AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCARICOM Diplomacy: Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar scored a major diplomatic win at the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting in St. Lucia, pushing for the Caribbean Court of Justice to issue an advisory opinion on the re-election of the CARICOM Secretary-General under Article 212. Regional Governance: CARICOM leaders also outlined measures to ease rising cost of living, including tax cuts on imported fuel, freight-cost adjustments, lower cargo movement costs, more renewable energy investment, and plans to fast-track a regional ferry service. Local Digital Agriculture: St. Vincent and the Grenadines is moving ahead with a National Geospatial Database and Management Information System for agriculture and coastal risk management, funded by the UN’s FAO. Youth in Tech & Food Systems: The Zero Hunger Trust Fund launched the Youth Agriculture Science Internship Programme (YASIP), placing 45 interns in a six-week training focused on transforming food systems. Energy Efficiency: The One St Vincent Group is cutting electricity use at government facilities through LED retrofits and solar-linked upgrades, with thousands of kWh saved reported so far.
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