AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoClimate Resilience Finance: Antigua’s Adaptation Fund partner secured US$10m to cut flood risks in McKinnon’s watershed, upgrading drainage and backing low-interest home climate-proofing loans—with beneficiaries saying the upgrades helped households and small businesses become insurable. Agriculture & Food Security: A new Plant Tissue Culture Laboratory opened via Antigua–China agricultural cooperation, aiming to boost research and strengthen food security. Aquaculture Skills: Interns visited SeaSprings Aqua Farm to learn freshwater prawn and crayfish farming, with a focus on water quality and organic practices. Global Climate Finance: Caribbean Development Bank leaders warn the global financial system is failing small island states and that the window for transformative climate action is closing fast. EU Pressure on CBI: Antigua and Barbuda says the EU has asked it to phase out its Citizenship by Investment programme by June 2028, citing a revised visa suspension mechanism—setting up a diplomatic standoff. Local Governance & Costs: Cabinet approved a US$50 passenger head tax (up from US$40) to support regional aviation safety and justice bodies, while keeping CARICOM travel exempt.
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