AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoBarbados diplomacy and trade push: Barbados has officially opened an embassy in Dublin, with Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley framing it as a formal step to deepen cooperation on trade, tourism, education and climate resilience. Tourism and airlift momentum: Barbados is also moving to strengthen visitor access, with Air Transat set to launch direct Montreal–Barbados flights from December 13, 2026, and American Airlines forecasting its biggest-ever summer—good news for Caribbean travellers as demand keeps climbing. Compliance and risk management: Barbados’ Financial Action Task Force teams say they’re intensifying efforts to stay off international negative listings as the country enters its fifth round of assessments. Local business and governance: Peter Harris has taken chairmanship of the Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. board, while the Barbados Fire Service commissioned a new 45-metre aerial ladder to restore high-rise firefighting capacity. Tech sovereignty debate: A call is growing for Barbados to build local AI and data-protection platforms rather than rely on foreign systems.
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