AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoEducation & EdTech: 30 secondary-school teachers from all 14 schools in Dominica (plus peers from Barbados and Grenada) have wrapped up the ACT in Mathematics Cohort 2 programme, supported by UWI Mona and the Commonwealth of Learning, using a mix of in-person training and online learning tools like Moodle, Zoom and WhatsApp. Public Health & Labs: CARICOM and PAHO’s regional validation team met in Georgetown to push scaling up mother-to-child transmission prevention and treatment for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B, with a focus on stronger detection, monitoring and lab/surveillance systems. Climate Resilience: Prime Minister Skerrit says Dominica’s DOMCREP project (Green Climate Fund, via the World Bank) is a $70.2m push to support over 8,000 people, including 520+ farmers with climate-smart tech, irrigation and greenhouses. Energy Tech: Dominica is commissioning its geothermal plant and says it’s the first in the Caribbean to reach the national grid, with outages linked to testing and integration. Tourism Marketing: Discover Dominica Authority appointed Wendy Lake as Destination Marketing Manager to lead brand, trade partnerships and campaigns. Agriculture Innovation: Dominica is set to invest nearly $700,000 in an animal feed mill, with cassava trials already showing promising growth results for livestock. Regional AI: Future Caribbean opened applications for a regional AI Buildathon, closing July 3.
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