The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Monday, June 29, 2026.
ROSEAU – Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says the Citizenship by Investment Programme (CBI) is a vehicle being used to Dominicans from draconian taxation and maintain their socio-economic standards, as he warned againt plans by the opposition to phase out the programme should it win the next general election.
ST. JOHN’S – Prime Minister Gaston Browne says a study being undertaken by the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) regarding the establishment of an establish an Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)-owned regional airline could be received ‘within weeks’.
BRUSSELS – The European Council has decided to prolong the European Union’s (EU) framework for restrictive measures against those responsible for threatening the peace, stability and security of Haiti or undermining democracy and the rule of law in the country until July29 next year.
KINGSTOWN – St. Vincent and the Grenadines is reporting an increase in HIV infections with health officials saying that the new cases are clustering among young adults aged 25-29 and older men 60 and above.
PORT AU PRINCE – Haiti’s Public Health Minister, Bertrand Sinal, says any person travelling to the country from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda would need to spend at least 21 days in a third country not affected by Ebola before being allowed into the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
SPORTS:
LONDON – West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has declared her team will enter Tuesday’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup semifinal against Australia with ‘nothing to lose’ and a fearless mindset that could prove dangerous for the tournament favourites.
DUBAI – The qualification pathway for cricket’s historic return to the Olympic Games at LA28 has been confirmed, presenting a unique challenge and opportunity for the Caribbean region.