AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoCARICOM-Canada diplomacy: Canada and CARICOM foreign ministers met in Panama City and agreed a renewed, results-focused Action Plan built around competitive and resilient economies, climate action, and regional security—covering transnational crime, irregular migration, and Haiti. Grenada’s digital resilience: Grenada is advancing public-safety tech through the Regional Cell Broadcast Emergency Warning System, co-hosting a validation workshop and working with ITU and the World Bank to strengthen early warnings. ECCB youth push: The ECCB will run a free 2026 STEM Camp starting July 6 for ages 14–18 across ECCU member territories, including Grenada, as part of its digital transformation drive. Finance & development: Minister Dennis Cornwall represented Grenada at the OPEC Fund Development Forum in Vienna, focusing on closing climate-vulnerability financing gaps and discussing a “Vulnerability to Viability” compact. Banking market watch: A Caribbean banking analysis highlights Scotiabank’s move to buy out remaining minority shares in Scotia Group Jamaica and delist it—raising questions about who controls regional banking. Culture & diaspora: Grenada Diaspora Homecoming 2026 kicked off with a Welcome Reception at Belmont Estate, while Spicemas artist Skinny Banton continues a high-output 2026 music run tied to Jab culture. Coastal works procurement: WINDREF invited contractors to prequalify for coastal protection construction under the Telescope’s Living Shoreline project in Telescope/Little Bay.
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