AGP Executive Report
Last update: 26 minutes agoHealthy Food Policy: A regional webinar flagged slow progress on non-communicable diseases, noting only Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, and Grenada were on track for 2025 targets, as trade and climate vulnerability keep diet-related risks rising. AI at Work: The Barbados Workers’ Union warned that AI and app-based employment are already reshaping jobs, urging stronger protections as services dominate the local economy. Power Costs: BLPC says monthly rental costs for backup generation are set to climb from about $700,000 to $900,000, with customers seeing a small per-kilowatt-hour increase as demand grows. Tourism Value: The Caribbean Tourism Organisation launched a Tourism Supply Side Initiative aimed at keeping more tourism value in the region, building local capacity and boosting resilience. Climate Finance & Data: Canada will put about US$97m into the GAIA Climate Loan Fund for SIDS and LDCs, while CIMH warned that weak data-sharing across the Caribbean is hampering climate research and decision-making. Public Transport Pressure: CTUSAB renewed calls for urgent action on unresolved national bus service problems affecting reliability and morale. Barbados-Canada Links: PM Mia Mottley’s Toronto meetings focused on logistics, maritime research, insurance and energy security, including quantum computing cooperation.
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