BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews Schedule for Monday, August 12, 2024
BRIDGETOWN – The Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) Monday warned that a disturbance located a few hundred miles away from the Lesser Antilles, could become Tropical Storm Ernesto, the fifth named storm of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season within the next 48 hours.
KINGSTON – A seven-year-old primary school student is among eight people shot and killed when gunmen opened fire in separate gun attacks at Cherry Tree Lane in Clarendon, south of here on Sunday night.
THE VALLEY – Police says they believe that the shooting incident that occurred on Sunday night , in which one person was killed and two others injured, may have involved foreign nationals.
PARAMARIBO – The Energy Companies Suriname (EBS)Tariff Commission (ETC) has taken issue with a statement made by an International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff mission regarding energy prices for consumers in the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARIOM) country.
KINGSTOWN – Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, saying that he has over 4,000 houses to repair or build, is pleading with contractors to apply for work with the government to repair buildings across St. Vincent and the Grenadines damaged by Hurricane Beryl in July.
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