AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoHaiti Security: OAS member states, including Dominica, urged the UN Security Council to renew and fully deploy Haiti’s Gang Suppression Force, calling for personnel, funding, equipment and logistics to support Haitian-led solutions. Local Governance: Dominica’s Civil Registry says it can resume normal processing of birth, marriage and death certificates after delays tied to limited security paper supplies, with more sheets received and additional stock ordered. Public Safety: Four probationary police officers were dismissed following an investigation, with the Chief of Police saying dismissal and criminal prosecution are separate processes. Regional Health: CARICOM health ministers moved to advance a regional digital health strategy with support from PAHO, the IDB and the World Bank, aiming to strengthen care delivery, surveillance and health financing. Agriculture & Food Security: Agriculture Minister Rodwell Ferguson backed a “One country, one product” model to boost Caribbean food security through specialization and trade. Infrastructure & Procurement: Dominica issued REOI/EOI for design-and-build services for steel-framed installation work at the Fond Cole Sanitary Landfill in Roseau. Regional Connectivity: EllaLink advanced its Caribbean Gateway into the development stage, targeting service by end-2029 and linking multiple islands via a carrier-neutral submarine corridor. Tourism Jobs: An ILO study on Eastern Caribbean tourism warns that informality and weak labour protections are limiting decent work and formal growth, including in Dominica. Culture: Dominica joined the wider region in mourning calypso legend Mighty Sparrow, who died at 91.
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