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CANANEWS AND SPORTS SCHEDULE AT1200 ECT

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, October 25, 2024.

BRADES – Former premier Reuben Meade led his newly formed United Alliance (UA) to victory in the general elections here on Monday, according to the preliminary figures released by the Montserrat Electoral Commission during the early hours on Friday morning.

KINGSTOWN – Two St. Vincent and the Grenadines lawyers involved in the lawsuit brought against the Trinidad and Tobago government over the 2009 collapse of British American Insurance Co. Ltd and Colonial Life Insurance Co. Ltd insurance giants, say the decision of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) to dismiss the claim is “a devastating blow to policyholders across the Eastern Caribbean, a step backwards for CARICOM and a stain on the Caribbean Court of Justice itself.

GEORGETOWN – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping says it is making significant strides towards enhancing ocean governance and sustainable management of marine resources.

PORT AU PRINCE – The President of the Transitional Presidential Council (TPC), Leslie Voltaire, has written to the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, urging him to transform the Kenya-led UN Security  Council sanctioned Multinational Security Support (MSS) Mission in Haiti into a peacekeeping mission of blue helmets.

GEORGETOWN – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Implementation Agency for Crime and Security (IMPACS) says Guyana has become the latest CARICOM country benfitting from a project allowing for the country’s police to test firearms recovered from crime scenes.

SPORTS:

SANTO DOMINGO- Moca FC and Cavalier FC battled to a scoreless stalemate in the first leg of their Concacaf Caribbean Cup semifinal clash on Thursday at the Estadio Moca 85.

BALAGOLLA- West Indies seeking to avoid a whitewash in their One Day Limited Overs series against Sri lanka.

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