The following is the CANANews and SPORTS Schedule for Friday, August 8, 2026.
ROSEAU – Prominent Dominican businessman Gregor Nassief says court action is an option open to force Dominica government to review Citizenship by Investment (CBI) programme.
BRIDGETOWN -The Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) has described as ‘entirely false’ a voice note currently circulating on social media containing what it says are ‘false and misleading claims’ about Barbados’ instant payments system, BiMPay.
PORT OF SPAIN – BP has agreed to acquire Woodside Energy’s 70 per cent interest in Block TTDAA 14, the Calypso gas project in Trinidad and Tobago, increasing it stake to 100 per cent and assuming operatorship.
GEORGETOWN – Guyana’s rice industry is embracing an innovative climate-smart farming model that has the potential to significantly reduce production costs, improve environmental sustainability and create an additional source of income for hundreds of rice farmers.
HAMILTON – The Bermuda government Friday said that the challenges facing the island’s labour market are not due to a lack of economic growth, but a demographic reality of an ageing population and a shrinking workforce.
SPORTS:
EUGENE – Jamaica’s Gary Card and Shanoya Douglas delivered silver medal performances in the men’s and women’s 100m finals on Thursday night at the World Athletics Under-20 Championships, securing the nation’s first medals of the competition at Hayward Field.
ST. JOHN’S – The future stars of West Indies women’s cricket are set to take centre stage as the 2026 Rising Stars Women’s Under-19 Championship gets underway across Antigua from August 8-15, with defending champions Barbados aiming to complete a remarkable regional double.