AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoSpace & Defense: Canada signed a $2.3bn deal to build its own secure military satellite network for Arctic communications, but launch dependence on SpaceX remains a key sticking point as Telesat expands Lightspeed toward 225 satellites. Aviation Connectivity (Guyana–France): Guyana and France renewed an Air Services Agreement to boost regional connectivity, including a proposed service to Cayenne, with interest from French aviation and tech firms. Guiana Space Centre Expansion: PLD Space and CNES agreed to assess a second launch pad at ELM-Diamant to raise throughput for MIURA 5/9 missions, supporting both government payloads and commercial constellations. Caribbean Digital Infrastructure: EllaLink advanced its Caribbean Gateway into the development stage, targeting service by end-2029 with an open, carrier-neutral fibre corridor from Cayenne to Martinique/Guadeloupe and onward via Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire. Security & Organized Crime (INTERPOL): INTERPOL warned that cocaine profits are increasingly being laundered through illegal gold mining; it cited Operation Guyana Shield involving Guyana, Brazil, French Guiana and Suriname. Regional Governance (CTU): St Kitts and Nevis’ Konris Maynard was elected President of the Caribbean Telecommunications Union during CTU ICT Week in French Guiana.
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