BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, April 24, 2026.
ST. JOHN’S – The Antigua and Barbuda Electoral Commission (ABEC) says it will not hesitate to take action against any individual found to be in breach of the Representation of The People Act as campaigning continues here ahead of the April 30 general elections.
BASSETERRE – Governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Timothy Antoine, says while the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) is politically integrated, it is however economically fragmented.
WASHINGTON – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries to intensify immunisation efforts as part of Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) amid concern about the increase in measles cases in the region.
WASHINGTON – The Inter-American Commission for Human rights (IACHR) is renewing its call for Barbados to abolish the death penalty, acknowledging that no execution has been carried out since 1984.
KINGSTON – Police say they have arrested a husband and wife wanted in the United States following a coordinated pre-dawn operation by the Anti-Lottery Scamming Unit (ALSU), Jamaica Fugitive Apprehension Team and members of the St. James Operational Support Team.
SPORTS:
ST JOHN’S – Several of the region’s best coaches have thrown their full support behind Cricket West Indies’ (CWI) plans to develop a High-Performance Campus in Antigua.
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