AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoAI & Education: Saint Lucia launched P.E.R.T., a Programme for Educational Realignment and Transformation, aiming to expand student opportunities and better prepare learners for an AI-shaped workplace. Telecom Resilience: Regulators in Dominica and Saint Lucia, with ECTEL, are reviewing a Flow outage blamed on a fibre fault between Guadeloupe and Antigua, while Flow outlines steps to strengthen network resilience. Water for Farmers: In Babonneau (Chassin), the Seven Crops Project rehabilitated a clogged irrigation system—silt removal, filtration upgrades, and network reconnection—boosting reliable supply for about 50 farmers across roughly 100 acres. Blue Economy Data: The CRFM, with FAO and CAF, launched an open-access Caribbean Blue Economy Knowledge Hub for fisheries, aquaculture, and marine spatial planning, including Saint Lucia. Solar Procurement: GIZ is seeking bids for design, supply and installation of 10 grid-tied Solar PV systems across Saint Lucia (about 111 kW total). Regional Tech Talent: ECCB named Phillip John (SVG) the 2026 ECCB–Thomas De La Rue Scholar for Environmental Data Science and Machine Learning at Imperial College London. Climate & Finance: IFC will invest up to US$15M in the Caribbean Community Resilience Fund debt sub-fund across 13 countries, targeting resilience and sustainable development projects.
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