BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, October 23, 2026
ST. JOHN’S – Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Kamaria DeCastro, says Antigua and Barbuda has strengthened its surveillance measures to guard against the potential introduction of Ebola ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) which gets underway here from November 1.
PORT OF SPAIN – Former finance minister Vishnu Dhanpaul is maintaining that the Trinidad and Tobago economy is in a recession and dismissed government’s reliance on statements issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and other regional and international financial and rating agencies to dispute the “recession” debate.
BELMOPAN – Belize has become the country to sign the new United Nations Multi-Country Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework.
ST. GEORGE’S – Grenada is projecting visitor spending this year to reach more than one billion dollars (One E dollar=US$0.37 cents) following visitor expenditure of EC$1.047 billion in 2025.
GRAND CAYMAN – The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF SPC) says the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has become the first UN agency to join the CCRIF SPC and purchase parametric insurance coverage.
SPORTS:
DHAKA – Kevin Wickham and John Campbell scored half centuries as West Indies batters made full use of favourable conditions on the final day of their two-day warmup match against a Bangladesh Cricket Board XI, which petered out into a draw on Friday.
MIAMI – Haiti’s ‘home game’ against the USA in their upcoming CONCACAF Nations League clash has been switched to the Nu Stadium.
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