AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoAviation & Tourism Links: Jamaica has welcomed LIAT Air’s first-ever direct flight from Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) to Montego Bay, launching a twice-weekly, year-round service (Tuesdays and Saturdays) with 33 passengers—seen as a boost for regional travel, tourism, and business ties, and a way for Guadeloupe residents to reach Jamaica without long layovers. Regional Integration Watch: After CARICOM’s 51st Heads of Government meeting, analysts say the real test is whether integration delivers measurable economic returns—especially on “operational” priorities like connectivity. Regional Security Cooperation: OECS reports Martinique hosted the Antilles-Guyane Regional Cooperation Conference alongside a regional security conference, with PM Roosevelt Skerrit calling for a broader, coordinated approach to security beyond policing, including maritime protection, cybersecurity, and climate resilience. Water & Climate Pressure: Drought monitoring is expanding in France, with Guadeloupe and Martinique at “alert” level as restrictions could follow—another reminder that climate impacts are now driving policy decisions across the French Caribbean. Reparations & Decolonisation Push: A Caribbean delegation in London is pressing for slavery reparations that include not just compensation but also decolonisation steps like Britain giving up overseas territories.
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