AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoClimate Finance & Resilience: Finance Minister Dennis Cornwall wraps a 3-day UK visit, pushing for a fairer international system for small island states, including climate-resilient debt clauses and disaster-risk financing. Food Security & Farming Jobs: OECS and Grenada host the Youth and Women in Agriculture Symposium, spotlighting youth, women and differently-abled farmers as key to cutting the region’s heavy food import bill (US$658m a year). School Safety & Climate-Ready Infrastructure: St Dominic’s RC School Block #5 is handed over after reconstruction, now built to be climate-resilient and to serve as an emergency shelter. Clean Ocean & Waste Management: The Nature Conservancy seeks a Grenada communications and stakeholder engagement consultant for a 5-year “Clean and Healthy Ocean” project focused on improving waste management and public awareness. Health in Tourism: Grenada Hotel and Tourism Association launches free PSA prostate screening for 100 men (40+) across September. Transport Electrification: Grenada marks World EV Day 2026, highlighting steps to expand charging and manage end-of-life EV batteries. Coastal Climate Grants (Regional): CABRIC opens grant funding for locally led coastal resilience projects across participating Caribbean countries, with Grenada included. Preparedness for Respiratory Pandemics: Grenada strengthens its National Respiratory Pathogen Preparedness and Response Plan after a national validation workshop with PAHO/WHO.
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