AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoTech & Education: Saint Lucia’s Library Services Director Sally Rosemond is sounding the alarm ahead of International Literacy Day, saying children’s reading habits are slipping as technology pulls attention away—and urging parents to step in and help rebuild a love of books. Connectivity Costs: A new Broadband Genie study of 3,446 SIM-only plans across 234 markets puts the UK at 46th for average mobile broadband cost, at about $0.27 per 1GB—useful context for how affordability shapes access to learning and services. STEM Pathways: LUCELEC’s SPISE scholar Anaiah Bousquet says the UWI Cave Hill residential STEM programme boosted her confidence and ambitions, pushing her to think beyond the region for future study and impact. Policing Tech Boost: Taiwan donated two desktop computers to the Royal Saint Lucia Police Force to strengthen administrative and operational capacity. Forensics & Crime Fighting: A Caribbean forensic science push is expanding shared standards and lab support, with Saint Lucia and partners working to improve cross-border links for investigations and prosecutions. Digital Governance: Prime Minister Andrew Holness told delegates that technology should serve democracy—not replace human judgement—at the CPA Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic conference in Jamaica.
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