BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Monday, October 26, 2026
CASTRIES – Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has congratulated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his re-election on Sunday.
ST. JOHN’S – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston browne is predicting an economic spin-off for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country as it prepares to host thousands of delegates for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) that gets underway here on November 1.
QUITO – The Latin American and Caribbean Energy Organization (OLACDE) says there has been a “record” increase in energy inflation in the region driven by geopolitical tensions and mounting pressure on fuel prices.
BASSETERRE – Prime Minister Dr. Terrance Drew says the stroke he had suffered in September requiring urgent medical treatment in the United States came after he had several massages while on vacation that month.
NASSAU – The chairman of the main opposition Free National Movement (FNM), Dr. Duane Sands says that “the Road to Convention Begins” and that the party will take steps to propose a formal date and to operationalise the secretariat to ensure the convention takes place.
SPORTS:
DHAKA – For the first time in three decades the West Indies have a chance of ending the year unbeaten in Test series, and they will be going “all out” to ensure they end the year on a high with victory against Bangladesh.
GEORGETOWN – Centuries by Jason Mohamed and captain Larry Farnum carried West Indies to an emphatic 181-run victory over Wales when action in the International Masters Cricket (IMC) Over-40s World Cup continued here on Sunday.
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