AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoRegional Integration Payoff: After CARICOM’s 51st heads-of-government meeting, leaders are being pushed to move from big promises to measurable economic returns—especially on practical bottlenecks like connectivity. Caribbean Air Links: LIAT Air launched a historic nonstop between Guadeloupe (Pointe-à-Pitre) and Jamaica (Montego Bay), starting twice weekly with 33 passengers and aiming to scale to daily as demand grows—framed as a boost for tourism jobs and wider European access. Regional Security Cooperation: At an Antilles-Guyane regional cooperation and security conference in Martinique, OECS officials and leaders—including PM Roosevelt Skerrit—called for a broader, coordinated security approach covering maritime protection, cybersecurity, food/energy resilience, and climate risks. Decolonisation & Reparations Push: Caribbean reparationists escalated advocacy in London, renewing demands that former colonial powers not only compensate but also cede remaining overseas territories. Water Crisis Watch: France’s drought monitoring expanded to 98 of 101 departments; in the French Caribbean, Guadeloupe and Martinique are on alert, underscoring how climate stress is tightening policy and daily life.
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