The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
WASHINGTON -he International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a new 36-month precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Barbados providing critical insurance in the event shocks generate balance of payments needs, while continuing to help anchor macroeconomic stability and support reform implementation under the homegrown Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation Plan 2026 (BERT 2026).
ST. JOHN’S – The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) has agreed to establish a broad-based advisory team to guide negotiations with the United States to accept a limited number of non-criminal third-country nationals and refugees.
ST. GEORGE’S – The US-based international oil and gas company that focuses on exploration and production activities in the Caribbean, Global Petroleum Group (GPG) says it is ready to launch a second major offshore drilling campaign in Grenadian waters.
ST. JOHN’S -The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) is to seek a suspension of the Common External Tariff (CET) as the sub-regional grouping moves towards enhancing trade relations with South America, Panama and the Dominican Republic, Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne has announced.
NEW YORK – Several Caribbean candidates are on the ballot in contesting the New York Democratic Primary on Tuesday.
SPORTS:
COLOMBO – West Indies Academy defeated Sri Lanka Emerging Players by two wickets in the opening Youth One Day International at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground here on Tuesday.