AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoLIAT Air Route Launch: LIAT Air has started a twice-weekly, year-round flight from Pointe-à-Pitre (Guadeloupe) to Montego Bay (Jamaica), with 33 passengers on the inaugural service and plans to grow to daily as demand rises—aimed at boosting tourism, business travel, and multi-island trips. Regional Integration Focus: A new CARICOM “return on integration” push argues leaders must shift from big priorities to practical delivery, with connectivity highlighted as a key operational constraint. Sargassum Management in the OECS: OECS delegates are drawing on French Caribbean know-how from Martinique and Guadeloupe to scale up coordinated sargassum collection and valorisation, supported by EU funding, to protect coastal economies and ecosystems. Guadeloupe Education Tension: Parents in Marigot say they’ve been told the Northern Islands school district may abolish bilingual classes from nursery through early primary, and they’re asking the Guadeloupe Academy for reasons and safeguards for families. Caribbean Blue-Economy Logistics Idea: A concept note proposes an OECS air cargo distribution hub at Saint Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport to speed regional deliveries and improve inbound/outbound logistics.
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