AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAir Travel Shock: Eleven airlines have collapsed into administration in 2026, with holidaymakers facing cancelled trips; the latest hit is European Cargo (about 180 jobs at risk), as fuel costs surge after the Iran conflict and Iata warns ticket prices will inevitably rise. Colonial Health Accountability: France’s National Assembly has unanimously backed a bill acknowledging the state’s “share of responsibility” in the chlordecone scandal in Guadeloupe and Martinique, tied to long-term contamination and health harms; the law also targets decontamination and compensation planning. Legal Reckoning on Slavery: France voted unanimously to repeal the Code Noir, a 1685 decree that treated enslaved people as property; the move is widely seen as symbolic, with reparations still unresolved. Regional Justice & Trade: The OHADAC Regional Arbitration Centre (CARO) and the OECS will launch training on arbitration and ADR across the Eastern Caribbean, aiming to make dispute resolution more accessible for businesses and investors. Environment & Cooperation: An OECS delegation visited Martinique and Guadeloupe to study sargassum management strategies and value-added uses, supported by the EU and SARSEA. Connectivity Boost: Liat Air announced its first direct Pointe-à-Pitre–Montego Bay flights starting July 14, a new link between the French Caribbean and Jamaica.
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