AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoDigital Borders: Guyana and Barbados will let citizens travel passport-free using e-ID cards starting July 1, with airlines getting a short runway to adapt—Barbados’ PM Mia Mottley was the first to test the system. Remote Surgery: Guyana also marked a healthcare milestone with the world’s longest-distance robotic telesurgery—linking a Guyana-based team to a coronary bypass in India—and said it’s building a regional robotics training hub. Diaspora Finance: Guyana’s government says a diaspora bond is coming within a week, plus a Guyana/Barbados investment fund, aimed at funding major infrastructure. Public Health Tech: CARPHA is pushing stronger Caribbean vector-borne disease surveillance, standardising early-warning indicators and harmonising data across member states. Barbados-Liberia Online: TABHI launched Back2Barbados, a new website to preserve migration history and deepen cultural ties. Sports Tech Drama: The Enhanced Games in Las Vegas “broke” just one world record unofficially, as the doping-permitted event faced heavy backlash. Love Island Barbados Connection: ITV2’s 2026 lineup includes Mica Harris, a 21-year-old student from Barbados living in London, as the show returns June 1.
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