AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMontserrat Arts Council Leadership: The Office of the Premier has appointed Jo-Annah Richards as Director of the Montserrat Arts Council, effective August 10, 2026, citing her public-sector finance, audit, risk and governance experience plus arts administration work. Regional Child Policy: The OECS Commission, with UNICEF support, has unveiled a Regional Child Policy and Strategic Plan for 2026–2032, built on a whole-of-the-child approach and aimed at turning commitments into real action across health, education, justice, protection and social support. Fuel Prices Watch (ECCU): An ECCB update shows easing fuel costs across the Eastern Caribbean in July, with gasoline down 1.2% and diesel down 1.2%, while LPG also fell (100-pound cylinder down 2.7%). Youth Football (CFU U14): In Punta Cana, The Bahamas beat Montserrat 5–0 in the CFU U14 Challenge Series group stage, setting up the tournament’s next round for the teams in Group C. Trade/Customs (US Section 201): A new Section 201 safeguard measure places a four-year tariff-rate quota on quartz surface products starting August 15, 2026, with safeguard duties potentially reaching 50% after quarterly quota allocations run out.
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