AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoParliament Watch: Five bills are set for Thursday’s sitting, with three scheduled for first reading (Financial Services Authority Amendment, Companies Amendment, Legal Profession) and two deferred (Representation of the People Amendment, Constitution Amendment), alongside nine opposition questions for oral answers. Education & Community: A public consultation at Sandy Bay Government School will shape the School Improvement Project’s new Sandy Bay Government School location and offerings, funded by the CDB. Agriculture & Food Security: FAO has launched a coconut and soursop training mission in SVG (Aug 24–31) under a public-private partnership project, while farmers and government also face renewed pressure over live cattle exports to Grenada, with Agriculture Minister Israel Bruce saying shipments are halted. Youth & Skills: ECCB’s Generative AI and Python Summer Camp is expanding into real business problem-solving, and SVG is preparing to run the 2026 Survey of Living Conditions and Household Budgetary Survey after enumerator training (Aug 31–Sep 4). Regional Diplomacy: Minister Israel Bruce represents SVG at UNCCD COP17 in Mongolia, pushing drought resilience and innovative financing. International Links: Taiwan says talks with SVG continue on funding a national development bank and social projects, with nothing finalized yet. Health Leadership: Dr. Eva Jané Llopis has assumed her PAHO/WHO role for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Countries. Environment: A citizen-science dive report confirms rare young staghorn coral colonies off Battowia in the Northern Grenadines.
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