AGP Executive Report
Last update: a minute agoFintech & Digital Banking: Finovate Global Caribbean spotlights Belize Bank’s six-year partnership with Backbase to roll out an AI-native digital banking stack for faster onboarding and unified cash-flow visibility. Civic Tech: Barbados’ Pearly app is drawing thousands of users, with pothole reporting and a live bus tracker driving adoption as Touch Star supports government onboarding. Education Tech: EduConnect, a new paid app for school–parent communication, is already in five schools and aims to cut teacher admin time while improving real-time updates. STEM & Health Systems: PAHO/WHO and CARPHA trained Eastern Caribbean lab teams in molecular diagnostics using a One Health approach, boosting readiness for diseases like measles, leptospirosis and hantavirus. Climate Resilience: China is investing about US$66m in Barbados’ South Coast Water Reclamation Project to modernize wastewater treatment and add advanced water reclamation tech. Public Safety & Data: UWI Seismic Research Centre recorded a minor 3.5 quake east of Saint Vincent; no damage reported. AI & Work: A World Bank report flags higher AI job-displacement risk in high-income countries, with automation-susceptible roles far above lower-income levels. Blue Economy Skills: Barbados’ Oceania Innovation Hub is advancing a globally recognised high school certificate plan tied to ocean and climate education.
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