The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Monday, August 3, 2026.
GEORGETOWN – A magistrate has adjourned to September 7, the court case in which three people, including the captain of the ill-fated MV Barima, have been charged with murder after the 87-year-old vessel sank on July 18, resulting in the death of 72 people and more than 30 others missing and presumed dead.
SAN DIEGO – The California-based Haitian Bridge Alliance (HBA) has strongly condemned the expansion of the US Visa Bond Programme, warning that it discriminatorily impacts Caribbean and other immigrants.
GEORGETOWN – The Guyana government says it has commenced the process to secure a specialised marine salvage contractor to recover the MV Barima, which capsized and sank on July 18 off the North West Coast, killing 72 people with more than 30 others missing and presumed dead.
PARAMARIBO -The chairman of the General Liberation and Development Party (ABOP), Ronnie Brunswijk, says his party will vote against the ratification of the border protocol between Suriname and France.
KINGSTON – Police say they have dealt another blow to organised crime syndicates operating in Jamaic after 19 members of the ‘Genasyde Gang’ had been arrested and slapped with several charges.
SPORTS:
PORT OF SPAIN – Secnd day of the second test match between West Indies and Pakistan at the Queen’s Park Oval.
GLASGOW – Head coach of Jamaica’s senior netball side Sasher-Gaye Henry-Wright said she is proud of the team’s second place finish at the Commonwealth Games here on Sunday.
PORT OF SPAIN – Jamaican outfit Mount Pleasant FA edged Delfines del Este of the Dominican Republic 1-0 on Sunday to capture the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Club Shield title at the Ato Boldon Stadium here on Sunday.