AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoGovernance & Accountability: Transparency International’s 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index puts Haiti at the bottom of the Caribbean table, while Barbados, The Bahamas and St. Vincent and the Grenadines are among the region’s stronger performers. Local Oversight: A growing controversy surrounds excavation at the mouth of the Wallilabou River in North Leeward, with critics questioning whether public resources are being used to supply a private developer’s expansion. Public Health Preparedness: St. Vincent and the Grenadines issues a strict travel advisory for Ebola-risk countries, while the Health Ministry boosts border screening and quarantine/isolation capacity. Climate & Disaster Readiness: Government upgrades the SVG Meteorological Services and rolls out an Impact-Based Forecast project to better predict not just weather, but impacts—timely as the 2026 hurricane season approaches. Housing Support: A new prefabricated housing initiative begins rolling out “secret housing” units for vulnerable families, including Calder beneficiaries. Tourism & Community: Restaurant Week 2026 is set for June 21–27, and the Tourism Department expands its Kids’ Tourism Summer Camp across multiple communities islandwide. Regional Sports: CONCACAF confirms the 2026/27 Nations League format, with St. Vincent and the Grenadines placed in League B. International Spotlight: Finland’s probe into Baltic undersea cable damage concludes, with a Saint Vincent-flagged vessel Fitburg at the center and the case now heading to prosecutors.
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