AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoPublic Health & Environment: Health Minister Michael Joseph opened an AUA-led workshop, “Food as Medicine, Soil as Health,” urging Antigua and Barbuda to treat soil, nutrition, water and environment as core disease-prevention tools. Emergency Care Upskilling: Joseph also congratulated ABEMS critical care paramedic Brandon Browne on completing a Master of Science in Acute Medicine. Flood Tech Upgrade: Antigua and Barbuda is building flood forecasting and warning Standard Operating Procedures, laying groundwork for the Urban and Flash Flood Information System (UFFIS) to better predict impacts and guide faster protective action. Digital Skills Boost: OECS and partners recognized 172 scholarship recipients completing year-long advanced digital training for the region’s tech workforce. Cybercrime Law Debate: Opposition Senator Malaka Parker pushed for tighter limits on electronic production orders in the Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Bill, arguing they should be as specific as traditional search warrants. Regional Tech & Tourism: OECS ran a community-based tourism capacity workshop in Saint Lucia, supported by the RIGHT programme. Earthquake Check: A magnitude 3.9 quake was recorded northeast of Antigua and Barbuda with no immediate damage reported. Reparations Education: ABRSC named 2026 essay competition winners and announced Professor Sir Hilary Beckles as the Watchnight Gathering feature speaker.
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