AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoWomen’s Cricket Boost: The WCPL has been re-engineered for 2026 with a standalone ten-day festival at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, plus a new Jamaica Empress franchise and fixtures now live (Sep 5–17). Digital Government: Barbados will launch Pearly App for residents to report potholes, water outages and waste issues with photos, videos and location data, routed to agencies for follow-up and tracking. Payments Shift: Central Bank data shows digital payments are overtaking cash, with electronic fund transfers hitting $20.8B in 2025 as BiMPay prepares to go live. Port Tech Push: Barbados Port Inc. chair Ian Gooding-Edghill says AI and digitalisation are key to safer, more efficient, people-centred ports. Energy Prospect: Barbados’ seismic surveys suggest potential offshore resources of up to 13B barrels of oil and 40+ trillion cubic feet of gas. Public Health Watch: A virologist urges caution and transparency on a scarlet fever case at Hillaby/Turner’s Hall Primary, saying it’s too early to confirm a wider outbreak. Green Skills Gap: UNICEF-backed research finds Barbadian youth lag in awareness of green and circular economy opportunities. Education Modernisation: Barbados’ Education Transformation Agenda is moving toward a revised Education Act and more technology in schools.
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