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CANANEWS AND SPORTS SCHEDULE AT 1200 ECT

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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC –  The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Monday, February 16, 2026.

ST.  JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne Monday said Caribbean countries should look beyond trade in their relations with the European Union (EU).

BRIDGETOWN – Prime Minister Mia Mottley’s new Cabinet sworn into office following her Barbados Labour Party (BLP)  convincing victory in last Wednesday’s general election.

GEORGETOWN – Principal Magistrate Judy Latchman Monday  issued an arrest warrant for Opposition Leader, Azruddin Mohamed, even as his attorney urged her not to do so.

KINGSTOWN – A former speaker of the St. Vincent and the Grenadines parliament, Jomo Sanga Thomas, says the world and indeed the Caribbean, owes Cuba a “massive debt of gratitude” as the country counters the latest actions of the United States that are fuelling a humanitarian crisis in that Caribbean country.

PORT OF SPAIN – Terri Lyons won the 2026 Calypso Monarch competition on Sunday night defeating at least three other former winners as the Carnival  activities enter the final two days of  revelry.

SPORTS:
MILAN – Jamaican bobsledder Mica Moore is currently in 15th position out of 25 competitors after two heats of the women’s monobob competition at the Winter Olympics were completed on Sunday.

CMC/2026