BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The following is the CANANEWS and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, March 28,2025
GENEVA – The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Friday said extreme weather and climate impacts had a damaging toll on Latin America and the Caribbean last year, resulting in dying glaciers, record-breaking hurricanes, debilitating drought and deadly floods.
BRIDGETOWN – The new newly appointed United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Representative to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, AbdulKadir Musse, is warning of a disturbing surge in violence against children in the region.
ST. JOHN’S – Antigua and Barbuda Foreign Affairs Minister, E.P. Chet Greene, says his country must not neglect the importance of nurturing the existing relationships with Europe, China and the United States.
BRIDGETOW – Prime Minister Mia Mottley is urging the United States to avert a Caribbean trade crisis as the North American country moves towards implementing a policy to impose a port fee of one million US dollars per port call on any Chinese-built vessel calling at US ports.
PARAMARIBO – United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio ended his first official visit to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries on Thursday outlining Washington’s new foreign policy agenda while reiterating the North American country’s desire for close and improved relations with the region.
SPORTS:
KINGSTON – The Jamaican club Mount Pleasant Academy (MPA) has announced the transfer of rising star Jamari Nolan to MLS NEXT Pro club Toronto FC II.
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