AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoProsthetics & Health Tech: Hope to Walk, a small nonprofit from Blacksburg, is a finalist for the .ORG Impact Award (Health and Healing), with a shot at $50,000—after building nearly 5,000 custom prosthetic legs across 11 countries. Governance & Digital Ethics: Prime Minister Andrew Holness says technology can modernise parliaments, but must stay “the servant of democracy,” protecting human judgement and public trust. Fair Pay Compliance: Australia’s University of Queensland signed an enforceable undertaking after about $11m in wage underpayments affecting 16,382 staff over nearly a decade, including workers at its St Lucia campus. Regional AI Skills: The ECCB’s 2026 Generative AI and Python Summer Camp ends with a public showcase of chatbot and multimedia projects from young innovators across the Eastern Caribbean. Energy Efficiency for Buildings: Saint Lucia hosts a CARICOM meeting (Aug 31–Sep 3) to review and revise the Regional Energy Efficiency Building Code and minimum performance standards. Water & Local Systems: An opinion piece revisits why Babonneau still faces water shortages, pointing to how the Hill 20 system draws from river intakes and springs. Renewables Funding Call: IRENA is inviting renewable project proposals across Central America and the Caribbean, including Saint Lucia, for potential financing and de-risking support.
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