AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoTourism & Tech Jobs: Discover Dominica Authority names Wendy Lake as Destination Marketing Manager, tasking her with brand strategy, trade partnerships and promotions for nature, wellness and adventure travel. Climate Resilience & Agri-Tech: Dominica’s DOMCREP (Green Climate Fund, $70.2m) targets 8,000 people across eight communities, backing climate-smart technologies, irrigation, greenhouses and better emergency preparedness for farmers and agro-processors. Energy Infrastructure: PM Skerrit says Dominica is the first Caribbean country to bring geothermal power to the national grid, now in commissioning with teething outages expected to end as integration testing wraps. Regional AI Innovation: Future Caribbean launches a regional AI Buildathon with applications open until July 3, aiming to grow Caribbean talent and AI-driven solutions. Public Health Logistics: CARPHA trains 18 people from 15 states on safe transport of infectious substances via an IATA train-the-trainer workshop to strengthen lab systems and pandemic readiness. CARICOM Trade Focus: COTED opens in Guyana as ministers weigh how energy and supply-chain disruptions are driving inflation and threatening food security across CARICOM. Youth Climate Learning: Junior Climate Resilience Champions Program (BTC, CCRIF SPC grant) runs July–August for 125 children, mixing climate science with disaster readiness and community action. Local Business Tech: Harris Paints unveils Quantum Dry tinting tech using solid pigment pearls and an AI colour-matching engine, expanding a Caribbean-developed system across the region. Geothermal/School/Community Buildout: Goodwill Secondary School construction is progressing with labs, IT rooms and sports spaces planned, while a feed mill investment ($700k) moves toward reducing import dependence using locally grown cassava. CARICOM Farming Awards: Nominations open for CARICOM Farmer of the Year and Ministers’ Young Farmer awards; tech use is required in the nomination package. Oceans & Sustainability: Beyond Green marks World Oceans Day by spotlighting coral reef conservation efforts across its member portfolio, tying marine protection to sustainable travel.
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