BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC- The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, May 22, 2026.
PARAMARIBO – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign ministers have ended a two-day meeting here, saying that their deliberations have “yielded a singular, inescapable message” that for CARICOM, “unity and collective action are no longer optional – they are strategic imperatives”.
CASTRIES –The St. Lucia government is being urged to actively consider the enforcement of capital punishment even as both government and opposition condemned this week’s murder of a 24 year-old mother, whose bullet riddled body was found in the driver’s seat of a vehicle.
PORT OF SPAIN – The lawyer representing the 31-year-old woman, whose common-law husband, Joshua Samaroo, died during a shooting incident involving the police, says her client “is shocked and deeply distressed “ at the decision of the police to issue warrants for her arrest on chargs including manslaughter.
BASSETERRE – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) chairman, Dr. Terrance Drew says meaningful and lasting progress in addressing crime and violence across the Caribbean region cannot be achieved without decisive leadership and political commitment.
ST. JOHN’S – The Antigua and Barbuda government has announced new measures aimed at enhancing public health safety amid concerns regarding the deadly outbreaks of Hantavirus, Ebola and Malaria in several parts of the world.
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the third review of Haiti’s Staff-Monitored Programme (SMP), including the authorities’ request for an extension through June 19, 2027.
SPORTS:
PORT OF SPAIN – Veteran Trinidad and Tobago Red Force batsmen Jason Mohammed and Evin Lewis have called time on their first-class careers.
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