BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS SChedule for Monday, September 7, 2026.
KINGSTOWN – St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Godwin Friday, Monday urged Caribbean countries that in order to modernise public financial management effectively, there must clearly distinguish between what is simple digitisation that is merely replicating paper forms in a digital environment and real digital transformation, where business processes are re-engineered to be digital by design.
ST. JOHN’S – Antigua and Barbuda is on Monday marking Africa-CARICOM Day 2026 with Prime Minister Gaston Browne calling for a new era of practical cooperation between Africa and the Caribbean, urging both regions to transform their shared history and ancestry into stronger economic, diplomatic, cultural and developmental partnerships.
PORT OF SPAIN – A school term opened in Trinidad and Tobago on Monday with Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar issuing a warning paremts to do their “part now with your children so that in years to come when they become adults, you won’t have to be at the courthouse in your old age trying to secure bail to get them released from incarceration”.
NASSAU – Nearly two months after a Flamingo Air plane crashed in Andros, killing all 10 people on board, the Ministry of Health and Wellness said the forensic reports for the passengers have been received and are being reviewed by the chief forensic pathologist at Princess Margaret Hospital (PMH).
ROSEAU – Voters electing a new parliamentary representative for the Roseau North constituency in a by-election.
PORT OF SPAIN – The Energy Chamber of Trinidad and Tobago Monday reported that ammonia output from the six Trinidad and Tobago plants rose by 9.7 per cent in the first quarter of this year, recovering part of the volume lost when Nutrien shut its Point Lisas operations.
SPORTS:
BRIDGETOWN – The Barbados Tridents roared back to form at the Kensington Oval on Sunday night, snapping a four-game losing streak with a resounding eight-wicket victory over the Saint Lucia Kings in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
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