AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoNational Mourning: Barbados and the wider cricket world are grieving the death of National Hero Sir Garfield “Garry” Sobers at 89, with tributes highlighting his all-round brilliance, humility, and impact on West Indies identity. Business & Compliance: Finance Minister Ryan Straughn urged small Barbadian businesses to embrace compliance and digitisation to grow and compete internationally, as WeBizBajan rolls out financial literacy support. Justice System: A St Peter man, Junior Ricardo Emmanuel, was fined $6,000 after a long-delayed cannabis trafficking case, with the court citing his low reoffending risk but stressing the seriousness of the offence. Energy & Tourism Resilience: Government is exploring sargassum-to-biofuel opportunities, including follow-up on a rum-sargassum biofuel concept, to tackle the seaweed’s impact on tourism. Regional Finance: Butterfield Group agreed to buy a 91.7% stake in CIBC Caribbean Bank for $1.8bn, a move aimed at building a larger regional banking group. Public Safety: Police issued Crop Over final-events security and traffic advisories, with added support from the Barbados Defence Force. Protocol & Diplomacy: Grenada appointed Lyndeon George-Bellamy as Chief of Protocol, effective 1 June 2026. Sports Development: Bermuda’s women’s hockey team is training with New Jersey’s Pingry School ahead of the Central American and Caribbean Games, including a match against Barbados on July 26.
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