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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANews Schedule for Monday, March 10, 2025

WASHINGTON-Suriname Foreign Affairs Minister Albert Ramdin in contest to become next Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS).

ST. GEORGE’S – Opposition Leader Emmalin Pierre responds to EC$.91 billion budget presented by Grenada government last Friday.

BRIDGETOWN -Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Ryan Straughn, delivers the Budget speech against the backdrop of a growing economy and government’s improved fiscal performance. (Late Story).

WASHINGTON – Suriname is in line to receive US$61.4 million from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after an IMF delegation said it has reached a staff level agreement with the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.

ST.  JOHN’S – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, says the United States should treat the Caribbean with ‘some degree’ of respect rather that threatening the region over the survival of its healthcare systems.

SANTIAGO –The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says of 14 Caribbean countries surveyed, only Suriname recognises paid paternity leave of eight days.

CMC/2025