday said that a “security-related matter” involving a cargo aircraft had occurred at the  Piarco International Airport on Thursday and “is currently engaging the attention of State security agencies”.

GEORGETOWN – A senior official of  the Shridath Ramphal Center for International Trade, Law, Policy and Services at the Cave Hill Campus of the University of the West Indies (UWI) says she had been hopeful  that the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General, Dr.  Carla Barnett would have played a more meaningful role in uniting the region during her first term in office.

NASSAU – Prime Minister Philip Davis says he is disappointed that despite an overwhelming victory in Tuesday’s general election, too many Bahamians stayed away from casting their ballots.

PORT OF SPAIN -Former prime minister Stuart Young  Friday said that the decision by the United States-based rating agency, Moody’s to withdraw its ratings of National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago (NGC) “is a very worrying and serious red flag”.

BELMOPAN -The Catholic Diocese of Belize City and Belmopan says while it affirms the value of the HPV vaccine, it does not however consider “a standardised school based vaccination model to  be the ost appropriate approach for a sexually transmitted infection.

HAMILTON – The Bermuda government says electoral reform is about strengthening public confidence in the island’s democracy by improving access to voting, ensuring elections continue to run fairly .

SPORTS:

GEORGETOWN – In just under two months, the South Dakota Circuit at Timehri will be transformed into an international-standard track as Guyana prepares to make its debut in the GT Challenge de las Americas.

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