AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoRegional Climate & Resilience: Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell is in Saint Lucia for CARICOM’s July 5–8 meeting, with climate change and climate financing, agri-food resilience, and regional health security on the agenda. Disaster Risk Funding: The EU-CA-RES programme is funding Sendai Framework disaster risk reduction work in St Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, and Suriname, including tools like the Delta Resilience Platform to track hazards and impacts. Local Weather Watch: Grenada’s Meteorological Services reports a tropical wave crossing the island bringing showery conditions and thunderstorms, with a low chance of flash floods/landslides, plus a separate system monitored in the central Atlantic. Investment Migration & Local Jobs: IMA Grenada’s symposium in Gouyave pushed the Enhanced Local Developers Participation initiative, aiming to expand Grenadian-led investment projects across tourism, agribusiness, renewable energy, ICT, and more. Fisheries Pressure: NOAA flagged Grenada among six countries engaged in IUU fishing (2022–2024), noting negative certification for limited improvement. Animal Health & Trade Dispute: Saint Lucia says its veterinary authorities followed approved protocols before two horses were exported to Grenada, after testing linked to equine piroplasmosis. Governance & Infrastructure: A Grenada procurement notice seeks electronic office equipment under the Caribbean Resilient Renewable Energy Infrastructure Investment Facility. CBI Diplomacy Shockwaves: EU demands Antigua and Barbuda phase out its CBI programme by June 1, 2028, setting up a wider regional policy fight.
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