AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDecolonisation Push: CARICOM’s reparations committee urged the UK to return the British Virgin Islands and for King Charles to back decolonisation, warning of a “resurgence of colonisation” across remaining UK overseas territories that still control defence and key security matters. Regional Air Connectivity: Antigua and Barbuda PM Gaston Browne renewed calls for an OECS airline, pointing to hours-long delays and cancellations that strand travellers, including his six-hour wait in Barbados en route to a CARICOM summit. ECCB Currency Overhaul: The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank unveiled redesigned EC banknotes replacing Queen Elizabeth II with regional heroes and national icons; Montserrat’s William Henry Bramble appears on the EC$10 note, alongside Anguilla’s James Ronald Webster. Montserrat Public Service: Government of Montserrat appointed Paula Simone Atkinson as Chief Human Resources Officer on a three-year contract from July 15, aiming to build a modern, agile public service. CARICOM Governance Tension: Veteran journalist Julian Rogers criticised CARICOM leaders’ referral of Secretary-General Dr. Carla Barnett’s reappointment to the CCJ, calling it political evasion. Health Exchange: Montserrat’s CMO Dr Sharra Greenaway-Duberry and Crenston Buffonge visited St. Helena to exchange small-island health system strategies.
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