AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAI Safety: Barbados will host an international AI safety summit on November 23, bringing government, researchers, technology firms and civil society together to discuss risks, access and inclusion. UN Secretary-General António Guterres and Prime Minister Mia Mottley are expected to attend. Public Health: WHO and PAHO have certified Barbados for eliminating mother-to-child HIV transmission as a public health problem. The island recorded no such infections among 6,352 births from 2022 to 2024, meeting global targets for treatment and antenatal care. Digital Skills: Labour Minister Colin Jordan says 47 per cent of employees at medium and large firms lack some digital skills needed for their jobs, warning that gaps could restrict work opportunities. Technical Training: New skid-steer and backhoe simulators at the Barbados Vocational Training Board aim to give students more hands-on preparation. Digital Forensics: Barbados accounted for 137 of the RSS laboratory’s 251 cases in 2025, with mobile phones increasingly central to serious crime investigations.
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