The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Tuesday, June 9, 2026.
BRIDGETOWN – More than a decade after it warned that the Caribbean had some of the highest homicide rates in the world, particularly in countries as Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and Belize, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has released a new report highlighting a disconnect between security policies and the structural causes of violence.
NASSAU – Prime Minister Philip Davis has defended his embattled Finnace Minister, Michael Halkitis, over calls for his resignation who has acknowledged serving as the president of a company linked to convicted drug smuggler Jonathan Gardiner.
ROSEAU – The leader of the main opposition Unuted Workers Party (UWP), Dr. Thomson Fontaine, says while he welcomes ‘differing views’ he will not tolerate ‘distraction, division or misrepresentation to derail the serious national conversation we must now have.
GEORGETOWN – Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, says nearly 600 children under the age of 16 had been referred to the Chrild Care and Protection Agency between 2020 and 2025 after they became pregnant.
NEW YORK – Caribbean immigration advocates have welcomed a ruling by a United States federal district court judge striking down President Donald J. Trump’s ‘unlawful’ immigration restrictions.
SPORTS:
HAMBANTOTA -Half centuries from captain Rivaldo Clarke, Mavendra Dindyal and Shaqkere Parris have given the West Indies Academy a slight advantage over Sri Lanka’s Emerging Players at the halfway mark of the first unofficial ‘Test’ here on Tuesday.
KINGSTON – With only one game of their One Day International (ODI) series against Sri Lanka being played, West Indies white ball captain Shai Hope has stressed the importance of the upcoming five-match series against New Zealand towards the regional team automatically qualifying for the 2027 ICC World Cup.