AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCARICOM Integration & Cost of Living: The 51st CARICOM summit in St. Lucia wrapped up with leaders pushing consumer protection, affordability measures, and faster regional cooperation—while highlighting French Guiana’s new associate membership as part of broader expansion. French Guiana Joins CARICOM: French Guiana officially became CARICOM’s eighth Associate Member after the membership agreement was signed by CARICOM Chair Philip J. Pierre and French Guiana’s Territorial Collectivity President Gabriel Serville, setting the terms for deeper participation across trade, security, health, education, and people-to-people ties. Digital Economy Push: The UWI and the Caribbean Telecommunications Union formalised a new MoU to strengthen regional digital policy, research, capacity building, and implementation of digital strategies. Aerospace & Launch Market Signals: Germany’s Isar Aerospace signed a $112.5M dedicated facilities deal for its Spectrum rocket at Canada’s Spaceport Nova Scotia, while SaxaVord Spaceport set a launch attempt window starting no earlier than Aug 10 for the UK’s first orbital launch from British soil. Regional Politics Watch: A brief delay in Trinidad and Tobago’s PM attendance caused a stage-lineup miss at the CARICOM opening, underscoring the political friction around CARICOM leadership.
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