AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHumanitarian Aid: CARICOM delivered earthquake relief to Venezuela—88 containers arriving at La Guaira with food, medicines, rubble-removal machinery, and 300 water tanks—coordinated by Guyana with support from SVG and other islands. Basketball (SVG): St. Vincent & the Grenadines finished Group B third at the FIBA AmeriCup 2029 Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers after wins over Grenada (85-66) and Cayman Islands (96-63), then losses to Haiti and Barbados; rookie Shad Thomas starred in the final game with 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals. Regional Security: DHS and CARICOM’s IMPACS signed an agreement to share biometric data for border and immigration screening across participating Caribbean countries. Currency & Culture: ECCB unveiled redesigned EC banknotes replacing Queen Elizabeth II with Caribbean heroes—SVG’s Robert Milton Cato features on the $5 note, with circulation expected from late 2027. CARICOM Cost-of-Living: Leaders agreed on measures to ease prices, including fuel import tax cuts, freight relief, cheaper intra-regional cargo, more renewables, and plans to fast-track a regional ferry service.
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