AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoDevelopment Partners Roundtable: PM Godwin Friday told UN reps and partners SVG will re-double efforts to improve living standards, with poverty reduction front and centre as debt servicing eats 36 cents of every tax dollar. Financing & Accountability: CDB VP Isaac Solomon praised SVG’s “rare” honesty, while Friday urged a global overhaul of development finance so small islands can access concessional funding using a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index. Cruise Port Deal: Government signed an MoU with Global Ports Holding for a 30-year concession and up to EC$250m to modernise Kingstown Cruise Port, with Vincentians offered up to 30% ownership via a concession company. Climate & Land: GEF approved a US$6.1m UNEP-led project for watershed restoration in SVG’s south corridor, targeting degraded land, emissions cuts, and better watershed management. Fisheries Clean Energy: CRFM’s STAR-Fish project will push renewable energy and low-carbon upgrades for fisheries and aquaculture across the region, with SVG as a beneficiary. Sports & Youth: Hairouna Karate Federation selected Sharen Bennett-Bascombe for WKF Guardian Girls Instructor training in Mexico; Netball AGM set for Zoom June 22. Public Service & Governance: Public Service Week runs June 16–23, while opposition leader Ralph Gonsalves condemned the dismissal of 28 public workers as politically discriminatory.
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