AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoMedicinal cannabis finance: St. Kitts and Nevis has brought in Saboto Caesar, former SVG agriculture minister, to help restart its stalled medicinal cannabis sector by designing a banking and compliance framework and unveiling its seed-to-sale tracking to financial institutions. Education access: St. Vincent and the Grenadines is removing registration-related fees for Form 1 students entering public and government-assisted private secondary schools, with schools issuing revised registration packages. Digital skills push: SVG’s National Centre for Technological Innovation launched a Business and Technology Leadership Programme for 112 young entrepreneurs, training them in AI, QuickBooks, Excel and social media advertising. Tech diplomacy & research: Taiwan highlighted its semiconductor and digital cooperation with SVG during a screening of “A Chip Odyssey,” while SVG’s Darron Rodan John completed a PhD in business administration focused on digital banking adoption. Regional security tech: The US and CARICOM IMPACS signed a biometric data-sharing partnership to speed up border checks, including for citizenship-by-investment screening. Disaster readiness: NOAA strengthened tsunami preparedness in SVG, supporting hazard planning and warning systems.
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