AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoDigital Travel & IDs: Guyana and Barbados kicked off passport-free travel using Digital Identification cards on Caribbean Airlines, a fast regional push to digitize border processes. Health Regulation: Barbados passed the Barbados Medical Products Authority (BMPA) Bill, creating a single regulator for medicines, vaccines, medical devices and other health technologies with PAHO support. Tourism Tech & Infrastructure: Saint Kitts broke ground on a new Port Zante cruise terminal aimed at home-porting, with modern passenger processing, security and immigration tech. AI & Youth: A new “Once Upon A Frame” film initiative uses youth-written stories—and one AI-made film—to tackle youth violence in Barbados. STEM Skills Pipeline: OECS and UWI Global Campus recognized 172 digital scholarship recipients, strengthening regional digital skills for the tech workforce. Green Logistics: Barbados Postal Service received an electric postal cart for airport airmail operations as part of a wider move toward a carbon-neutral economy by 2030. Regional SME Support: CDB rebranded CTCS as CDB Propel to help MSMEs become more competitive and investment-ready, including digital transformation grants.
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