BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Wednesday, May 27, 2026.
GEORGETOWN – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) foreign affairs ministers Wednesday expressed their “profound concern” regarding the ongoing and “intensifying economic, commercial, and financial measures” imposed upon Cuba by the United States.
PORT OF SPAIN -The executive director of the Trinidad and Tobago United Trust Corporation (UTC), Nigel Edwards, Wednesday said despite the global uncertainties, the financial institution recorded total investment income of TT$1.3 billion (One TT dollar=US$0.16 cents).
GEORGETOWN – Guyana and Barbados have announced the establishment of the Trident Arrow Investment Fund, a bilateral investment fund, for ordinary persons to invest in critical infrastructure and long-term, medium-to-long-term investment projects in the utility sector, technology and agro-processing.
CASTRIES – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre says the resumption of capital punishment in St. Lucia is something his administration will have to “think of very, very carefully” even as a petition is receiving significant support for the government to actively consider the enforcement of capital punishment.
ST. JOHN’S – Antigua and Barbuda has outlined a six-point proposal aimed at strengthening border security within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping.
SPORTS:
DUBLIN – West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews has made it clear that the team’s goal is to win all four of their matches in their upcoming Tri-series against Pakistan and Ireland.
CASTRIES -President of the St Lucia Olympic Committee (SLOC) Alfred Emmanuel has accused CARICOM of failing regional athletes and sporting organisations by its inability to make intra-regional travel affordable.
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