AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoHousing & Governance: The Dominica Housing Loans Board marked its 69th anniversary, with Chairman Felix Thomas saying it has serviced well over 3,000 public officers, while Housing Permanent Secretary Reginald Severin urged modern, efficient solutions to tackle affordability, land access, permit delays, and rising construction costs. Politics (Roseau North by-election): UWP candidate Daniel Lugay used a Dominica Business Forum appearance to push priorities like relocating the Fond Cole “Labass” landfill and fixing garbage collection, while independent Sherman Boston called for unity and highlighted issues from landfill and netball stadium needs to access problems for residents without vehicles. Justice: Security Minister Rayburn Blackmore praised police and prosecutors after guilty verdicts in the Langlois-Marchand murder case, as two American men were convicted in Dominica over the 2023 killings. Diplomacy & Education: China’s scholarship push continues, with seven Dominican students receiving awards and the Chinese Ambassador urging them to become “young ambassadors” of friendship. Sports: Thea LaFond won Dominica’s first-ever Commonwealth Games gold in the women’s triple jump, completing her bronze-silver-gold medal set. Regional/Policy: ECCB Monetary Council chairmanship rotates to Dominica’s Dr Irving McIntyre, and the EU’s CBI crackdown is again in focus across the Eastern Caribbean.
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