BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Monday, August 17, 2026.
ROSEAU – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has called on Dominicans to allow the legal process to take its course as the police say another of their colleagues is due to appear in court this week charged with murder following the discovery of the body of a 16-year-old girl who had been reported missing last month.
BELMOPAN – The Belize government says it has signed a Partial Scope Agreement (PSA) with El Salvador aimed at significantly deepening the bilateral relations between the two countries.
HAMILTON – The Bermuda government says it has launched a series of public consultations with stakeholders as it seeks to advance its commitment to introduce modern competition legislation in the British Overseas Territory.
WASHINGTON -The United States government says it has revoked over 175,000 visas as the Donald Trump administration establishes a task force for ending what it described as “birth tourism”.
PORT OF SPAIN – Former prime minister Dr. Keith Rowley Monday called on the Trinidad and Tobago government to state how many nationals have had their United States visas revoked after Washington said it had done so because among other reasons they “endangered national security”.
SPORTS:
GROS ISLET – Sherfane Rutherford’s Player-of-the-Match performance helped the Barbados Tridents outmuscle the St Lucia Kings by nine runs in their rain-affected contest in the latest Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League match at the Daren Sammy National Stadium.
ST.JOHN’S -Antigua and Barbuda football officials throw their support behind embatt;ed FIFA president, Gianni Infantino.
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