AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoMuseum Tech & Heritage: The Barbados Museum is launching a multi-year capital campaign to upgrade galleries, add interactive tech, and expand its conservation laboratory and collection storage. Health Infrastructure: QEH’s US$175m expansion plan flags a new lab, dedicated burn unit, more beds, and extra cancer treatment capacity to tackle overcrowding and limited clinical space. Public-Sector Pay & Jobs: The NUPW is reviewing results from a major 20-year public job regrading exercise, with workers able to appeal individual assessed-value outcomes. Digital Payments for Transit: A cashless bus pilot is set to start in 2–3 weeks, fitting eight public service vehicles with automated fare tech to cut paper tickets and fare fraud. Fisheries Innovation: Barbados fisheries will move horizontal longline fleets from J-hooks to circle hooks, aiming for better tuna catch and higher survival for released species. Regional Planning & Learning: CDB launched CEvalSpace 2026 in Barbados to strengthen Caribbean monitoring and evaluation systems—built for small-island realities, not copied from G20 models. Safety Reminder: Coastal Zone experts again warn against swimming at the “Hot Pot” inlet, citing how shifting conditions can turn shallow areas into deadly traps.
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