AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoMartinique-Caribbean Integration: Martinique and Barbados signed a landmark cooperation agreement on July 7 during the CARICOM summit in Saint Lucia, with a five-year framework covering education, health, tourism, culture and creative industries, sport, vocational training, fisheries, trade facilitation, and disaster risk management—aiming to turn regional ties into practical projects for youth and climate resilience. Regional Security & Cooperation: The OECS hosted the Antilles-Guyane Regional Cooperation Conference and a regional security conference in Martinique (July 1–3), with President Letchimy stressing deeper integration and calling for renegotiations with France and the EU to boost trade participation. Decolonisation & Reparations Push: CARICOM is urging Britain to give up remaining overseas territories—including Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands—as part of a reparations plan, arguing residents are still treated as “second-class inhabitants.” Culture Spotlight: Reggae community news: Jamaican roots reggae singer Fantan Mojah has died at 49, prompting tributes and renewed attention to his conscious, spiritually driven catalogue. Travel & Lifestyle: Oceania Cruises unveiled refreshed 2026 Caribbean itineraries with longer voyages, smaller ports, and locally themed shore excursions including Martinique banana plantation visits.
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