AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCARICOM–Cuba Humanitarian Push: CARICOM says its long-delayed humanitarian aid package for Cuba has finally been cleared after repeated sanctions-related banking hurdles, with supplies including baby formula, powdered milk, non-perishables, medical items, and solar and water equipment. CARICOM Mediation Offer: Barbados PM Mia Mottley and Trinidad & Tobago’s Kamla Persad-Bissessar say CARICOM has told both Washington and Havana it can help facilitate talks, amid rising U.S. pressure and Cuba’s worsening energy shortages. Corentyne River Bridge Diplomatic Rift: Suriname President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons told CARICOM leaders that Guyana was formally informed in February that Paramaribo would pursue “go-it-alone” financing for the Corentyne River Bridge, escalating a dispute over who knew what and when. CARICOM Meeting in Saint Lucia: The 51st CARICOM Heads of Government meeting ran 5–8 July in Gros Islet, chaired by Saint Lucia PM Philip J. Pierre, with Suriname’s President Geerlings-Simons among attendees. Regional Maritime/Ports Focus: A Virgin Islands delegation joined Suriname-hosted PMAC talks in Paramaribo on port electrification, maritime security, and infrastructure resilience. Trade & Industry Pressure Points: Trinidad and Tobago’s manufacturers’ group renewed calls to clear VAT refund backlogs, warning delays are hurting reinvestment and jobs.
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